The agency hasn't accused Binance of any wrongdoing, according to the Bloomberg report.
The case, the website, the circumstances and the source all share parallels with another recent federal murder-for-hire prosecution.
Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators.
The harrowing incident highlights the proliferation of risky investment schemes and dubious operators in the crypto industry, but also blockchain technology’s potential to help track missing funds.
The top U.S. futures regulator has denied a FOIA request related to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the closely-linked 'stablecoin' operator Tether.
An "international crackdown" on cryptocurrency scams was launched Monday by a group of securities regulators.
Louisiana's attorney general is reportedly investigating a group of former staffers for using official resources to mine cryptocurrencies.
The CFTC has subpoenaed Bitfinex and Tether, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
The SEC is investigating companies that have made recent waves in markets with their public pivots toward blockchain.
New reports suggest that the South Korean government is intensifying its moves against the country's bitcoin exchanges.
Police in Finland have moved into a new stage in their ongoing investigation into to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.
Switzerland’s financial regulatory agency is investigating initial coin offerings to determine whether they follow banking and securities laws.