His lawyers say their client was put in a van on the day of his arrest and given a clipboard with a list of names of hundreds of the top players in the crypto industry, from Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin to Caitlin Long, the founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, and instructed to give the FBI dirt that would help them make “dozens of convictions” in exchange for a lighter sentence. They also claim that Hlady, Nerayoff’s employee, was an FBI informant who exchanged 100 texts and 45 phone calls with the investigating FBI agent ahead of the pair’s arrest.
Related posts
-
Solana (SOL) ETF Applications Look Like Bets on Trump Retaking White House, Making U.S. Friendlier to Crypto
“Given that CME-traded solana futures don’t currently exist, it seems the only viable path for spot... -
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Could Drop to $55K as Crypto Closes Weak Quarter
Anticipation of the spot bitcoin ETF approval, then the approval, and then the massive inflows into... -
Elections Across Europe Won’t Hinder Blocs’ Crypto Ambitions, MiCA
The Czech Republic, Republic of Cyprus, Estonia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Spain held elections last year....