• August 10, 2024

SEC And Ideanomics Settle $40 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Case

According to Foresight News, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a settlement with Ideanomics over a $40 million cryptocurrency revenue fraud case. The SEC accused Ideanomics of fraudulently reporting over $40 million in cryptocurrency revenue in 2019. All parties involved have agreed to the settlement.Former Ideanomics Chairman and CEO Bruno Wu has agreed to pay over $3.3 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and a $200,000 penalty. Additionally, Ideanomics has agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty and will hire an independent compliance consultant to review and enhance its internal accounting controls.

  • August 10, 2024

A&A Company Fraudulent Scheme Exposed, CTO Sentenced to Five Years

According to Odaily, A&A Company falsely claimed to have acquired a cryptocurrency mining company in Yunnan, China, defrauding over 700 investors in Singapore of 6.7 million SGD. Wang Xinghong, the CTO from China, was involved in this Ponzi scheme and earned over 130,000 SGD in rewards. He has been sentenced to five years in prison. The case revealed that Wang's accomplice, a man named Yang Bin, played a significant role in the scheme. Yang Bin established A&A Blockchain Innovation Pte Ltd (A&A) on April 20, 2021, and served as the company's chairman and leader. From May 20, 2021, to February 15, 2022, A&A promoted a cryptocurrency mining plan to local investors. The company falsely claimed to have purchased 70% of a cryptocurrency mining company in Yunnan, which allegedly owned 300,000 mining machines. A&A assured investors that these machines could mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, promising a daily return of 0.5% on their investments. However, the entire investment plan was a Ponzi scheme, with A&A using funds from new investors to pay 'profits' to earlier investors.

  • August 9, 2024

IRS Releases Updated Draft Of Tax Form 1099-DA For Crypto Transactions

According to Foresight News, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an updated draft version of tax form 1099-DA, which is intended for cryptocurrency brokers and investors to report certain transaction gains. The public has 30 days to provide feedback on this version to the IRS.IRS officials stated that the newly released 1099-DA update is more streamlined compared to the initial draft proposed by the IRS in April. Notably, the requirement for investors to fill in wallet addresses and transaction IDs has been removed, addressing privacy concerns that arose when the form was first introduced. Additionally, the updated form no longer requires the specific time of transactions, only the date.