By Aaron Nicodemus2023-05-11T15:41:00
A former Coinbase product manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a crypto insider trading scheme.
Ishan Wahi was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Loretta Preska in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. He was also ordered to forfeit crypto assets he received in connection with the scheme, prosecutors said.
The DOJ previously said the case was its first enforcement of insider trading on crypto assets.
2023-06-30T14:37:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against a dozen individuals across four separate insider trading cases, including an alleged scheme involving the chief compliance officer of an international payment processing company.
2023-03-23T18:08:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Coinbase said it was served a Wells Notice by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations of securities law regarding multiple of its cryptocurrency products.
2023-02-07T20:13:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Ishan Wahi, a former Coinbase product manager, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in the first cryptocurrency insider trading case.
2025-08-29T17:48:00Z By Ruth Prickett
The U.K. will start cracking down on companies under the new Failure to Prevent Fraud law on Sept. 1, with the Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office ready to enforce it.
2025-08-28T18:44:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Trump administration has intensified its fight with California as the DOJ launched an investigation into whether the state’s environmental agency is violating federal law by pursuing racial equity.
2025-08-27T14:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel and Oscar Gonzalez
Synapse Financial Technologies, the troubled California fintech software provider, has agreed to let the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) eventually file a claim on its bankrupt estate.
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