The chief executives of the nation’s largest banks went in front of Congress for a second day Thursday, facing questions ranging from inflation to their efforts to keep Americans in their homes after government aid to pandemic-hit mortgage holders expires this summer.
A New Haven man was sentenced yesterday in Hartford federal court to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraud and money laundering offenses in connection with a scheme to steal bitcoins in an online phishing scheme.
Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, said on Wednesday it is time for regulators to “let up” on Wells Fargo & Co., which will end up “better off” as it corrects a series of mistakes in how it treated banking customers.
The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday raised alarm about the safety of bitcoin-themed investments, telling the fund industry it wants answers to its concerns before endorsing more than a dozen proposed products based on cryptocurrencies.
A Wallingford man waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to fraud and money laundering offenses in connection with a scheme to steal bitcoins in an online phishing scheme.
Tech giant IBM is building a blockchain-based platform for seven big European banks, including HSBC and Deutsche Bank, that is aimed at simplifying trade finance transactions for small- and medium-sized companies.
Evidence of the cyberattack that hit up to 100 countries continued to ripple around the world Saturday.
A Florida software engineer and a New Jersey pastor are expected on Monday to face trial in a case stemming from an investigation into a bitcoin exchange and a data breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
A Wallingford man was recently charged with stealing Bitcoins in a dark web phishing scheme. Bitcoins are a form of electronic currency and online marketplaces on the dark web typically accept them as a payment method.
