Former OpenSea Head of Product Receives 3-Month Prison Sentence for NFT Insider Trading
Nate Chastain, the ex-head of product at NFT platform OpenSea, has been sentenced to three months in prison for profiting tens of thousands of dollars through insider trading of assets showcased on the platform's homepag...
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Chastain, formerly responsible for putting prominent NFTs on OpenSea, was found guilty of fraud and money laundering in May....
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