First NFT Insider-Trading Trial Results in Guilty Verdict for Ex-Opensea Manager
Former OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain has been found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in the first insider-trading trial involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A federal court in Manhattan, New York h...
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A federal court in Manhattan, New York handed down the verdict on Wednesday following a week-long trial and two days of deliberations, Bloomberg reported Thursday. ...
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