☕️ SEC Charges Former Linqto Execs Over $430M Pre-IPO Sales Federal regulators charged former Linqto executives over private equity sales, while authorities indicted two men for allegedly running a $430 million darknet market.
1. SEC Charges Former Linqto Execs Over Pre-IPO Sales — The SEC charged former Linqto executives William Sarris and Joseph Endoso on Oct. 9, 2026, over pre-IPO investment offerings, according to the agency [4]. Regulators allege they deceived retail investors and sold $430 million in unregistered securities [4]. 2. Prosecutors Indict Alleged Empire Market Operators — Federal prosecutors indicted Thomas Pavey and Raheim Hamilton for allegedly managing the $430 million Empire Market between 2018 and 2020, according to the indictment [1]. Investigators seized roughly $75 million in cryptocurrency and other assets [1]. 3. Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Reaches Sepolia Testnet — The Glamsterdam upgrade successfully activated on the Sepolia testnet on Oct. 6, introducing a block gas limit schedule targeting 200 million [2]. The update integrates proposer-builder separation directly into $ETH consensus rules [2]. 4. Violent Physical Crypto Thefts Top $30 Million in 2026 — Violent crypto thefts yielded over $30 million in the first half of 2026, according to Chainalysis [3]. A leaked French tax dossier fueled over 70 incidents in France, prompting authorities to indict 88 suspects [3].
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