It promised an alternative to traditional currency, called fiat currency, via a decentralized and transparent financial system accessible to all. Technically, Ethereum isn’t a cryptocurrency at all, but a special kind of blockchain technology. This technology not only powers Ether transfers between people but can be used to create all types of other cryptocurrencies —…

Prosecutors might also run through opening statements before an audience of office staff, including nonlawyers such as paralegals and agents, he said. At a recent white-collar conference, a Justice Department lawyer supervising the prosecution said that bringing a crypto case to trial often isn’t that different from prosecuting a matter of traditional fraud. “The real…