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U.S. SEC Loses Crypto Lawsuit Over 'Dealer' Definition That Pushed Into Crypto
21.11.2024
A Texas federal court has rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent rule expanding the definition of a securities dealer to include a wider swath of firms — including some in the cryptocurrency sector. This adds a significant legal loss to the crypto legacy of SEC Chair Gary...
Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database
23.8.2024
The Consolidated Audit Trail would gather a monumental amount of data, and more than it is meant to when it exposes the identity of crypto wallet holders
Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database
23.8.2024
The Consolidated Audit Trail would gather a monumental amount of data, and more than it is meant to when it exposes the identity of crypto wallet holders
Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database
23.8.2024
The Consolidated Audit Trail would gather a monumental amount of data, and more than it is meant to when it exposes the identity of crypto wallet holders
Coinbase sues SEC and FDIC over FOIA requests
27.6.2024
Coinbase's lawsuits target the SEC and FDIC for alleged non-compliance with FOIA requests regarding Ethereum's PoS transition
NY Attorney General sues crypto trader NovaTech, claims $1B fraud
6.6.2024
Two people took in $1 billion in crypto deposits and traded $26 million of it, the suit alleges
UK tribunal starts hearing $9B BSV delisting case
5.6.2024
According to plaintiffs, the six exchanges, which delisted Bitcoin SV in 2019, owe BSV holders $9 billion for missed opportunities
SEC to Shutter Office Behind Failed DEBT Box Crypto Lawsuit
4.6.2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Salt Lake City office – notorious in the crypto world for its failed fraud lawsuit against DEBT Box – will shut down after seeing "significant attrition" among its staff, some of whom were pushed out over the case
The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play
8.5.2024
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It's the latest company to follow a growing trend...
British Man Who Lost 7,500 BTC Sues for Right to Search Council Landfill
26.3.2024
A British computer expert, who inadvertently misplaced a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, has initiated a legal action to compel the Newport City Council to permit him to search through the landfill where the storage device is believed to be buried. Anticipating a further increase in the value...
Judge Grants Summary Judgment for SEC in Landmark Crypto Case Against Terraform Labs
29.12.2023
In a definitive ruling, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff favored the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the multi-billion-dollar fraud case involving Terraform Labs and its founder, Do Kwon. Rakoff noted that the Howey test criteria were satisfied for a range of Terra-related assets...
Genesis Alleges Multi-Million Dollar Preferential Transfers by Gemini Amidst Crypto Turmoil
22.11.2023
In a recent legal move, Digital Currency Group’s (DCG) subsidiary Genesis Global Capital LLC has filed a complaint against the crypto exchange platform and custodian Gemini. Genesis hopes to claw back $689 million from the centralized crypto trading platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss...
Terraform Labs and Do Kwon Challenge SEC, Seeking Dismissal of Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud Charges
31.10.2023
In the latest legal maneuver, Terraform Labs and its former CEO Do Hyeong Kwon (Do Kwon) have submitted a comprehensive Motion for Summary Judgment, seeking an immediate dismissal of the fraud charges levied against them by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Terraform Labs and...
Ethereum Co-Founder, Consensys Sued By Early Employees Over Alleged Equity Promises
20.10.2023
More than two dozen early employees of the blockchain software company Consensys have filed a lawsuit against Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Consensys, and other parties. The plaintiffs allege Lubin broke contractual promises related to equity compensation made when the employees joined...
Bitcoin Eyes $29K, Defying Fresh Crypto Lawsuit, Rate Fears
19.10.2023
The New York Attorney General filed early Thursday a lawsuit against Genesis, Gemini and DCG for allegedly defrauding investors of $1 billion
Gemini, Genesis, DCG Face $1B Fraud Lawsuit by NY Attorney General; Gemini Says It’s the ‘Victim’ in Scandal
19.10.2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against crypto companies Gemini Trust Company, Genesis Global Capital, and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding over 230,000 investors out of more than $1 billion. The lawsuit claims the companies lied about...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Digital Footprint Jumps Amid Trial, But Fails to Surpass FTX Collapse Peak
17.10.2023
According to Google Trends statistics, Sam Bankman-Fried’s search popularity surged just before his trial, maintaining an upward trend. Yet, it hasn’t matched the peak seen during FTX’s November 2022 collapse and his arrest that followed the next month. Trials and Trends:...
Bankman-Fried Lawyers Claim He’s Not Getting Enough Adderall
17.10.2023
Attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried say he’s having trouble focusing during his criminal trial because he’s not getting his prescribed dose of Adderall each day. In a letter to the judge Sunday, lawyers said Bankman-Fried has gone without his medication most of the day, leaving...
Trader Joe's Goes After DeFi Namesake in Trademark Lawsuit, Seeks All Profits
10.10.2023
On October 5, American grocery store chain Trader Joe's filed a federal lawsuit against a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform named Trader Joe.
The lawsuit accuses the DeFi platform of trademark infringement and seeks all profits generated by the platform as damages. This lawsuit follows...
‘I Won’t Tell if You Don’t’ — SEC Unearths Alleged Scheme by Do Kwon to Fabricate Terra Transactions
1.10.2023
In the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) call to depose Terraform Labs creator and former CEO Do Kwon, the SEC unveiled an alleged exchange between him and his former associate Daniel Shin. The ex-Terra boss reportedly claimed he could fabricate transactions on...