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Federal Investigators Probe Silicon Valley Bank Collapse; SVB and Top Execs Sued by Shareholders
14.3.2023
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Financial Group, and two senior executives have been sued by shareholders after SVB’s collapse last Friday. The proposed class action accuses SVB of hiding the fact that interest rate hikes would leave the bank in jeopardy. Additionally...
Coinbase Sued by Customer Who Says Exchange Refused to Reimburse Him for $96K Lost in Hack
7.3.2023
The victim alleges Coinbase violated various laws when it failed to pay him for the money he lost
Yield platform Stablegains sued for promoting UST: Finance Redefined
24.2.2023
DeFi market saw another exploit this past week on the Platypus protocol, resulting in a loss of over $8 million
New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange Coinex — Claims Trading Platform Offers Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued cryptocurrency exchange Coinex “for failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and for falsely representing itself as a crypto exchange.” The NY attorney general also stressed that Coinex is not registered with...
CoinEx crypto exchange sued by New York for failing to register with state
23.2.2023
The NY Attorney General is looking for a court order to remove the exchange from the state and wants it to block all internet addresses originating from New York
Federal Judge Rules NBA Top Shot NFTs May Be Considered Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
A federal judge, Victor Marrero, ruled on Wednesday that the NBA Top Shot non-fungible tokens (NFTs) issued by Dapper Labs may meet the requirements to be considered an unregistered security. The case arose in 2021 when an NBA Top Shot collector sued Dapper Labs, claiming that the NBA Top Shot...
Yield platform Stablegains sued for promoting UST as a 'safe' investment
20.2.2023
The stablecoin yield platform is being sued for customer losses following exposure to the Anchor Protocol and UST collapse last year
Reddit Sued Over Forum That Launched GameStop Meme Stock Mania
16.2.2023
In early 2021, the subreddit WallStreetBets became famous for jumpstarting the meme stock craze that saw companies like GameStop balloon in value despite shrinking revenues. Now its founder, Jaime Rogozinski, is suing Reddit for kicking him out of the community just prior to its explosion...
At Least 1,000 Lawsuits Filed Against Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region
14.2.2023
Authorities in the Russian region of Irkutsk have so far filed 1,000 lawsuits against what they call “gray” miners, or people minting coins in their homes. In over half of these cases, courts have ordered the defendants to compensate the operators of the distribution networks. Hundreds of Crypto...
Signature Bank Sued for 'Substantially Facilitating' FTX Comingling
7.2.2023
Signature "knew of and permitted the commingling of FTX customer funds within its proprietary, blockchain-based payments network, Signet," according to a court filing
Logan Paul and CryptoZoo sued in class action lawsuit
3.2.2023
The plaintiff, known as Don Holland, has filed a lawsuit against CryptoZoo and Logan Paul, alleging his "fraudulent venture" executed a "rug pull."
Argo Blockchain accused of misleading investors in class action lawsuit
27.1.2023
After a torrid 2022 that saw it sell off its flagship mining facility, Argo Blockchain's woes are worsening after a recent class action suit
Bitcoin Billionaire Roger Ver Sued by Genesis For $21 Million Debt – Here’s What Happened
25.1.2023
The early Bitcoin (BTC) evangelist and now Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent Roger Ver has been sued by the now-bankrupt crypto lender Genesis after failing to meet a $21m margin call.
The court action taken by Genesis is related to a crypto options trade that expired late last year, and that Roger...
Compass Mining sued for losing Bitcoin mining machines bought by customers
19.1.2023
The lawsuit alleges that Compass Mining didn’t disclose to Bit River that it was only the ‘middleman,’ not the owner of its customers’ machines
'AI Art' Companies & DeviantArt Are Being Sued By Artists
15.1.2023
Stability AI and Midjourney—two of the biggest names in the exploding field of AI-generated imagery—and portfolio site DeviantArt have become the target of a class action lawsuit, filed in California on behalf of artists.Read more
New York sued by environmental group after approval of crypto mining facility: Report
14.1.2023
The approval violates the New York climate law of 2019, plaintiffs claim. The facility was acquired by the Canadian crypto mining firm Digihost
Justin Roiland’s High On Life Studio Was Previously Sued For Sexual Harassment
13.1.2023
A former employee sued Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games, maker of the recent Xbox Game Pass hit High On Life, back in 2018 over alleged sexual harassment, discriminaton, and wrongful termination. According to court documents, the studio denied the claims but later settled, and the lawsuit, while...
Former Celsius CEO Mashinsky Sued By New York State for Defrauding Investors
5.1.2023
New York’s attorney general has sued Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, for defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors by making false statements about the condition of the company to encourage money to keep coming in
First Mover Americas: Gemini Sued Over Interest-Earning Product
29.12.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 29, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Exchange Gemini Sued by Investors Over Interest-Earning Program
28.12.2022
Investors say the platform was offering interest-earning crypto through its Gemini Earn program without registering those assets as securities in accordance with U.S. securities law