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Alameda-Backed ‘Samcoins’ CEO Alex Grebnev Sued by CoinTelegraph Owner Gregory Fishman
25.5.2023
Alex Grebnev, CEO of the Maps.me (MAPs) and Oxygen (OXY) cryptocurrency projects closely linked to Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed FTX empire, is being sued by Gregory Fishman, reportedly an owner of crypto news site CoinTelegraph on allegations of fund misappropriation
Celsius Network's Mashinsky Refutes Blame for Crypto Lender's Collapse in Legal Battle – Here's the Latest
4.5.2023
Celsius Network co-founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky has denied any wrongdoing and shrugged off blame for the collapse of the crypto lender.
In a Tuesday filing, Mashinsky’s lawyers called claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that he misled investors about the financial health...
Celsius Founder Mashinsky Denies ‘Baseless’ Fraud Claims From New York State
3.5.2023
Attorney General Letitia James said Mashinsky misled investors about the health of the now bankrupt crypto lender
Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund Supports Open Source Developers in Lawsuit With Craig Wright
1.5.2023
Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF) recently delivered on its promise to fund the legal costs of 11 Bitcoin developers that are the target of the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright’s lawsuit. According to Alex Morcos, the “mission [of BLDF] is to safeguard innovation...
Tornado Cash Dev Alex Pertsev to Be Released on Bail by Dutch Court
21.4.2023
Tornado Cash developer Alex Pertsev will be released from jail under surveillance after spending nearly nine months in prison over allegations of facilitating money laundering.
According to Eléonore Blanc, founder of crypto education platform CryptoCanal, who was present at the court hearing,...
Tornado Cash dev Alex Pertsev set to be released from prison under surveillance
20.4.2023
The Tornado Cash developer was arrested in August 2022 by Dutch authorities as part of a criminal investigation against the crypto mixer service
Celcius reportedly prepping litigation against creditor for leaking internal info
15.4.2023
Creditor Tiffany Fong has argued that she hasn’t done anything wrong, asserting that she didn’t break any non-disclosure agreements by reporting on the leaked information
Crypto VC funding hits 2-year low, US firms still favorite: Galaxy Research
13.4.2023
Despite macroeconomic headwinds, a Galaxy Research report says activity could rebound in the second quarter of 2023 following recent crypto price increases
AI-Focused Cryptogpt Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Into Asian Markets
11.4.2023
A Layer two (L2) project, called Cryptogpt, which leverages ZK-rollup technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that its team has raised $10 million in capital from a Series A funding round. The crypto and AI firm disclosed that the new funds would be used to expand into...
Bitcoin Proponents Accuse the New York Times of Publishing One-Sided ‘Hit Piece’ on Bitcoin Mining
10.4.2023
After the New York Times was accused of writing favorable pieces about disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and inviting him to speak at the news outlet’s Dealbook Summit, it is once again being criticized for publishing a “hit piece” about bitcoin mining....
Web3 Should Be Built on Bitcoin, Not Its Imitators
31.3.2023
To neglect building on the Bitcoin protocol would be to forsake key applications for the network that have the potential to make the internet, and the world at large, a better place, Lolli co-founder Alex Adelman, writes
ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use
9.3.2023
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to showcase the protocol’s progress. Contrary...
Ukraine netted $70M in crypto donations since start of Russia conflict
27.2.2023
Ether leads the way in donations with $28.9 million received so far, while BTC and USDT donors have chipped in $22.8 million and $11.59 million respectively
Bitcoin ‘fixes democracy’ and fights corruption: Human Rights Foundation
21.2.2023
Human Rights Foundation CSO argues that Bitcoin represents free speech, property rights and open capital markets — stifling the power of tyrannical governments
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Finds a Buyer for Platform to Restart Operations – Here's the Latest
16.2.2023
Digital asset investment firm Novawulf Digital Management has reached a deal with crypto lender Celsius to buy its lending operations and help bring an end to its bankruptcy case.
Debtors of Celsius Network have presented the sale plan to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of...
Celsius Pursues Legal Action: Mashinsky and Other Former Executives Targeted for Repayment in Bankruptcy Fallout
15.2.2023
The bankrupt crypto lender Celsius is taking legal action against its former CEO Alex Mashinsky and a number of others to seek the return of “millions of dollars.”
According to court documents published this week, Mashinsky, Celsius co-founder S. Daniel Leon and several others engaged...
Celsius Seeks to Recover Millions From Mashinsky, Other Former Executives
15.2.2023
The former CEO should repay money he transferred in the run-up to the lender’s July bankruptcy, the document said
‘Midnight Massacre:’ SEC Crackdown on Crypto Staking Services Prompts Speculation of Further Enforcement Actions
10.2.2023
On Feb. 9, 2023, the cryptocurrency community learned of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crackdown on staking services. The SEC fined Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, $30 million for offering an “unregistered offering” related to its U.S. staking service....
Apparently Video Game Characters Look Great In Drag
3.2.2023
There are many gifts to be found on self-proclaimed “video game siren” Velvet Caveat’s TikTok, like gay Team Rocket and, most recently, an electric blue Gyrados puppet holding down Ariana Grande’s part of “Rain On Me” during a lip-sync performance. Read more
Okx to Launch Okx Collective, a Metaverse Experience Powered by Manchester City Soccer Players
2.2.2023
Okx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the market, has announced the launch of its soccer-focused metaverse experience, called the “Okx Collective.” The immersive experience will include Jack Grealish, Rúben Dias, Ilkay Gündoğan, and Alex Greenwood, stars from Manchester...