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John McAfee’s bodyguard pleads not guilty to role in crypto scams worth $13m
23.3.2021
John McAfee’s bodyguard and executive advisor has pleaded not guilty to involvement in crypto scams that duped investors out of $13 million
Unconfirmed Report From Court Hearing May Have Sparked XRP Rally
22.3.2021
Recent statements by an attorney who claims to have attended a court hearing in the ongoing US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s case against blockchain company Ripple might have helped XRP today.
At the time of writing (14:07 UTC), XRP, ranked 7th by market capitalization, trades at...
US Court Sentences Bitcoin Scammer to 3 Years in Prison After Massive Twitter Hack to Promote BTC Scam
18.3.2021
The mastermind behind a large-scale Twitter hack to promote a bitcoin giveaway scam has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three years in prison. During the hack, a number of high-profile companies, politicians, and celebrities saw their accounts taken over to promote the cryptocurrency scam....
Bitmex Cofounder Ben Delo Surrenders to US Authorities— Arthur Hayes to Follow in April
17.3.2021
Legal issues with crypto exchange Bitmex’s cofounders still make the headlines. Benjamin Delo surrendered to the U.S. authorities, and Arthur Hayes agreed to make the same maneuver in April. Delo Released on a $20M Bail Bond According to Bloomberg, Bitmex’s cofounder Benjamin Delo...
US Judge Denies Request to Add XRP Holders as Intervenors in SEC’s Lawsuit Against Ripple
17.3.2021
A U.S. judge has denied the request to add XRP token holders as intervenors in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ongoing case against Ripple. In a ruling made one day after the motion was filed, the judge, Analisa Torres denied the token holders’ request “without...
Arthur Hayes seeks voluntary surrender in Hawaii court with $10 million bail
17.3.2021
Lawyers for the former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX are proposing Hayes’ voluntary appearance on April 6, with his potential release on bail subject to a $10 million personal recognizance bond
BitMEX executive surrenders in New York, pleads not guilty
16.3.2021
BitMEX's co-owner, Ben Delo, has pleaded not guilty after surrendering to U.S. authorities in New York
Japanese Court Convicts Bitcoin Tax Evader- Trader Gets a Year in Prison Plus Fine for $200K
13.3.2021
Japanese authorities aren’t hesitating in hunting down anyone considered a crypto tax evader. A court in Ishikawa has sentenced one of them, a 56-year-old man that will spend one year in prison, plus pay a $200,000 fine. Sentenced Man Didn’t Disclose His BTC Trading Activity of...
Ripple and YouTube End the Court Battle
10.3.2021
Ripple, an American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies, and major video platform YouTube have reached an agreement to end the court battle.
In a Twitter thread, the company CEO Brad Garlinghouse has announced that Ripple and YouTube have "now come to a resolution to work...
US Court Sentences Another Centra Tech Co-Founder to 8 Years in Jail
8.3.2021
Sohrab Sharma, a co-founder with the now-defunct Florida cryptocurrency firm, Centra Tech, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of duping investors via a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). Additionally, the court has ordered Sharma to forfeit...
Indictment Order Issued Against Leaders of the Geek Group for Their Role Using BTC in an Illegal Money Transmission Business
6.3.2021
A U.S. District Court has indicted three individuals behind the now-defunct Geek Group for their role in running an illegal money transmission business that used bitcoin to move funds across states. According to the indictment documents, it was Christopher Allan Boden then president of the Geek...
Russian Court Orders Mining Firm Cryptouniverse to Face New Trial on Fraud
6.3.2021
A major Russian mining firm is facing legal troubles in St. Petersburg, as three individuals are accusing the company of fraud. Cryptouniverse will now face a trial after a city court issued a criminal case order during the week. A District Court Rejected to Launch a Criminal Case Against the Firm...
McAfee faces crypto-related fraud charges from NY court
5.3.2021
Meanwhile, the anti-virus mogul is still imprisoned in Spain
Larsen’s Lawyer Asks Court To Dismiss SEC’s Case Against Him
4.3.2021
Chris Larsen. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/CfC St. Moritz
While Ripple’s legal woes continue to cast a shadow over the future of the company and XRP, an attorney representing Chris Larsen, the firm’s Co-founder and Executive Chairman, has filed a motion to a US federal judge in which...
Report: TON investor demands $100M compensation from Durov
2.3.2021
Telegram's TON saga seems far from over, as a disgruntled investor seeks compensation
Spanish Court Orders the Investigation of Possible ‘Computer Fraud’ on Bittrex Exchange After a User Loses 1.3 BTC
1.3.2021
A Spanish Court has issued an order compelling a division within the country’s police to investigate the possible existence of “computer fraud” on the Bittrex cryptocurrency platform. The order was issued following the filing of a complaint by a Tenerife based Bittrex user...
Court Orders Valve To Hand Over Data On 436 Steam Games To Apple
25.2.2021
Apple has been asking a bunch of companies to give it confidential information in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games over how much money each company gets to collect off of Fortnite skin sales on the iPhone. Yesterday, a California magistrate judge ordered Valve to comply with one of these...
Creditors of Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange to vote on draft refund plan
25.2.2021
Mt. Gox creditors will vote on a proposed draft compensation plan in October 2021
US Judge Dismisses Motion Against Bancor After Finding Allegations Inadequate to Give It Jurisdiction
24.2.2021
A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud class action against Bancor after ruling that the plaintiff’s allegations were not enough to give the court jurisdiction. According to a report, the dismissal of the case against represents the first such ruling “in a suite...
US judge dismisses crypto fraud case against BNT token issuer
24.2.2021
A U.S. federal judge ruled to dismiss a case against crypto firm Bancor, citing lack of personal jurisdiction and the plaintiff’s failure to prove losses