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WazirX to Get Day in Court Next Month, With Payouts After 10 Days If Recovery Plan is Approved
22.4.2025
The exchange has wrapped up all prep work for the hearing, where the court will decide on approving WazirX’s restructuring and user compensation plan
Gibraltar court ends 2-month freeze of 542M PLAY tokens amid legal dispute
22.4.2025
The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has reversed its decision to freeze 542 million PLAY tokens in a court battle between two companies tied to the Web3 game-creation platform PLAY Network.In an April 17 judgment, Gibraltar Supreme Court Judge John Restano undid his earlier February freeze of...
Santander Bank Not Liable for Customer’s $750K Crypto Loss, Court Confirms
20.4.2025
A $750,000 crypto fraud lawsuit just hit a wall as the court ruled Santander had zero legal duty to stop authorized transactions, despite scam claims. Court Shuts Down $750K Crypto Lawsuit Against Santander Over Fraud Losses The Massachusetts Appeals Court, in an unpublished decision, affirmed...
US court pauses 18-state lawsuit against SEC after agency’s leadership change
17.4.2025
A US federal judge has agreed to pause a lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general and the crypto lobby group DeFi Education Fund against the Securities and Exchange Commission after all parties said new SEC leadership could make the action moot.Kentucky District Court Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove...
Court grants 60-day pause of SEC, Ripple appeals case
16.4.2025
An appellate court has granted a joint request from Ripple Labs and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pause an appeal in a 2020 SEC case against Ripple amid settlement negotiations.In an April 16 filing in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the court approved a joint...
Grayscale and Osprey end 2-year legal fight over Bitcoin ETF promotion
11.4.2025
Asset managers Osprey Funds and Grayscale Investments agreed to settle a lawsuit over alleged violations of Connecticut law in the advertising and promotion of Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to an April 9 court filing, the parties agreed to settle...
Ripple and SEC Ask Court to Halt XRP Case as Deal Nears Final Approval
11.4.2025
A new court filing reveals Ripple and the SEC are racing toward a landmark settlement, signaling a dramatic turn in the XRP case with massive crypto implications. Ripple and SEC Request Court Pause as Settlement Nears in XRP Case Attorneys representing both the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Nigerian court postpones Binance tax evasion case to end of April: Report
8.4.2025
A Nigerian court has reportedly delayed the country’s tax evasion case against Binance until April 30 to give time for Nigeria’s tax authority to respond to a request from the crypto exchange.Reuters reported on April 7 that a lawyer for Binance, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, asked a court...
Nigerian court postpones Binance tax evasion case to end of April: Report
8.4.2025
A Nigerian court has reportedly delayed the country’s tax evasion case against Binance until April 30 to give time for Nigeria’s tax authority to respond to a request from the crypto exchange.Reuters reported on April 7 that a lawyer for Binance, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, asked a court...
Brazilian court authorizes crypto seizure for debt collection — Report
5.4.2025
Brazilian judges have been authorized to seize cryptocurrency assets from debtors who owe money and are behind on their payments, signaling a growing recognition that digital assets can be both a form of payment and a store of value.According to local media reports, the Third Panel...
Brazilian court authorizes crypto seizure for debt collection — Report
5.4.2025
Brazilian judges have been authorized to seize cryptocurrency assets from debtors who owe money and are behind on their payments, signaling a growing recognition that digital assets can be both a form of payment and a store of value.According to local media reports, the Third Panel...
US court fines UAE crypto firm CLS Global $428K for wash trading
4.4.2025
Authorities in the US state of Massachusetts continue targeting unlawful cryptocurrency market practices, with a local court fining crypto financial services firm CLS Global.A federal court in Boston on April 2 sentenced CLS Global on criminal charges related to fraudulent manipulation of crypto...
South Korea’s Court Sentences Three Cryptocurrency Scammers to Prison for $416K Fraud
31.3.2025
South Korea’s district court has sentenced three men for orchestrating a $416K crypto fraud scheme. South Korea’s 610…
China Court Sentenced 34 People for Defrauding in 460 Million Crypto Scam
28.3.2025
China has been grappling with serious cryptocurrency scams of late. In yet another incident, a Chinese court has…
Upbit Halts ‘Three-Month Suspension’ as South Korean Court Grants Stay of Execution
27.3.2025
South Korea’s leading crypto exchange Upbit has temporarily halted the ‘three-month partial suspension of operations’. South Korea Court…
Ripple to Get $75M of Court-Ordered Fine Back From SEC, Drops Cross-Appeal
25.3.2025
Last August, New York judge Analisa Torres ordered Ripple to pay the regulator a $125 million fine for violating securities laws through institutional sales of XRP
Ripple will drop cross-appeal in SEC case, get refund from lower court ruling
25.3.2025
Blockchain firm Ripple Labs’ case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be officially wrapped up after more than four years, subject to court approval.According to a March 25 X post from chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty claiming what could be “the last update...
Coinbase CLO Critiques U.S. Treasury's Claim That Court Ruling on Tornado Cash Is Moot
24.3.2025
Grewal warns that without a final court judgment, there's no assurance that Tornado Cash won't be re-sanctioned in the future
US Treasury argues no need for final court judgment in Tornado Cash case
24.3.2025
The US Treasury Department says there is no need for a final court judgment in a lawsuit over its sanctioning of Tornado Cash after dropping the crypto mixer from the sanctions list.In August 2022, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash after alleging...
US Treasury argues no need for final court judgment in Tornado Cash case
24.3.2025
The US Treasury Department says there is no need for a final court judgment in a lawsuit over its sanctioning of Tornado Cash after dropping the crypto mixer from the sanctions list.In August 2022, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash after alleging...