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New York Court Rejects Bitfinex Appeal Over $850M in Lost Funds

10.7.2020
New York’s Supreme Court has rejected Bitfinex and Tether’s appeal in the ongoing dispute between the firms and the NY Attorney General over $850 million in lost funds

Court in China Implementing Blockchain for Court Reform

9.7.2020
Chinese courts are implementing blockchain storage technology to record court hearings

Bitfinex Must Face New York Allegations Over $850M in Lost Funds, Appeals Court Rules

9.7.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will have to answer claims about hiding lost millions, a New York appeals court ruled on Thursday

Famous Malaysian Actor Fined for Stealing $50,000 Worth of Crypto From His Producer

9.7.2020
A Malaysian court has fined famous local actor Mas Khan $4,000, or 26 months in jail, for stealing around $50,000 worth of cryptocurrency belonging to his producer, local media reported. Khan appears to have gained access to his boss’ Datuk A.Aida private keys before plundering his wallet...

South African Investors to Lose $13 Million as Bitcoin Scammer Declared Bankrupt

7.7.2020
A South African high court has declared an alleged bitcoin scam mastermind, Willie Breedt, bankrupt. The court decision follows an application by one disgruntled investor, Simon Dix, a News24 report states. Willie Breedt is the CEO of the defunct Vaultage Solutions (VS), the company at the center...

Chinese Courts Use Blockchain for Property E-Sealing

6.7.2020
Courts in China are rolling out blockchain-based electronic seals to protect property from being disturbed or damaged

4th Amendment Does Not Protect Bitcoin Data, US Fifth Circuit Court Rules

5.7.2020
A Fifth Circuit panel of judges recently ruled that Fourth Amendment rights do not apply to cryptocurrency transaction data that stems from an exchange. The U.S. court ruled against the defendant, Richard Gratkowski, who attempted to leverage the Fourth Amendment in an appeal. According to...

Law Decoded: Independence Day Sees Challenges to Privacy, Property and Security, June 26–July 3

3.7.2020
Bitcoin isn’t property under new Russian ruling while authorities in the U.S. and the EU challenge encrypted networks in this week’s Law Decoded

Russian Courts Can’t Agree on Whether Crypto is Property

3.7.2020
A Russian court convicted two men for extortion, but did not force them to return around $100,000 in crypto since they have no legal definition as property. Other courts have taken a different view

Russia to Reportedly Investigate an Allegedly Fraudulent TON Offering in UK

3.7.2020
Russian prosecutors are reportedly investigating a British firm that allegedly sold fraudulent Gram tokens

UK Court Denies Maduro Access to $1 Billion of Venezuela’s Gold

3.7.2020
The UK is denying Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuela’s gold worth about $1 billion, stored at the Bank of England. The UK High Court has ruled that the country does not recognize Maduro as president of Venezuela, blocking him from accessing the much-needed gold. England Denies Maduro Access...

E-Gold Claims US Officials Buried Key Report in 2008 Landmark Crypto Ruling

3.7.2020
A court filing alleges federal government suppression of an OFR review led to crypto businesses being defined as money transmitters

Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime

3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....

Coinbase's "Data Plumber" Denies All Allegations

2.7.2020
Coinbase’s “data plumber” denies storing users’ login credentials in plain text, and all the other allegations in a new class action complaint

Russian Court Denies Theft Victim Access to Stolen Bitcoin

2.7.2020
A Russian court has denied a claimant the right to reclaim almos BTC 100 (USD 920,000), stating that crypto has no legal value – meaning courts are powerless to enforce property rights. Per a Telegram post from the district court’s press office, in Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg,...