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Kik Suffers Setbacks With ‘Void for Vagueness’ Defense in SEC Case
13.11.2019
Kik has hit a brick wall with its ambitious "void for vagueness" defense in a case brought by the SEC over its $100 million initial coin offering
South Korean Exchange CEO Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
13.11.2019
A South Korean district court has sentenced executives of a local crypto exchange to prison. The CEO of the exchange got a 16-year jail sentence while other executives and their accomplices got between six and 11 years. They duped thousands of investors, promising them up to 200% return within...
Telegram Refutes All SEC Allegations, Asks Court to Dismiss in New Filing
13.11.2019
Messaging app firm Telegram has made a new plea to a U.S. court to drop an action brought by the SEC alleging its token is a security
Telegram Asks Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Against Gram Cryptocurrency
13.11.2019
SEC probe against Gram cryptocurrency launch should be thrown out, says Telegram
Dutch Court Orders Facebook to Remove Fake Bitcoin Ads
11.11.2019
A Dutch court ruled that Facebook must pull fake BTC investments ads exploiting John de Mol’s image
Scale of OneCoin Scam Unravels Amid Ongoing Court Hearings
10.11.2019
Konstantin Ignatov, the brother of OneCoin’s creator, claims that since going into hiding, his sister has been given refuge by a Russian businessman
New York Resident Indicted for Crypto Scam, Charged With Wire Fraud
6.11.2019
U.S. authorities have charged a New York resident with wire fraud for misusing investors’ funds in a digital currency scheme dubbed Igobit
Shaoxing Court Gives the First-Ever Criminal Sentence Verdict Based on Blockchain Evidences
4.11.2019
As per recent reports, a court in the Chinese city of Shaoxing has announced its verdict of the criminal sentence in a case associated with blockchain deposits. As such, it is the first-ever criminal sentence verdict given in China. In a consultation revealed on Wednesday, the People’s Court...
Court Orders $4M in Penalties for Investment Fraud Involving ATM Coin
4.11.2019
A New York court has entered an order forcing defendants to pay $4.25 million in penalties for investment fraud involving the “worthless” cryptocurrency ATM Coin
Craig Wright to Return to Court after ‘Failing’ to Pay Settlement
4.11.2019
Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Coingeek
Craig Wright, a controversial Australian computer scientist and supporter of Bitcoin SV (BSV), appears to have defaulted on the payment of a settlement fee he agreed with the estate of his former partner, Dave Kleiman.
In September this year...
Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Continues as Craig Wright Breaks Settlement
3.11.2019
In early September, the high-profile court case Kleiman v. Wright looked as though it was coming to an end as the two parties reached a non-binding settlement. Then on October 30, without much notice, Wright explained that he couldn’t finance the settlement and the agreement was broken....
Craig Wright Says He Has No Funds for Settlement in Kleiman Case
3.11.2019
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright claims he cannot finance a settlement with David Kleinman
Trial Back on After Craig Wright Breaks Bitcoin Settlement Agreement
3.11.2019
Craig Wright broke a non-binding settlement agreement to forfeit half his claimed bitcoin holdings, according to a court filing
Trial Back on After Craig Wright Fails to Pay Kleiman Bitcoin Settlement
3.11.2019
Craig Wright broke a non-binding settlement agreement to forfeit half his claimed bitcoin holdings, according to a court filing
NY Court Orders Veritaseum to Pay Back $8 Million From Illegal ICO
1.11.2019
New York court orders Veritaseum to pay $8.4 million in disgorgement, while its CEO Reginald Middleton is also liable for a $1 million civil penalty
AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec’s SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court
28.10.2019
The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online
Crypto Capital Exec Indicted on Three Criminal Counts in NY Court
27.10.2019
Following fraud allegations from Bitfinex, Crypto Capital exec Oz Yosef has been charged with three criminal counts in a U.S. court
US Court Orders Dark Web Drug Dealer to Forfeit $150K in Bitcoin
26.10.2019
Dark web drug dealer to surrender $150K to U.S. court per recent order
Man Takes AT&T to Court After He Loses Crypto Worth 1.8M Dollars in Sim Swap Attacks
25.10.2019
A Californian man named Seth Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against AT&T alleging that the company’s employees helped hackers carry out sim swapping of his number that cost him over 1.8 million dollars in digital currency. Holding AT&T liable for his loss, Shapiro said that the firm failed...
Singapore Courts Slap Charges on Three Cases of Financial Crime
24.10.2019
Singapore has grown into one of the world’s most important financial hubs over the past decades, and at the same time, the city-state is also well known for being very tough on financial crimes. Within one single day, the courts in Singapore slapped charges on three separate cases of financial...