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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...
Why Are Accessible Websites so Hard to Build?
23.10.2019
I was chatting with some front-end folks the other day about why so many companies struggle at making accessible websites. Why are accessible websites so hard to build? We learn about HTML, we make sure things are semantic and — voila! @— we have an accessible website. During the course...
Bank Crisis Spreads in India – Deaths, Strike, Supreme Court Denial
23.10.2019
The Indian banking sector is facing multiple challenges. Customers of several cooperative banks are still struggling to withdraw their money, and deaths have been reported in connection with withdrawal restrictions. Meanwhile, some 300,000 state-run bank employees are on strike against what...
Victim of $24 Million SIM Swap Case Writes Open Letter to FCC Chairman
22.10.2019
Michael Terpin wrote an open letter to the FCC chairman, requesting to take decisive action against SIM swapping after a hacker stole $24 million
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
Bitfinex Attempts to Recover $880 Million in New Court Filing
21.10.2019
Bitfinex’s parent company filed an application in an attempt to recover $880 million
Indian Finance Minister Answers Crypto Questions at IMF Meeting
21.10.2019
At an IMF and World Bank meeting, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talked about cryptocurrency and stablecoins when asked about Facebook’s Libra digital currency project. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also addressed the subject at the conference. Also read: Indian Supreme Court...
SEC’s Court Hearing on Telegram Token Delayed Till Next Year
19.10.2019
The messaging app company and the SEC will now meet next February to debate the regulator's claim the gram token is a security
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
NY District Court Postpones Telegram’s TON Hearing to 2020
19.10.2019
New York District Court postpones Telegram’s TON hearing to 2020