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Lawyers Fighting Craig Wright Also File Lawsuit Against Ledger and Shopify
9.4.2021
Law firm Freedman Roche - which, among others, represents the David Kleiman estate in the Craig Wright legal saga - has filed a class-action lawsuit against hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger and e-commerce platform Shopify, with its clients claiming that Ledger “stood still” in the face of last...
South African Crypto Exchange Ceases Operations Less Than a Month After Suspending BTC Withdrawals
7.4.2021
A South African cryptocurrency exchange, Ice3x, announced on April 6, that it will permanently stop operations, less than a month after suspending bitcoin and litecoin withdrawals. Ice3x, which one of the oldest crypto exchange in that country, says it came to this decision after lawyers advised...
Sega Lawyers Threaten Wrong Website Over Yakuza Piracy
30.3.2021
There are lawyers somewhere out there working for Sega HQ in Japan who have been tasked with hunting down the people responsible for pirating Yakuza: Like a Dragon. And they are not doing a good job.Read more
SEC vs. Ripple: US Judge Orders Both Parties from the XRP Lawsuit to Hold a Discovery Conference
26.3.2021
In a fresh twist to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s fight against Ripple Labs, US judge Sarah Netburn has directed both parties to hold “a telephonic discovery conference on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.” The judge’s order directs the parties to discuss a motion...
Craig Wright Plans to Take Legal Action Against BTC Developers, Hopes to Recover Over $3B in ‘Stolen Bitcoin’
25.2.2021
Craig Wright, the individual that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, seems to be planning to initiate legal action against a number of open-source blockchain developers. Wright’s legal team, Ontier LLP, has allegedly sent letters to programmers who work on blockchains like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash...
Bitcoiners Strike Back At Craig Wright & His Lawyers
25.2.2021
Anything involving Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, known as Faketoshi due to his unproven claims that he's in fact Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto, turns into a baffling saga.
UK-based litigation law firm Ontier representing Wright's Tulip Trading Limited (TTL), received...
Craig Wright Sends His Lawyers Against Bitcoin Developers
24.2.2021
Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Crypto Finder
The outspoken Australian, Craig Wright, dubbed “Faketoshi” due to his unproven claims that he's Satoshi Nakamoto, made another move that left the cryptoverse bewildered.
UK-based litigation law firm Ontier said it begun legal...
Elon Musk Could Face SEC Investigation Over Tesla’s Bitcoin Buy, Lawyers Warn
14.2.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could investigate Elon Musk over Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase, some legal experts have warned, including a former SEC enforcement officer. Given the timing of Tesla’s bitcoin purchase and Musk’s multiple tweets on...
Lawyers warn Elon Musk’s Bitcoin pumping tweets could attract SEC’s ire
11.2.2021
Elon Musk’s rampant Twitter activity could get him into hot water with the SEC according to lawyers
Crypto Patent Alliance Questions Craig Wright’s White Paper Copyright Claim
8.2.2021
Back in January, the notorious Craig Wright who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto had his lawyers send letters to a number of websites like bitcoin.org telling them to remove the Bitcoin white paper hosted on their web portals. On January 31, bitcoin.org’s owner Cobra claimed he was threatened...
Is Steam really conspiring to price fix?
1.2.2021
Or are some lawyers 'on an expedition'?
Lawyers Take Aim at Russia’s Crypto Legislation
26.1.2021
Russian legal experts have criticized the nation’s crypto laws, suggesting that courts in the country have struggled when dealing with crypto in the past – and hinting that recent legislation may have done little to lift the legal fog surrounding how tokens are policed.
Per a report from media...
Bitcoin Websites Asked to Remove White Paper After Craig Wright Claims Copyright Infringement
21.1.2021
During the last few days, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing the recent action taken by Craig Wright’s lawyers against web portals that host the original Bitcoin white paper. Recently letters were sent to a number of websites requesting the removal of the paper due to alleged...
Lawyers Claim They Intend to File Motion to Revoke eToro's Licence This Week
12.1.2021
The attorneys representing European eToro users affected by the recent incident are exploring different options for a lawsuit in case the negotiation fails, but they might not wait with the motion to revoke the company's licence, they said - as the number of their clients rises.
eToro disabled...
South African Court Grants Order to Liquidate Mirror Trading International After Investors Fail to Withdraw Their BTC
1.1.2021
A South African High Court recently granted a provisional liquidation order against Mirror Trading International (MTI) following an application for relief by two investors who failed to withdraw their bitcoin. According to a statement released by lawyers of one of the aggrieved investors, this...
Facebook’s Libra Rebrand Hits Another Name-Change Snag as UK Diem Lawyers up
8.12.2020
Facebook’s latest efforts to rebrand its Libra stablecoin project, recently renamed Diem, appear to have hit the rocks – again – with a British fintech firm of the same name preparing legal action.
The Libra Association, the project’s governing body, recently stated that it was renaming itself...
IMF lawyers argue that central banks need reform before they can issue CBDCs
20.11.2020
New and developing research from the International Monetary Fund suggests that central banks around the world need new legal definitions for tokenized currencies
Crypto Recovery Lawyer David Silver Joins Coinfirm’s US Board
12.11.2020
The noted attorney will help defrauded investors recover their wrongfully taken cryptocurrencies as a member of Coinfirm's board in the U.S
US Firm Lawyers up to Claim Millions in Royalties from Bitcoin ATM Operators
11.11.2020
A compilation of Bitcoin ATM pictures, posted by Reddit users.
A company called First Bitcoin Capital, freshly acquired by the software company BOTS, said it is looking to start collecting royalties from bitcoin (BTC) ATM operators and manufacturers, and potential copyright infringement offenders...
Former NFL Player’s Lawyers Seek to Withdraw From Crypto ‘Shadow Banking’ Case
10.11.2020
Lawyers of embattled former NFL player and investor Reginald Fowler have filed a motion to withdraw as his representative counsel