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Silk Road Mentor’s Arrest Rekindles Tales of Rogue Agents and Pirate’s Treasure
3.2.2020
On January 30, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) revealed that Roger Clark, the alleged senior advisor to the Silk Road marketplace, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics. Clark, otherwise known as ‘Variety...
Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District
12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...
New York Attorney General Calls Bitfinex’s Legal Stance ‘Deeply Perverse’ in New Filing
13.12.2019
In a sharply worded brief, the New York Attorney General's Office has criticized the exchange's tactics in its case involving the Tether stablecoin's backing
Former Charlie Shrem Attorney to Represent Arrested Ethereum Dev
3.12.2019
Trial attorney Brian Klein — erstwhile lawyer for Charlie Shrem and Erik Voorhees — will defend arrested blockchain developer Virgil Griffith
US SEC Hires In-House Attorney As New Chief Of Cyber Unit
2.12.2019
U.S. SEC hires in-house attorney as Chief of the Division of Enforcement’s Cyber Unit
Crypto Community Erupts Over Ethereum Foundation Member’s Arrest
30.11.2019
On Friday the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the arrest of Ethereum Foundation member Virgil Griffith for allegedly “assisting North Korea in evading sanctions” by teaching “his audience how to use blockchain...
Attorney Fees Stack up as Craig Wright Fights Court Order
28.11.2019
During the last week, court documents stemming from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit show that the Kleiman estate is now pursuing roughly $658,581 for attorney fees and expenses. Additionally, self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has filed a motion to fight the sanctions imposed on half...
Ohio Crypto Program Hits a Snag, Attorney General Finds It Illegal
14.11.2019
The Attorney General of the U.S. state of Ohio has assessed the state’s crypto program and concluded that it is a legal violation of state law. The state’s former treasurer skirted the law to launch a website that allowed 23 types of tax payments in cryptocurrency ahead of other states....
The Silk Road Investigation: A ‘Pattern of Bad Behavior and Double Agents’
23.10.2019
Kathryn Haun, a general partner at U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has revealed in recent interviews how she helped take down the Silk Road when she was working for the Attorney General’s office. According to her accounts, the U.S. government agency also asked her to help...
US Attorney’s Office Indicts Two Suspects in EtherDelta Hack
23.9.2019
Two suspects in EtherDelta hack indicted by the attorney's office in California
‘We’re Going to Find You’ – How Undercover Agents Trade Prison Time for Bitcoins
2.9.2019
An Australian national living in Boulder, Colorado was slammed with a one year and a day prison sentence last month for trading bitcoins. An August 23 statement from the Colorado U.S. District Attorney’s Office states that Emilio Testa, 32, was charged with money laundering, and claims Testa...
Court Instructs Craig Wright to Distribute Billions to Plaintiffs
27.8.2019
On August 26, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright, was ordered by Southern District Court of Florida to distribute half of his BTC holdings and intellectual property assets from prior to 2014. According to the Kleiman estate attorney Vel Freedman, the family has waited a long time...
New York Supreme Court Denies Bitfinex’s Lack Of Jurisdiction Claim
20.8.2019
iFinex claimed the NY AG lacked sufficient jurisdiction for an investigation into the company's activities
New York Court Rules That State Attorney Has Jurisdiction Over Bitfinex
20.8.2019
The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that Bitfinex is in the jurisdiction of the state’s Attorney General
Bitfinex-NY Attorney General Case: Injunction Extended — What’s Next?
5.8.2019
Why the extension of the New York attorney general’s injunction may be good news for Bitfinex
Crypto Is Part of Free Speech, and Free Speech Is Everything
29.7.2019
On July 23, U.S. Attorney General William Barr gave a speech demanding big players in the tech industry work with government agencies in providing backdoor entry points for encrypted devices and software. Per his reasoning, certain devices and messaging services pose a safety threat by providing...
How Government Agencies Make Criminals of Crypto Traders
26.7.2019
A New Jersey man has been indicted this week for converting over $2 million to bitcoin and operating a private exchange business not registered with the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. According to a July 24 press release by the U.S. Attorney’s office, 46-year-old William Green could face...
New York Attorney General Fights Dismissal Motion in Bitfinex, Tether Case
9.7.2019
The office of the New York Attorney General has filed a slew of documents to demonstrate that Bitfinex and Tether have been operating out of New York
New York Attorney General Hits Back at Bitfinex, Tether
9.7.2019
New York Attorney General Letitia James. Source: Twitter, @NewYorkStateAG
A long-running battle between the New York Attorney General (AG) and exchange platform Bitfinex has taken a fresh turn. The AG claims there have been irregularities with Bitfinex claims about whether – and how long –...
Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access Coins in Court Testimony
29.6.2019
On June 28, Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, spent the day in a Florida court battling with the Kleiman attorney. Wright became emotional when he told the court that he designed the network but didn’t like how it turned out. At one point he told the court...