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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
New York Lawyers Propose Toolkit for Keeping ‘Decentralized’ Blockchains Honest
21.10.2020
Ketsal's "Open Standards" rubric is the latest push to demystify network decentralization in the blockchain space
The Securities Clarity Act Is Simple and Logical (and Bad News for Lawyers Like Me)
13.10.2020
The Securities Clarity Act deserves the crypto community's support because it's technology-agnostic, limited in scope and respects precedent
Craig Wright’s Summary Judgment Denied – Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Heads to Trial
22.9.2020
On Monday afternoon, Judge Beth Bloom, from the District Court of Florida, denied Craig Wright’s summary judgment and the infamous billion-dollar bitcoin lawsuit will go to trial in January. The court published a 93-page decision on the matter, as Judge Bloom detailed that “a genuine...
NVIDIA Lawyers Dismiss Investors’ Crypto Mining Doc Requests: Report
18.9.2020
Investors accuse NVIDIA of bungling the chipmaker's response to 2017's mining hardware boom
Is Uniswap (UNI) a Security? Lawyers Divided, While Token Skyrockets
18.9.2020
As the DeFi gravy train keeps on rolling, lawyers have begun to ask the question that will likely one day end up on the lips of regulators: Are tokens like uniswap (UNI) securities?
With debates now raging on Twitter, a number of legal experts have been wading in with their two cents – as...
Russian Lawyers Debate Legality of Crypto Firm Selling Drinks for BTC
28.8.2020
An event organizer in Moscow recently sold over USD 1,600 worth of drinks in bitcoin (BTC) to attendees – but experts are divided when it comes to answering the question: was it legal?
The event was the brainchild of a crypto startup named Chatex, but per RBC, it has courted controversy.
A recently...
Testimony From Craig Wright’s Ex-Wife Throws a Twist in the Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit
6.8.2020
On June 30, a jury trial was scheduled for the notorious Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit on October 13. Now a recent filing from the plaintiffs notes that when Craig Wright’s ex-wife Lynn Wright recently testified, she revealed a number of interesting findings. Lawyers representing the Kleiman...
Judge Worries Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trying to Line Their Pockets in Block.one ICO Lawsuit
6.8.2020
The district judge criticized a class-action lawsuit brought against Block.one for appearing to be an attempt to earn high legal fees
Ex-Wife’s Testimony Suggests Craig Wright ‘Defrauded’ Court, Kleiman Lawyers Claim
5.8.2020
The legal team for the estate of David Kleiman said Ms. Wright's submission cast doubt on the nature of the Tulip Trust at the heart of the lawsuit
Russian Lawyers Warn E-pay Laws May Have Knock-on Effects for Bitcoin
4.8.2020
A new Russian law banning anonymous fiat deposits in e-pay wallets like PayPal may have an effect on crypto users, legal experts in the country have warned.
A new law governing digital payment systems came into force in Russia on August 3. The law forces operators such as PayPal and domestic rivals...