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Crypto Exchange Hotbit Suspends Service After Law Enforcement Freezes Its Funds, Subpoenas Senior Managers
12.8.2022
Crypto exchange Hotbit has announced the suspension of trading, deposits, withdrawals, and funding on its platform. The exchange said law enforcement has frozen some of its funds and subpoenaed some senior managers as they investigate a criminal case involving the exchange’s former employee....
Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud in Countersuit Over $44B Deal — Twitter Subpoenas Binance and Other Firms
7.8.2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud in his countersuit against the social media company. Twitter filed a lawsuit against the billionaire to force him to go through with the $44 billion deal to buy the platform. “The Musk parties bring their counterclaims for breach of contract...
Twitter chases Citadel’s founder, Binance in a race of subpoenas
4.8.2022
The company is gathering all the possible information on Elon Musk's private claims about its number of fake accounts
New York Judge Orders Terraform Labs to Comply With SEC’s Investigative Subpoenas
21.2.2022
A recent court filing stemming from the Southern District of New York shows that a U.S. district judge has ordered the crypto startup Terraform Labs to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) subpoenas. During the second week of November 2021, the U.S. regulator filed...
SEC Files Action Against Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Regarding Mirror Protocol
15.11.2021
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced an action against Terraform Labs, the company behind the design of the Terra blockchain, and its co-founder and CEO Do Kwon. The SEC is seeking an order for Kwon to comply with a series of subpoenas he has failed to address....
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Is Suing the SEC
25.10.2021
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the company that backs the Terra blockchain ecosystem, is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kwon, who was served a subpoena while appearing at Messari’s Mainnet conference as a presenter, states this behavior was against...
US Judge Denies Request to Add XRP Holders as Intervenors in SEC’s Lawsuit Against Ripple
17.3.2021
A U.S. judge has denied the request to add XRP token holders as intervenors in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ongoing case against Ripple. In a ruling made one day after the motion was filed, the judge, Analisa Torres denied the token holders’ request “without...
Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions
18.6.2020
The U.S. District Court of Georgia has denied a subpoena request by the exchange's parent firm as it tries to track down a missing $850 million
Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M
2.5.2020
Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company wants to question employees of at least three U.S. banks about Crypto Capital – Bitfinex’s payment processor – accounts and holdings in an effort to recover more than $800 million
Overstock Hit by Two More SEC Subpoenas in December
17.3.2020
The bitcoin-friendly retail company and the parent of security token marketplace tZERO says it was again subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the end of 2019
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
9.7.2019
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with digital currency users who are not paying taxes. The slide recommends that agents question crypto users’ friends and family, comb through social media posts...
I Underestimated Just How Many Subpoenas I Would Get
19.5.2019
The number of subpoenas early crypto companies got from misinformed government agencies was "staggering," says Bloq's Steve Beauregard
Crypto’s Biggest ICOs Stay Silent on SEC Subpoenas
7.3.2018
ICO issuers that have raised $50 million or more in token sales are being tightlipped when it comes to inquiries about SEC subpoenas