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Man Plans to Sue City Over Refusal to Dig for 7,500 Lost Bitcoin in Landfill
10.9.2023
James Howells, a bitcoin enthusiast who misplaced 7,500 bitcoin (BTC) in a South Wales landfill, is gearing up to take legal action against the local city council for barring his efforts to unearth the missing hard drive from 2013. This former IT professional, now 38, has been at odds with Newport...
SEC urges court to grant Ripple Labs appeal citing ‘knotty legal problems’
9.9.2023
The SEC highlighted contradictory conclusions from similar cases, along with other pending decisions as some of the contentious legal issues
Fraud Lawsuit Against Michael Egorov, the CEO of DeFi Giant Curve, Is Quashed in California
7.9.2023
A judge ruled a California courtroom is the wrong venue since Egorov wasn’t living in the state when the alleged misdeeds took place
Genesis Global Capital files a lawsuit against Digital Currency Group
7.9.2023
Genesis Global Capital has filed a lawsuit against Digital Capital Group for defaulting on exorbitantly large amounts of loans. Genesis Global Capital has not received the agreed-upon funds back as of May 2023, per the terms and conditions stipulated by the two corporations. Genesis has hired...
OpenAI and Microsoft accused of stealing data to train ChatGPT in new class-action suit
6.9.2023
The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s profits came as a result of using illegally scraped data to train its models
Crypto lawyer Irina Heaver on death threats, lawsuit predictions: Hall of Flame
5.9.2023
Irina Heaver moved to crypto after she could no longer “sit in the boardroom listening to that corporate bullshit.“
Legal Battle Unfolds: HelbizCoin Investors Win Court Ruling in Class-Action Lawsuit
4.9.2023
A United States federal court has taken a significant step in allowing a nearly three-year-long class-action lawsuit to proceed against the creators of HelbizCoin.
The case was initially filed in 2020 against Helbiz, its CEO Salvatore Palella, and its partners, with an amended complaint filed...
CEO of Gala Games files lawsuit against co-founder
4.9.2023
An uneasy occurrence has taken place at Gala Games, with the CEO of the company, Eric Schiermeyer, having filed a lawsuit against the Co-Founder, Wright Thurston. This is with regard to the misappropriation of funds. As a result, its token value has fallen by 13%. The allegation is that Thurston...
Court rules in favor of HelbizCoin investors, class lawsuit to go ahead
4.9.2023
A U.S. District Court has upheld claims by HBZ investors that the company acted fraudulently and also asserted that its token violated securities laws
Gala Games founders biff over $130M theft, corporate waste allegations
4.9.2023
Gala co-founder Eric Schiermeyer allegedly enriched himself, says his founding peer Wright Thurston, while Schiermeyer says Thurston stole millions
U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap
31.8.2023
A New York judge declined to "stretch the federal securities laws to cover the conduct alleged" in a proposed class action complaint seeking to hold Uniswap accountable for "scam tokens" issued on the protocol
Uniswap lawsuit judge calls Ether a commodity in dismissal order
31.8.2023
United States District Court Judge Katherine Polk Failla is also the judge overseeing the SEC's lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase
Grayscale’s SEC Victory May Render Alameda’s Redemptions Lawsuit Unnecessary, Bloomberg Analysts Say
30.8.2023
The ruling could lead to Grayscale's GBTC converting into a bitcoin ETF, which would allow redemptions, making Alameda's suit unnecessary, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts said in a note on Wednesday
Uniswap Class Action Dismissed in Landmark Ruling for DeFi
30.8.2023
Legal proceedings against Uniswap, a leading decentralized exchange protocol, took a turn today when a class action lawsuit filed against it was dismissed.
Mike Wawszczak, a legal analyst, revealed that the judge presiding over the case — initially lodged by the US Securities and Exchange...
Bitcoin Cash Price Prediction as Grayscale's SEC Lawsuit Ruling Sends BCH Soaring – What's Going On?
30.8.2023
The Bitcoin Cash price has risen by 15% in the past 24 hours, with its jump to $219.44 following yesterday's news that Grayscale has won a court appeal against the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Grayscale's victory now means that the SEC has to re-review Grayscale's application for...
Report: Nigerian Central Bank Sued for Dollarizing Economy
30.8.2023
In a lawsuit filed by a Nigerian human rights activist, the country’s central bank is accused of failing to stop the dollarization of the economy. According to the activist, the central bank’s unwillingness to stop economic agents from demanding U.S. dollars for domestic transactions...
Court Rules in Favor of Grayscale Against SEC in Bitcoin ETF Conversion Lawsuit
29.8.2023
A D.C. court has ruled in favor of Grayscale, the largest crypto asset manager, in its lawsuit challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to deny the conversion of GBTC to a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The securities regulator “failed to explain its different...
Grayscale Crypto Asset Management Firm Wins Lawsuit Against SEC
29.8.2023
Digital asset management firm, Grayscale wins its highly anticipated case against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the latter’s rejection of the firm’s spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF application.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled in favor...
Breaking: Grayscale wins SEC lawsuit
29.8.2023
Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market rose sharply on the news
Chess World's 'Anal Bead' Cheating Saga Quietly Comes To An End
29.8.2023
It felt like this day might never come, but former world champion Magnus Carlsen and grandmaster Hans Niemann have finally put the cheating scandal that rocked the chess world last year, including meme-filled speculation about anal beads, to bed. Read more