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First Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Crypto Platform JPEX for Alleged Fraud
5.6.2024
Two citizens, Chan Wing-yan and Herbert Lee Sun-him, have filed the first civil lawsuit against the cryptocurrency platform JPEX, seeking to recover approximately 240,000 units of tether, worth about HK$1.85 million. This marks the first civil lawsuit since the alleged fraud was uncovered nine...
Hashdex Withdraws Application for Spot Ether ETF, SEC Filings Show
30.5.2024
According to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 24, Hashdex has officially withdrawn its application for the Hashdex Nasdaq Ethereum ETF.
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Uniswap Fires Back at SEC’s Wells Notice, Calls Out ‘Weak’ Legal Arguments
22.5.2024
Uniswap Labs filed a 40-page response on Tuesday to the SEC’s Wells Notice, arguing against a potential lawsuit and urging the agency to drop the matter.
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SEC’s Regulatory Overreach Challenged in Court: Motion Filed to Vacate ‘Dealer’ Rule
22.5.2024
Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas and Blockchain Association filed a motion on May 17 to vacate the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new Dealer Rule. The plaintiffs’ counsel argues that the SEC’s expanded definition of “dealer” exceeds its statutory...
SEC Files Opposition To Ripple’s Latest Motion
21.5.2024
A response to Ripple's move to redact and seal the company's business facts was filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 21 in the parties' remedy briefings.
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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Plans US Transition for Legal Operations, Leaving Ireland Base
15.5.2024
Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to relocate its legal base from the Republic of Ireland to the US. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the company recently filed court paperwork to re-domicile.
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Bitfarms Fires CEO Geoffrey Morphy Following $27 Million Lawsuit
13.5.2024
Bitfarms has ousted its CEO Geoffrey Morphy after he filed a $27 million lawsuit against the Bitcoin miner, the Toronto-based firm announced Monday. News of Morphy's ousting comes amidst decreased Bitcoin production values for public crypto mining companies following last month's halving event.
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XRP Price Prediction as SEC Pushes for $2 Billion Penalty Against Ripple – Will XRP Plummet?
9.5.2024
The XRP price has slid by 1.5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.5136 after the SEC filed in support of its motion requesting a nearly $2 billion penalty for Ripple.
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FTX Creditors Set for Cash Windfall Beyond 100% of Claims
8.5.2024
A new reorganization plan filed Tuesday night proposes that nearly all FTX account holders will be repaid in full for their claims. They may even receive additional cash on top of that amount.
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Coinbase’s Legal Woes Deepen As Customers File Lawsuit Over Alleged Deception
6.5.2024
Coinbase faces a new legal battle as customers filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday. The suit accuses two of the exchange's subsidiaries of repeatedly breaking securities laws since Coinbase began operating.
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Consensys Files Lawsuit Against the SEC Over Ethereum Regulation
25.4.2024
Ethereum developer firm Consensys managed by Joe Lubin has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its “overzealous regulation” around the Ethereum blockchain.
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SEC Reworks Justin Sun Tron Lawsuit, Claims Founder “Traveled Extensively”
19.4.2024
The United States Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) has edited its Tron lawsuit against Justin Sun and his companies the Tron Foundation, the BitTorrent Foundation, and Rainberry, amended court docs filed on Thursday reveal. The filing marks the latest legal move in the SEC's fight against...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Seeks Sentence Reduction for Assisting North Korea with Blockchain Technology
18.4.2024
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith, who was sentenced to 63 months in prison in 2022 for assisting North Korea in utilizing blockchain technology, has filed a request for a sentence reduction.
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Hong Kong SFC Approves Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as Market Rebounds
15.4.2024
Hong Kong SFC has approved first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF applications filed by China Asset Management, Harvest Global, Bosera Capital and HashKey Capital.
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Blockstream CEO Adam Back Criticizes MicroStrategy Short ETF as ‘Terrible Product’
8.4.2024
Blockstream CEO Adam Back chastised the recently released Defiance 2X Short MSTR ETF (exchange-traded fund). According to the SEC statement, the Defiance ETF, which was proposed on March 7, was filed under the TIDAL TRUST II financial organization.
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Google Files Lawsuit Against Crypto Scammers for Launching Fraudulent Apps on Google Play
4.4.2024
Google has filed a lawsuit against a group accused of defrauding more than 100,000 individuals worldwide by uploading fraudulent investment and crypto exchange apps to Google Play.
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Tron’s Parent Company Seeks Dismissal of SEC Lawsuit, Citing ‘Predominantly Foreign Conduct’
1.4.2024
The entity behind the layer-1 blockchain Tron has requested the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the SEC against it, arguing that the regulator's focus on "predominantly foreign conduct" goes beyond its jurisdiction.
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Former FTX Executives and Promoters To Pay $1.35 Million in Lawsuit Settlement Deal
29.3.2024
Former executives and promoters of crypto exchange FTX have agreed to settle a class action following founder Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing Thursday, court documents filed yesterday show. Former head of engineering for FTX, Nishad Singh, Alameda Research CEO, Caroline Ellison, chief technological...
Canadian Authorities Question QuadrigaCX Co-Founder on Source of Funds
28.3.2024
Canadian authorities have filed a third “unexplained wealth order” application with the British Columbia Supreme Court targeting the co-founder of QuadrigaCX Michael Patryn to explain how assets were acquired.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Submits Last Minute Letters Of Support In Hopes Of Sentence Leniency, Court Filings Show
27.3.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) legal team has submitted several last-minute letters of support on behalf of the FTX founder before his sentencing on Thursday, court documents filed Wednesday reveal. He is facing a total of over 100 years in federal prison.
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