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Montenegro Appeals Court Overturns Extradition of Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon
19.12.2023
On Tuesday, Montenegro’s appeals court overturned the extradition request for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon. This reversal follows reports that Justice Minister Andrej Milovic had informally agreed to the extradition. Kwon to Remain in Montenegro, Decision Lies With Justice Minister...
Montenegro Court Officially Revokes Extradition Approval For Do Kwon
19.12.2023
Source: Reuters The Appellate Court of Montenegro has accepted an appeal by Do Kwon’s attorneys – revoking the High Court’s decision to extradite the Terraform Labs’ founder to either South Korea or the USA. Therefore, the Appellate Court has annulled the decision of...
Do Kwon Successfully Appeals Extradition Decision by Montenegro Court
19.12.2023
A previous decision that legal requirements for extradition had been met was rejected by the country's Appeals Court
Judge Approves Settlement: Binance to Pay $1.5 Billion to CFTC, CZ to Pay $150 Million Fine
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay In a significant legal development, Judge Manish Shah of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a verdict ordering cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, to pay a staggering $2.85 billion to...
Former Lido Holder Files Lawsuit Against Lido DAO
18.12.2023
A former Lido holder has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Lido decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a governing body that manages the liquid staking protocol, according to a recent court document. An unregistered securities claim Andrew Samuels filed the complaint on December 17th...
FTX Legal Fees Amount to $1.3 Million Per Day, Creditors Concerned
18.12.2023
Source: Adobe Bankrupt digital asset exchange, FTX has paid hundreds of millions in legal fees in a few months sparking reactions as creditors seek to recover their losses. Court filings show that over $118 million were billed on the exchange between August and October for professional legal fees...
FTX Files Reorganization Plan to End Bankruptcy
18.12.2023
Asset values for creditor claims will be calculated at prices on the day FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, the plan says
FTX’s Revised Reorganization Plan Addresses Cryptocurrency Claims Valuation
17.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Ascannio The debtors of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX have submitted an amended Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, suggesting that customer asset claims should be valued retroactively to the date of the exchange’s collapse in November last year. In a recent...
SEC Denies Coinbase’s Petition for Clear Crypto Regulation — Exchange Responds by Taking the Regulator to Court
17.12.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s petition for regulatory clarity in the crypto industry. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler backs his agency’s decision to deny Coinbase’s petition. In response, Coinbase has pursued legal...
SEC Chair Gensler Reveals Regulator Is ‘Taking a New Look’ at Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings
16.12.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has revealed that the regulator is taking a new look at spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications based on recent court rulings. “We had in the past denied a number of these applications, but the courts here in...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses Impact of Court Rulings on Reevaluating Bitcoin ETF Decisions
15.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / sergeitokmakov The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler discussed the SEC’s evolving approach towards spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications, acknowledging the influence of recent judicial decisions. In a recent interview with CNBC...
Report: Montenegro High Court Extends Do Kwon’s Detention by 2 Months
14.12.2023
Do Kwon, the ex-CEO of Terraform Labs, is set to spend two months in Montenegro custody after the country’s High Court moved his release date to Feb. 15, 2024. While Do Kwon reportedly prefers being sent to South Korea, Montenegro’s justice minister is said to be leaning towards sending...
SEC Finally Serves Hex Founder Richard Heart with Lawsuit Alleging Fraud
13.12.2023
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally served Helsinki-based cryptocurrency developer Richard Heart with a lawsuit filed in July, according to a new court document. Heart hides out According to court documents, the SEC had been attempting to serve Schueler for over...
SBF’s Lawyer Says FTX Co-founder Was Worst Person Ever Under Cross-Examination + More News
13.12.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: SBF’s Lawyer Says FTX Co-founder Was Worst Person Ever Under Cross-Examination Bitfinex Analyst: Fed’s Rate Hike Pause May Be Seen...
3AC’s Su Zhu Examined in Singapore Court as Prosecutors Seek to Recover Creditor’s Assets
13.12.2023
Source: Adobe/Christophe Fouquin Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC) co-founder Su Zhu was probed in a Singapore court for the first time about the company’s collapse as prosecutors intensified efforts to recover funds belonging to creditors. According to a recent Bloomberg report, Zhu will be subject...
Three Arrows Co-Founder Su Zhu Faces Questioning in Singapore Court in Hunt for Assets: Bloomberg
13.12.2023
Zhu is expected to be released from jail this month for good behavior, Bloomberg reported
DOJ Charges Two Men For $25 Million Crypto “Trading Bot” Ponzi Scheme
13.12.2023
Source: Department of Justice In another crackdown against crypto criminals, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two middle-aged men with stealing over $25 million from victims in a so-called “cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.” Citing court documents, the DOJ accused David Gilbert Saffron...
KuCoin to Shutter Services in New York After $22 Million Settlement Package – Here’s the Latest
12.12.2023
Source: Pexels The KuCoin crypto exchange is set to shutter its operations in the ‘Big Apple’ following an agreement with the Supreme Court of the State of New York County. Besides restricting access to its platform for New York residents, KuCoin has agreed to pay a $5.3 million fine...
Q Protocol to Apply International Court of Arbitration Rules to DeFi Disputes in a Sign of Growing Industry Maturity
12.12.2023
Q Protocol, which provides blockchain governance as a service to Web3 and decentralized autonomous organizations, will use the rules laid out by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)'s arbitration court to resolve disputes and enforce awards
Trial of ‘Art-themed Altcoin Fraudster’ Underway in South Korea
12.12.2023
Source: icedmocha/Adobe The trial of a suspected crypto fraudster who allegedly told victims they were investing in an art-themed altcoin and NFTs has begun at court in Gwangju, South Korea. According to Munhwa Ilbo, prosecutors say an individual surnamed Tak, aged 44, “defrauded” 13 “victims”...