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Japanese Judge Upholds Charges Against Mt Gox’s Mark Karpeles
11.6.2020
A Japanese judge ruled in support of the data tampering charges moved against the CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox
Jury Trial Scheduled for Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Against Craig Wright
11.5.2020
Florida’s Southern District Court has been dealing with the Kleiman v. Wright case for well over two years and now the lawsuit is finally going to trial. A jury trial is set for July 6, 2020, in the Miami Division courthouse before Judge Beth Bloom. Meanwhile, Craig Wright,...
Onecoin Lawsuit Continues: Judge Lifts Stay Order, Investigators Search for ‘Crypto Queen’
4.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the unsealed indictment tied to the Onecoin cofounder Sebastian Greenwood. At the same time, U.S. Judge Valerie Caproni had placed a stay order on the case against Greenwood, Konstantin Ignatov, Mark Scott and David Pike. Now Judge Caproni has lifted...
Judge Rules Lawsuit Targeting Multi-Billion OneCoin Ponzi Can Proceed
2.5.2020
The judge presiding over a class-action lawsuit targeting the executives behind the OneCoin Ponzi scheme has allowed the case to proceed
Judge Gives Preliminary Approval for $25M Settlement in Tezos Lawsuit
1.5.2020
A judge has given preliminary approval for a $25 million settlement in the Tezos class-action lawsuit
Judge Approved Blockchain Association’s Brief in Kik Case Despite SEC Objections
28.4.2020
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein allowed the Blockchain Association to file a brief in the SEC v. Kik case a day after the regulator filed an objection to letting the group comment
Craig Wright Claims Satoshi Nakamoto ‘Never Used Bitcointalk’ to Communicate
27.4.2020
The mysterious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, was recently ordered to produce 11,000 documents and answers after Judge Beth Bloom overruled the defendant’s recent objections. However, the coronavirus outbreak has given Wright some leeway, as the Florida court system...
Judge Orders Arrest of Former GOP State Senator Involved with Crypto Scam
22.4.2020
Ex-Washington Senator David Schmidt and his cohort in the Meta 1 crypto scam failed to appear at an April 20 hearing in federal court
OneCoin Investors Ask Judge Not to Scrap Suit While New Indictment Is Unsealed
21.4.2020
A indictment alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud against OneCoin co-founder Karl Greenwood was unsealed ahead of his June pre-trial conference
Judge Cites Blockvest ‘Egregious Misconduct’ in Granting SEC Motion
21.4.2020
A federal judge chided Blockvest and its founder in an April 20 filing on the SEC case, citing “egregious misconduct and deceit.”
Judge ‘Puzzled’ by Craig Wright’s Objections to Producing Evidence of Over 1.1M Bitcoin
16.4.2020
The judge pointed to the fact that Wright has previously been accused of abusing attorney-client privilege in the Kleiman case
Craig Wright Ends Lawsuit Against Adam Back – Pays Thousands in Legal Fees
13.4.2020
According to various reports, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright has dropped his libel lawsuit against Blockstream CEO, Adam Back. Wright was forced to pay all of Back’s legal fees to the tune of £6,666 ($8,400). The news follows, Wright losing his UK court battle with...
OneCoin Lawsuit Could Be Thrown Out Over Plaintiff Failings, Warns Judge
13.4.2020
A class action against the accused cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme may be dismissed with prejudice unless the plaintiffs up their game
Judge Threatens to Nix OneCoin Suit After Plaintiffs Miss Multiple Deadlines
12.4.2020
The judge is threatening to ditch a $4 billion suit against OneCoin after its lead plaintiff failed to meet reporting deadlines
Silk Road Vendor Seeks Release From Jail Fearing COVID-19 Outbreak
9.4.2020
A former toy merchant-turned-Silk Road vendor is seeking compassionate release from jail amid the coronavirus pandemic
Cryptopia's Crypto is 'Property' and Owned by Account Holders - Judge
8.4.2020
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The judge in the case of the troubled, New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia has found that the account holders, not the exchange, own the cryptoassets.
As a short reminder, Cryptopia, founded in 2014, suffered a devastating hack in January 2019, when reportedly some...
New York Judge Says Telegram Can’t Distribute Grams Outside U.S. Either
2.4.2020
The judge’s ruling may do little to prevent the launch of Telegram’s Open Network, with the TON community preparing to launch regardless of the court’s position
Judge Denies Telegram’s Request to Issue Gram Tokens to Non-US Investors
1.4.2020
A federal judge denied Telegram's request to issue Gram tokens to non-U.S. investors
Judge Grants Injunction Halting Telegram’s TON Release Again, Notice of Appeal Reportedly Filed
25.3.2020
The embattled Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain and its native gram cryptocurrency have seen plans for launch stifled once again, with a preliminary injunction granted by Southern District of New York Judge P. Kevin Castel. The March 24 injunction sides with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Judge Halts Telegram Token Issuance in Injunction Requested by SEC
24.3.2020
A federal judge has granted the SEC’s preliminary injunction request, barring Telegram from issuing any gram tokens when it launches its blockchain network