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FTX Estate Takes Legal Action Against LayerZero Labs to Recover $86 Million
11.9.2023
FTX’s bankruptcy estate has taken legal action against LayerZero Labs, the development firm behind a cross-chain swap protocol, in a bid to reverse a series of financial transactions conducted by FTX’s former management shortly before the exchange filed for bankruptcy.
The lawsuit centers around...
FTX Estate Sues Layerzero Labs for $85M Over Alleged Fraudulent Deals and Asset Withdrawals Amidst Collapse
11.9.2023
The bankrupt estate of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is suing blockchain company Layerzero Labs in an attempt to claw back a $45 million deal and over $40 million in withdrawals made in the days before FTX filed for bankruptcy. The lawsuit alleges that Layerzero exploited FTX’s financial...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Team Seeks Pre-Trial Release Due to Poor Prison Internet
11.9.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team has once again requested a pre-trial release for their client due to poor internet access in the federal jail.
In a filing submitted to a federal judge on Friday, Bankman-Fried's lawyers argued that their client does not have access to adequate internet access...
Crypto Tycoon Bankman-Fried Seeks Release From Jail Over Trial Prep and Laptop Complaints
10.9.2023
Attorneys for fallen cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting his temporary release from a Brooklyn jail, arguing that limited access to trial evidence and computers is impeding his ability to prepare his defense. Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Urge Temporary Release Amid Trial...
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...
Turkish Crypto Exchange Boss Gets 11,196 Years in Prison
10.9.2023
The CEO of collapsed Turkish crypto exchange Thodex has been sentenced to 11,196 years, 10 months, and 15 days in prison. He purportedly absconded with more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency belonging to more than 400,000 customers. The court found his crypto trading platform to be a criminal...
Harry Potter Stars Clash with Ripple Executive Over London Home Renovation Plans – What's Going On?
9.9.2023
A Ripple executive is facing opposition from three renowned Harry Potter film stars over London home renovation plans.
The dispute involves Sendi Young, Ripple's managing director for the UK and Europe, and her plans to renovate her 1960s one-story home in the picturesque London neighborhood...
US Court Orders Collapsed BTC Investment Firm to Pay Over $1.7 Billion in Restitution for Forex Fraud
9.9.2023
A United States Federal Court Judge has ordered the collapsed bitcoin investment platform Mirror Trading International to pay over $1.7 billion in restitution. Commodity Futures Trading Commission director of enforcement Ian McGinley said the CFTC will not hesitate to go after fraudsters who target...
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
SEC Counters Ripple in Effort to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling
8.9.2023
Whether or not Ripple violated securities law in making XRP available to retail investors by putting it on crypto exchanges is absolutely a question that needs appeals court intervention, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argued Friday
Binance Boss Counters ‘FUD’ Amidst Legal Challenges, Touts Company’s Resilience and Low Turnover
8.9.2023
Binance has faced a series of negative news reports in recent weeks. However, the cryptocurrency exchange’s leader, Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, used social media to assure the community that the reports were just fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). Despite the departure of some...
LBRY Gears Up to Contest US Securities Law Violation Ruling
8.9.2023
In a recently filed court document, blockchain-based publishing company LBRY has signaled its intent to challenge a New Hampshire district court’s verdict. This ruling, made in November 2022, concurred with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that LBRY presented...
Today in Crypto: Coinbase is in 'Final Stages of Selecting Its EU Hub Location', Six Projects Get Investments from Base Ecosystem Fund, LBRY Appeals SEC-related Court Decision
8.9.2023
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CFTC Goes After Opyn, Other DeFi Operations in Enforcement Sweep
8.9.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations – Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc. and Deridex, Inc. – with offering illegal derivatives trading, according to a Thursday statement from the agency
Report: Former FTX Co-Chief Ryan Salame Contemplates Guilty Plea
7.9.2023
According to insiders who reached out to Bloomberg, there are intriguing developments surrounding Ryan Salame, the former co-chief executive of FTX Digital Markets. The buzz is that he is gearing up to admit guilt in response to criminal charges. This marks a significant shift from his earlier...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Pleads Innocence Amidst Money Laundering and Hacking Scandal
6.9.2023
On the 6th of September, 2023, the Inner City Press (ICP) delivered an account of the legal proceedings involving Roman Storm, one of the co-creators behind the ethereum (ETH) mixing protocol, Tornado Cash. In the courtroom drama that unfolded, Storm resolutely declared his innocence by pleading...
Lawyers Push SEC to Approve Grayscale Bitcoin ETF ‘Expeditiously’
6.9.2023
Lawyers representing crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “expeditiously” approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a letter sent to the agency. Grayscale’s letter follows a unanimous ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court...
Legal and Technical Hurdles Await EU's Digital Euro in Non-Euro States
5.9.2023
The European Union's (EU) upcoming digital euro may face hurdles in non-euro member states, according to a review conducted by the European Parliament.
The report, produced by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit, highlighted potential challenges surrounding the use of the Central Bank...
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...
Failure to tax the metaverse ‘will create a tax haven’ — Harvard legal expert
4.9.2023
Harvard scholar Christine Kim writes that income and wealth in the metaverse should be subject to immediate taxation