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Genesis Files Lawsuit Against Former Business Partner Gemini Trust, Seeking to Recover $689 Million
22.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Timon Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has taken legal action against cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust in an attempt to reclaim over $689 million. The lawsuit was filed in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, alleging that Gemini...
Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis sues Gemini to recover $689M worth of 'Preferential Transfers'
22.11.2023
Genesis claims Gemini made preferential transfers of about $689,302,00 from Genesis and wants the court to "correct this unfairness."
Genesis Sues Gemini to Recover 'Preferential Transfers' Worth $689M
22.11.2023
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has sued cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust, its former business partner, to recover more than $689 million
Former Binance CEO CZ Released on $175 Million Bond, Sentencing Hearing Set for February 2024
22.11.2023
Source: GeekWire/ Taylor Soper The founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has been released on a $175 million personal recognizance bond. This follows his guilty plea to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act. A plea made during a court appearance where federal...
CZ released on $175M bond, could return to Dubai
22.11.2023
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao posted a $175 million bond with a condition he returns to the U.S. two weeks before his sentencing
Court unseals indictments against Binance and CZ, detailing expected guilty pleas
21.11.2023
The U.S. Justice Department, Treasury, and CFTC are reportedly planning to announce settlements for many of the criminal and civil cases against Binance and CZ on Nov. 21
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Resigns and Pleads Guilty – What’s Going On?
21.11.2023
Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of Binance, has pled guilty to violating criminal U.S. anti-money laundering requirements and will forfeit his executive position at the crypto exchange. Expected to appear in Seattle federal court on Tuesday afternoon, Zhao (commonly known as CZ) will...
Bankrupt Crypto Lending Firm Celsius Shifts Focus to Bitcoin Mining Amid SEC Feedback on Reorganization Plan
21.11.2023
Source: Adobe/Canva Crypto lender Celsius has amended its reorganization plan, opting for a singular focus on bitcoin mining instead of the initially proposed combination of mining and staking. In a court filing on Monday, Celsius signaled its departure from the earlier Plan that combined both...
Kraken Faces SEC Charges for Unlawful Crypto Trading Operations
21.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added Kraken – a San-Francisco-based crypto exchange – to its hitlist of industry giants charged with a litany of securities law violations and internal control failures. In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court on Monday...
Tether’s bank partner Britannia sued over $1B deposit — Report
21.11.2023
Tether’s bank partner Britannia is reportedly facing a lawsuit over claims it failed to pay the full price of revenue-generating assets allegedly related to a deposit from Tether
Tether’s $1 Billion Deposit With Britannia Financial Subsidary At Center of Legal Battle in London’s High Court
21.11.2023
Source: Adobe/Jim Tether’s deposit of over $1 billion with a financial services firm has come under scrutiny in London’s High Court. According to a Tuesday report from The Financial Times, Tether’s funds were deposited with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial...
Tether Deposits of $1B With UK Financial Firm Are at Center of High Court Battle: FT
21.11.2023
Tether deposited the funds with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial, according to the report, which cited filings made in the High Court
SEC Sues Kraken: Crypto Exchange Plans to ‘Vigorously Defend’ Its Position in Court
21.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued cryptocurrency exchange Kraken for the second time this year, alleging that the crypto trading platform operates as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. Kraken disagreed with the securities...
Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Blocking P2P Payments for Crypto Apps
21.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / BGStock72 Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges the tech giant has engaged in a conspiracy to limit peer-to-peer payment options on its devices and block the integration of crypto technology in iOS payment apps. The complaint, filed on November 17 in a California...
Blockchain Association files support in suit to lift Tornado Cash sanctions
21.11.2023
The crypto advocacy group said OFAC must act within its statutory authority by sanctioning bad actors, not open-source software tools
Report: Crypto Mining Equipment Found in Poland’s Supreme Court
20.11.2023
Prosecutors in Poland’s capital Warsaw recently launched a probe into how cryptocurrency mining equipment was installed in a building housing the country’s Supreme Administrative Court. The chairman of the court’s information department insisted the crypto-mining equipment posed...
Atomic Wallet Parent Company Seeks Dismissal of $100 Million Lawsuit, Citing Jurisdictional Challenge
20.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The parent company of Atomic Wallet, a popular cryptocurrency wallet, has filed a motion in a United States court seeking the dismissal of a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, which seeks damages totaling $100 million, alleges that the company failed to adequately protect user...
Report: US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fined for Refusing to Localize Russian Users’ Data
18.11.2023
The U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was recently hit with a fine exceeding $11,000 by a Russian court. The fine stems from the crypto exchange’s refusal to comply with a law that requires foreign companies to localize data of their respective Russian users or customers. Localizing...
Do Kwon’s Appeal in Document Forgery Case Rejected by Montenegro High Court
16.11.2023
Disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon’s appeal in his document forgery case has been rejected by a High Court in Montenegro. Judge finds Kwon’s appeal based on “unfounded” claims According to a statement by the High Court of Podgorica, claims made in the appeal by Do Kwon and his co-conspirator...
Court ends frivolous Tether-Bitfinex suit, No appeal
16.11.2023
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently had Judge Laura Taylor Swain rule on a class action suit against the Tether and Bitfinex firms’ alleged wrongdoings. The court ruled that despite considering the matter carefully, there was no evidence to support Shawn Dolifka’s...