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First Mover Americas: Uniswap's Token Slides on SEC Lawsuit
11.4.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Tax Law Firm Accuses Ex-Employee of Stealing Secrets for YouTube Videos
11.4.2024
A law firm specializing in crypto taxes sued a competitor and a former employee, alleging misappropriation of confidential materials through YouTube videos.
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Former Ethereum Network Advisor Steven Nerayoff Files $9.6 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Over Cover-Up, False Charges
9.4.2024
Former advisor to the Ethereum network, Steven Nerayoff, is suing the U.S. government for $9.6 billion over personal damages caused by false charges brought against him and its alleged cover-up of federal agents’ failings in the case against him, a Tuesday morning court filing reveals. Tuesday's...
BitMEX Co-Founder to Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Price Manipulation Scheme
9.4.2024
Ben Delo, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, will face a class-action lawsuit brought forth by exchange users, a United States federal judge has ruled.
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Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Blasts SEC Over Crypto Regulation, XRP Lawsuit: “Get Off Your Soap Box”
5.4.2024
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, told the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “get off its soap box” after the SEC’s Director of Enforcement, Gurbir Grewal, seemingly criticized the crypto exchange for its XRP lawsuit.
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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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KuCoin Market Share Plunges By 50% Amid Legal Tussle With US Authorities
4.4.2024
Due to large money outflows, KuCoin's market share has significantly decreased, going from roughly 6.5% to less than 3%. This is in line with an April 2 Kaiko data release. The decrease in market share coincides with a lawsuit that was launched on March 26 against the Commodity Futures Trading...
Kanye West Allegedly Did A Super Mario Dance After Threatening A Staffer
3.4.2024
Ye, the rapper known by most as Kanye West, is the subject of a new lawsuit from an ex-employee who alleges he subjected staff to an abusive work environment. The lawsuit alleges that West imitated Nintendo’s beloved video game icon, Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, while threatening...
TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
2.4.2024
The TRON Foundation and Justin Sun asked a New York court to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, arguing that the regulator failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants
TRON seeks dismissal of SEC lawsuit in bold legal move
1.4.2024
TRON Foundation has vehemently demanded the shutting down of an SEC’s (United States Securities and Exchange Commission) lawsuit, claiming that the agency is overreaching its limits in regulating activities primarily carried out outside the borders of the U.S. “The SEC is not...
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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Custodia Bank Loses Lawsuit Challenging Fed Rejection of Master Account Application
29.3.2024
A federal judge ruled that Custodia Bank, a Wyoming special-purpose depository institution, isn't entitled to membership in the Federal Reserve or to a Fed master account
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...
SEC Lawsuit Against Coinbase Advances as Judge Rejects Most of Motion to Dismiss
27.3.2024
Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the US District Court of the Southern District of New York had on March 27 given a ruling that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Coinbase lawsuit can proceed.
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Judge Denies Coinbase Dismissal Request; CEO Hails Win for Self-Custody Wallets
27.3.2024
New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has “sufficiently pleaded” its case and the lawsuit will move forward. Legal Battle Ahead: Coinbase Dismissal Motion Rejected by Judge On Wednesday, the most recent legal filings revealed that...
Coinbase Loses Most of Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
27.3.2024
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought enough of a case arguing that Coinbase is operating an unregistered broker, exchange and clearinghouse that its suit against the crypto trading company should move forward
Crypto Chip Company Katena Wins Lawsuit Filed by Bitcoin Miner Coinmint
27.3.2024
Crypto technology firm Katena Computing didn't trick miner Coinmint into a $150 million purchase agreement, a panel of arbitrators ruled last month in the mining company's suit against Katena and a semiconductor company called DX Corr
Pennsylvania State, Crypto Miner Sued for Polluting Environment
27.3.2024
Pennsylvania environmental NGO – Save Carbon County – filed a lawsuit in a state court, accusing Stronghold Digital Mining for environmental contamination through Bitcoin mining.
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DeFi Education Fund, Apparel Firm Sue SEC Over Unwritten Airdrop Securities Rule
26.3.2024
Crypto advocacy group DeFi Education Fund and Texas-based apparel firm Beba sued the SEC on Monday, aiming to establish that airdrops should not be classified as securities.
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British Man Who Lost 7,500 BTC Sues for Right to Search Council Landfill
26.3.2024
A British computer expert, who inadvertently misplaced a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, has initiated a legal action to compel the Newport City Council to permit him to search through the landfill where the storage device is believed to be buried. Anticipating a further increase in the value...