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The Case for Suing Celsius, Terraform Labs
24.6.2022
It's unclear what level of responsibility crypto lenders have over users' funds
US lawmaker lays out case for a digital dollar
22.6.2022
"It is now time for Congress to begin the process of considering and ultimately passing authorizing legislation for the issuance of a U.S. CBDC," said Representative Jim Himes
What Ethereum use case can make ETH a $500B market cap asset: Community answers
20.6.2022
From a universal trustless authentication to decentralized autonomous organizations, Redditors discussed what use cases can drive Ether’s value up
Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses Terraform Labs of Misleading Investors
19.6.2022
Following the Terra stablecoin depegging incident, a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company Terraform Labs and a number of other crypto companies over the collapse of terrausd (UST). The case against Terraform Labs (TFL) was filed by the plaintiff Nick Patterson on behalf of others...
The Case for Technological Neutrality in Web3
16.6.2022
Protecting consumers and businesses from fraud is what matters, not vague value judgments of an emerging technology
Korean exchanges agree on emergency system in case of Terra-style collapse
16.6.2022
Korean exchanges will soon be required to list tokens based on the same guidelines to ensure compliance with local regulations, and make emergency decisions together to prevent another Terra fiasco
Lawsuit Accuses Binance US of Selling Unregistered Securities, False Advertising Terra UST as ‘Safe’
13.6.2022
A class-action lawsuit against Binance US has been filed in California that alleges the exchange misled investors and sold unregistered securities to roughly 2,000 plaintiffs. The case was filed by the law firm Roche Freedman LLP, a company known for high-profile crypto lawsuits during the last...
Blockchain for sustainable development: The case of Ghana
11.6.2022
How blockchain technology might help developing economies to increase financial inclusion — a closer look at financial services in Ghana
'First Time Ever', US Law Firm Airdrops NFT Subpoena in Exchange Hack Case
10.6.2022
In what could represent a landmark legal development for the crypto industry, US law firm Holland & Knight has served a defendant a pre-trial temporary injunction as a non-fungible token (NFT), acting in a legal case involving its client, crypto exchange LCX.
For the "first time in history"...
Appeals court rules Do Kwon, Terraform Labs must heed SEC subpoena served in September
9.6.2022
The U.S. regulator is investigating whether Terraform used its Mirror Protocol to sell unregistered securities in a case unrelated to the Terra collapse
Nintendo's Big Piracy Case Is A Very Sad Story
7.6.2022
Back in February, Gary Bowser—who in most media reports has been described as a ‘hacker’—was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in selling cheat and modification devices for Nintendo hardware. Being a court case, most of the reporting dealt only with names on a page and cold facts, but...
RBI Official: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Kill Cryptocurrencies
4.6.2022
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar says central bank digital currencies could “kill whatever little case there could be” for cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether. RBI’s Deputy Governor Discusses Impact of CBDCs on Cryptocurrencies RBI Deputy Governor...
OpenSea ‘insider trading’ case see NFTs labeled securities: Former SEC lawyer
3.6.2022
Former SEC lawyer says OpenSea insider trading case could end with NFTs labeled as securities
CFTC Sues Gemini Over Bitcoin Futures Case From 2017
2.6.2022
Crypto's One Unassailable Use Case: Helping Human Rights Activists
27.5.2022
The Oslo Freedom Forum was heavy on bitcoin and stablecoin discussions, underscoring that this technology is a tool for political dissidents, not just a get-rich-quick scheme
The Curious Case of Coinbase's India Communications Strategy
27.5.2022
It is unclear who was behind the communications strategy of Coinbase. Was it a CEO or Founder speaking his mind? A strategic advisor who gave advice that was ignored or was the advice simply faulty
Russian Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment, Prosecutors See Precedent
24.5.2022
The City Court of St. Petersburg has recognized a large amount of cryptocurrency handed over by the victim in an extortion case as a means of payment, Russian media reported. The prosecutor’s office in Russia’s second-largest city describes the ruling as a precedent. Two Men Sentenced...
Digital Dollar Would Undermine Banks, No Compelling Case for It, US Bankers Argue
24.5.2022
The purported benefits of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States are “uncertain and unlikely to be realized,” and there is no compelling case for it, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has said in a letter to the US Federal Reserve (Fed). The letter also warned that...
First Look At The CSS object-view-box Property
23.5.2022
Ahmad Shadeed — doing what he always does so well — provides an early look at the object-view-box property, something he describes as a native way to crop an image in the browser with CSS.
The use case? Well, …
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Russian Appellate Court Cancels Decision to Block Tor Project’s Website
23.5.2022
A court of appeals in Russia has overturned a ruling by a regional court which allowed the blocking of the Tor Project’s website in the country. Due to violations during the initial proceedings, the case has been returned to the court of the first instance for another review. Roskomsvoboda...