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Sam Bankman-Fried Disputes FTX US ‘Shortfall’ Claims, Critics Skeptical of Excel Spreadsheet Defense
18.1.2023
Following an update from FTX debtors about the $5.5 billion discovered by administrators during an investigation, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took to Twitter to share a blog post from his Substack newsletter. SBF stated that the presentation published by litigation firm Sullivan &...
Crypto Boutique Law Firm Roche Freedman Removed From Class Action Against Tether
14.10.2022
After a Manhattan federal judge blasted Roche Freedman LLP founding partner Kyle Roche’s public statements, the judge has removed the crypto boutique law firm from the market manipulation lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex. The recent hearing has shown that U.S. district judge, Katherine...
Get your money back: The weird world of crypto litigation
7.10.2022
Poloniex, Bittrex Want Kyle Roche’s Law Firm Removed From Class-Action Against the Exchanges
3.9.2022
Following the controversy surrounding Kyle Roche, the attorney and founding partner of the litigation firm Roche Freedman LLP, the two crypto exchange firms Bittrex and Poloniex want the law firm removed from the class-action lawsuit against them. Similar to the attorney representing Tether,...
Tether Asks Court to Remove Crypto Boutique Law Firm Roche Freedman From Class-Action Lawsuit
2.9.2022
Kyle Roche, an attorney and founding partner of the crypto boutique litigation firm Roche Freedman LLP, recently withdrew from a number of class-action lawsuits initiated by the law firm. The attorney’s withdrawal follows videos that circulated showing the lawyer discussing associations with...
AVAX Soars After Avalanche Founder Denies ‘Gangster Style’ Litigation Claims
30.8.2022
The price of Avalanche’s native token AVAX soared in the market today, after Emin Gün Sirer, Founder of Avalanche developer Ava Labs, called claims that he has used litigation to fool regulators and harm competitors “categorically false.”...
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Crypto Coin AVAX Drops 11% After Self-Described Whistleblower Says Avalanche Weaponized Litigation Against Rivals
29.8.2022
AVAX drops to the lowest since July 13 even as Ava Labs CEO dismisses accusation as "conspiracy theory nonsense."
Grayscale legal officer says Bitcoin ETF litigation could take two years
11.7.2022
Grayscale argues that the differences between futures and spot Bitcoin ETFs have no correlation to approvals because prices are based on the same spot Bitcoin markets
Regulatory uncertainty creates rash of ‘novel’ lawsuits: Legal experts
29.6.2022
“Litigation and enforcement activity is likely to accelerate in the current regulatory climate, perhaps in unpredictable ways,” says lawyers from Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Liquidity provider asks platforms to freeze 3AC funds to recover assets after litigation
16.6.2022
Danny Yuan said that their team detected that $1 million was missing from their company's funds at Three Arrows Capital (3AC)
Crypto bank Custodia sues the Fed over 19 month delay on account approval
8.6.2022
Custodia wants to compel the Federal Reserve Board and its Kansas City branch to approve its application for a Fed master account within 30 days
3 Members of Terraform Labs’ In-House Legal Team Abruptly Leave Amid LUNA, and UST Fallout
18.5.2022
Three members of Terraform Labs’ legal team have left the company, according to their Linkedin profiles that show their departure from the firm this month. The resignation of the company’s in-house litigation, regulatory, general, and corporate counsel members follow...
New crypto litigation tracker highlights 300 cases from SafeMoon to Pepe the Frog
5.5.2022
The SEC, CFTC and DOJ have seven cases either resolved or ongoing this year, with the litigation against husband-wife duo Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan being the most high profile
‘Wave of litigation’ to hit NFT space as copyright issues abound
7.2.2022
As the NFT industry grows with increasing market penetration, research and consumer education are key to the domain’s evolution
Report Highlights Tech Firm Ryval’s Avalanche-Powered Litigation Tokenization Concept
13.1.2022
According to a recent interview, trial lawyer Kyle Roche from the legal firm Roche Freedman LLP has started a tech startup called Ryval that aims to be “the stock market of litigation financing.” The firm plans to launch during the first quarter and allow people to leverage tokens...
Hemp grower crowdfunds court case, tokenizes shares in settlement
5.1.2022
The Initial Litigation Offering is being used to help a hemp grower crowdfund legal fees in a fight against California, and has important implications for a new type of fund raising with crypto
Kevin O’Leary on SEC v Ripple Lawsuit Over XRP: ‘I Have Zero Interest in Investing in Litigation Against SEC’
28.11.2021
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says he has zero interest in investing in anything with litigation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “That is a very bad idea,” he said. Discussing the SEC lawsuit against Ripple over XRP, he emphasized:...
Ontario Securities Commission Snuffs out Crypto Exchanges, Poloniex Targeted for Flouting Compliance
26.5.2021
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published documentation on Tuesday that claims the Seychelles-based crypto exchange, Poloniex has failed to contact the OSC in order to start compliance discussions. Poloniex meets the OSC’s jurisdiction because the trading platform operates trading...
UAE employs blockchain tech for remote litigation services
20.4.2021
The UAE government's adoption of blockchain technology for its legal notary services builds on its ambitions to go completely digital
Crypto Patent Alliance Questions Craig Wright’s White Paper Copyright Claim
8.2.2021
Back in January, the notorious Craig Wright who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto had his lawyers send letters to a number of websites like bitcoin.org telling them to remove the Bitcoin white paper hosted on their web portals. On January 31, bitcoin.org’s owner Cobra claimed he was threatened...