2019-8-27 23:53 |
The SEC continues to file lawsuits in the U.S., but banks are on the receiving end of international crypto court cases
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Several Bitcoin and crypto traders of Israel are facing a problem with banks right now. Many banks are not very sympathetic with crypto traders and are closing their accounts. This has prompted several of them to start a series of lawsuits against the banking institutions, the Globes has recently reported. The problems are pretty varied. […]
2019-8-20 22:47 | |
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The DC-based lobbyist group Blockchain Association will be taking over Defend Crypto, the crowdfunding initiative Kik started to help itself and other crypto-related businesses hit with lawsuits from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
2019-6-29 19:00 | |
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Daniel Kelman, an established lawyer associated with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency since 2013, published a blog post of his opinions on Kleiman Vs Wright based on his legal expertise, June 23, 2019. Strategies Playing Out Kleiman vs Wright is one of the most closely followed lawsuits in the crypto community, as it sets the ground forRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-24 11:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: When we think of Facebook entering the crypto space with Libra, we need to consider it holistically. There’s a lot more going on here than some social networking giant splashing around in the crypto space.
2019-6-19 09:45 | |
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Peter McCormack Receives Astounding Support From Crypto Community In Case Against Craig Wright One of the “victims” of Dr. Craig Wright’s many lawsuits, Peter McCormack, is now being offered a lot of support from many people in the crypto community.
2019-6-3 21:00 | |
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After Craig Wright’s barrage of lawsuits and the campaign to raise money for Hodlonaut, there’s a new movement/initiative in crypto, the “defend crypto” movement/fund organized by the Kin Foundation.
2019-5-29 17:00 | |
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U.S. entrepreneur and crypto advocate John McAfee says he is holding back on plans to reveal the real identity of bitcoin’s creator for fear it will expose him to further lawsuits
2019-4-24 16:18 | |
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Craig Wright, a computer scientist and self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been serving people with legal notices for harassing him with tweets or comments. The barrage of lawsuits began with Hodlonaut, a Twitter user who seemed to have started the hashtag “CraigWrightIsAFraud.
2019-4-13 10:45 | |
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Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, had his attorneys serve legal papers to an anonymous Twitter user who publicly denied he created Bitcoin. In response, the crypto community rallied against Wright, culminating in the CEO of Binance threatening to delist Wright’s Bitcoin SV (BSV).
2019-4-13 14:44 | |
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Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, had his attorneys serve legal papers to an anonymous Twitter user who publicly denied he created Bitcoin. In response, the crypto community rallied against Wright, culminating in the CEO of Binance threatening to delist Wright’s Bitcoin SV (BSV).
2019-4-12 14:44 | |
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Moshe Hogeg, the CEO of cryptocurrency smartphone startup Sirin Labs, has been ordered to settle his $4 million lawsuit with a Chinese investor in the next 30 days, reports local media outlet Globes on March 14, 2019.
2019-3-15 16:00 | |
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The Supreme Court of Canada granted QuadrigaCX a 45-day extension to recover cryptocurrency assets that went missing after its founder’s death, keeping the exchange safe from creditor lawsuits while the investigation continues into the loss of $190 million in crypto.
2019-3-8 10:58 | |
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A Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice has given defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX a 45-day extension to search for $140 million worth of missing crypto assets. Judge Michael Wood extended the creditor-protection deadline to April 23, which would protect Quadriga from potential lawsuits.
2019-3-6 14:21 | |
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The Supreme Court of India made a decision on February 25, 2019, to present the government with an ultimatum: Develop crypto regulations within the next four weeks or the court will make its own judgement.
2019-2-26 22:02 | |
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Last year, a lot of people had doubts about the future of Ripple’s XRP. The company had seen some tough times as it had to face lawsuits and some people from the crypto community were sure that its tokens would be deemed as securities, which would have been a heavy blow. However, now the second […]
2019-2-9 05:08 | |
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A judge in Canada has ruled in favor of a creditor protection petition filed last week by Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.
2019-2-5 19:35 | |
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A high-profile cryptocurrency theft case and a series of lawsuits associated with it have brought SIM swap hacks to the limelight once again. Nicolas Truglia, the primary suspect of a $24 million-dollar cryptocurrency theft case where BitAngels founder Michael Terpin’s crypto holdings were robbed, was known to live in $6,000 per month rented apartment.
2019-1-21 21:19 | |
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According to data provided by China Judgements Online, an online database that shows Chinese court documents, half of the lawsuits related to virtual currencies were filed in 2018. This shows how the crypto ban in China played a limited role in trying to avoid crypto-related scams in the market. As per China Judgements Online, there […]
2019-1-5 03:47 | |
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According to China Judgements Online, a database of Chinese court documents, half of all lawsuits pertaining to cryptocurrencies were filed last year, highlighting an increase in fraudulent activity despite China’s regulatory crackdown.
2019-1-5 23:55 | |
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Despite all the trouble that the bear market has brought to the crypto industry and all the lawsuits that Ripple is facing, 2018 was not a very bad year for Ripple’s cryptocurrency, XRP. Recently, a fan account named XRP Research Center has used Twitter to launch an “update” of how the ecosystem of Ripple evolved […]
2018-12-11 00:43 | |
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Since the market opened, the crypto space has been awash with incidents of fraud and lawsuits. However, the recent one involving a bank is what really comes as a shocker. Apparently, the CEO of AriseBank hasn’t been a good boy in these streets, and now the law has caught up with him.
2018-11-30 23:42 | |
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Market manipulation is rampant, the banks hold all the cards and whales routinely move prices in their favor. Oh, and that probably happens in crypto markets, too. In the latest demonstration that crypto markets are child’s play compared to real financial manipulation, two major banks have settled lawsuits from investors alleging violations of anti-monopoly laws.
2018-11-25 17:30 | |
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It seems that lawsuits in the crypto space aren’t going to decrease any time soon. From the look of it, even the biggest market player can find themselves in the bad books of some people if they don’t watch out.
2018-11-24 20:39 | |
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In contrast with the bear market we have watched throughout the year it seems that cryptocurrency-related lawsuits have skyrocketed as far up to 300 percent, reports Dior, November 19, 2018. Crypto Lawsuits Go North While bitcoin continues to go south, the business for digital currency focused lawyers looks to have a bright future ahead.
2018-11-23 16:00 | |
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At least two contractors plan to file lawsuits against KodakOne over unpaid invoices.
2018-11-23 23:29 | |
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Crypto lawsuits are on the rise, UK may snub crypto derivatives business, and India set to clarify stance on crypto.
2018-11-22 18:53 | |
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has recently moved to take custody of a large sum of assets from a crypto exchange currently frozen in accounts at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
2018-11-15 22:14 | |
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Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping.
2018-11-10 01:35 | |
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A cryptocurrency-focused law firm in the U.S. says it has filed lawsuits against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of victims of "SIM swapping" hacks.
2018-11-9 15:10 | |
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According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect.
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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BitConnect investors hoping to recoup their losses have consolidated all existing lawsuits against the startup into one.
2018-10-18 05:04 | |
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Despite finding itself mired in lawsuits, controversies, and price drops, Ripple’s XRP has so far managed to pull through quite a difficult year without any major permanent setbacks. It has taken all the brunts thrown its way rather effectively, and if things continue along the current trajectory, the company could end up becoming the Microsoft […] What’s the Deal With Ripple Being Touted as the Microsoft of Crypto? was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-10-13 15:39 | |
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The great ICO rush of 2017 and early 2018 is over. The euphoria, the unironic cries of “When Binance?”, and the 10x returns are now a thing of the past. Epic gains and moon missions have been replaced by acrimony, recriminations and, increasingly lawsuits, both real and threatened.
2018-9-30 13:45 | |
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Crypto is facing record numbers of class action lawsuits, as regulators, lawmakers, and duped investors target organisations already reeling from the recent digital currency sell-off.
2018-10-5 15:00 | |
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A year-old legal battle between two of the crypto industry’s leading organizations is coming to a close. After a volley of countersuits that had the companies jumping from courthouse to courthouse, Ripple and R3 have brokered a settlement that will put the drama to rest.
2018-9-12 21:26 | |
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Earlier this year, an article appeared in Crypto Briefing which described the Tron project as a catastrophe in the making. The author of that article repeated the many, many accusations that have been made against Tron and its founder, before predicting that it would likely end in a fizzle of unworkable code and investor lawsuits.
2018-9-11 17:33 | |
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While cryptocurrency scams and lawsuits are usually based on “exit-scams” and outright frauds, Michael Terpin, a U. S. -based cryptocurrency investor, has filed a mammoth $224 million lawsuit against his telecom operator, citing the theft of digital tokens.
2018-8-17 18:00 | |
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Ripple Labs, the team behind Ripple and of course, XRP have made way in their legal battle after reports suggest they have won one of the court cases that is currently forcing Ripple and XRP into a temporary hibernation.
2018-8-15 17:30 | |
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The difference in the amount of litigation facing the crypto and tech communities was brought to light by Twitter user @lanbins, who responded to a post about three pending lawsuits against Ripple, by stating: “Nice to know but apple is I like 60 .
2018-8-12 19:20 | |
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Ripple’s legal proceedings have been relatively quiet of late, we can only expect that this is as a result of Ripple’s legal representatives paying heavy attention to PR and to damage control surrounding the XRP security saga.
2018-8-9 16:30 | |
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Its August 2018. Ripple have certified that their currency, XRP is a cryptocurrency not bound to them by rebranding XRP, as XRP. Ripple are riddled with lawsuits and Coinbase still won’t list XRP.
2018-8-8 06:00 | |
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Two weeks after the Reserve Bank of India’s circular regarding cryptocurrency came in to play, the Indian cryptocurrency community gears up for its first signs of reproach, as the Supreme Court of India resumes hearings on the petition filed against the central bank.
2018-7-20 13:14 | |
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Back in January, and before the Ripple company started getting served with lawsuits, XRP (XRP) was the coin to have. Talk in the crypto-verse was that the digital asset was headed towards first dethroning Ethereum (ETH) from the number 2 spot according to coinmarketcap.
2018-7-17 13:50 | |
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An ongoing dispute between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges took a new turn. An appeals court has ruled in favor of one crypto exchange against one of the largest banks in the country. Five major banks have also separately responded to lawsuits against them in court.
2018-7-16 09:00 | |
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In an ongoing dispute between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile, an appeals court has finally ruled in favor of one crypto exchange against one of the largest banks in the country. Five major banks have also separately responded to lawsuits against them in court.
2018-7-15 03:35 | |
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On June 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) director of corporate finance made waves in the cryptocurrency space when he commented at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto that ether is not a security.
2018-7-3 23:16 | |
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Ripple has a problem. Their token has lost five-sixths of its value since December. That’s not the problem. Ripple is facing a couple of class action lawsuits. That’s not the problem either.
2018-6-29 16:24 | |
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Copying someone’s work and replicating it without permission or attribution is theft. This is a common law theme around the world, and it has resulted in some spectacular legal cases over the years.
2018-6-26 22:15 | |
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Сенатор Элизабет Уоррен и конгрессмен Джейк Окинклосс обратились к нескольким регулирующим органам с просьбой дать правовую оценку мемкоинам, выпущенным президентом Дональдом Трампом и первой леди Меланией Трамп.
Сенатор Элизабет Уоррен и конгрессмен Джейк Окинклосс обратились к нескольким регулирующим органам с просьбой дать правовую оценку мемкоинам, выпущенным президентом Дональдом Трампом и первой леди Меланией Трамп.
Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) объявила о создании рабочей группы, которая будет заниматься разработкой нормативно-правовой базы для американского крипторынка.
Руководитель CFTC, Ростин Бенхэм, уходит в отставку в конце января. Его попытки превратить CFTC в главного крипторегулятора США тщетно провалились. За время своей карьеры он активно выступал за расширение полномочий CFTC для регулирования криптовалютного рынка.
Юрисконсульты венчурной компании Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) уверены, что после переизбрания Дональда Трампа (Donald Trump) на пост президента США, в стране будут созданы более благоприятные условия для работы криптокомпаний.
Alexandra Damsker, author of "Understanding DeFi," argues that the shifting nature of tokens means that agencies like the SEC and CFTC are incapable of regulating crypto effectively.
Палата представителей Конгресса США одобрила законопроект о криптовалюте и структуре крипторынка, распределяющий полномочия по его регулированию между надзорными органами.