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In a dramatic conclusion to a five-year legal saga, Craig Wright, the controversial figure who claims to be the elusive creator of Bitcoin, has dropped his lawsuit against a prominent Bitcoin enthusiast known as Hodlonaut. origin »
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Coinspeaker Coinbase to Face Negligence Lawsuit Over BCH Launch Despite Not Committing FraudA bittersweet moment as Coinbase is cleared of fraud by a San Francisco Judge but slammed exchange's 'incompetence' over its controversial launch of Bitcoin Cash in 2017.
2019-8-8 13:46 | |
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Coinbase will have to face a negligence lawsuit from customers who bought bitcoin cash during the 2017 bull run, a judge ruled.
2019-8-8 21:15 | |
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The ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case saw expert testimony on Monday from the plaintiff’s cryptography specialist, alongside the defendant Craig Wright’s witness, Nchain CTO Steve Shadders.
2019-8-8 19:00 | |
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Long-standing cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will face a negligence lawsuit after allegedly mismanaging the launch of Bitcoin Cash on its platform, a judge has ruled. However, court documents released on Tuesday show that US District Judge Vince Chhabria threw fraud and unfair competition charges relating to the case.
2019-8-8 15:57 | |
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A U. S. judge has ruled Coinbase can be sued for negligence over its contentious 2017 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) listing, describing the actions of the iconic U. S. cryptocurrency exchange as constituting “incompetence born of haste”, Bloomberg reported.
2019-8-8 13:21 | |
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Malta’s Consumer Claims Tribunal (MCCAA) has ordered Dario Azzopardi, a retailer of Bitcoin mining machines to refund $2,239 (€2,000) to a client who claimed that the machine they had purchased from the firm generates a lot of noise and massively consumes electricity, reports Malta Today on August 6, 2019.
2019-8-7 05:00 | |
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A verdict was not declared in an ongoing contempt and sanctions hearing for the self-declared inventor of bitcoin.
2019-8-6 21:00 | |
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According to documents from the U. K. ’s High Court of Justice published on July 31, a judge has denied Craig Wright’s libel lawsuit against Roger Ver. Wright filed the charge against Ver when the early bitcoin investor told the public he believed Wright was a “liar and a fraud.
2019-8-2 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin SV creator Craig Wright claimed that he created Bitcoin as Satoshi Nakamoto—Bitcoin Cash founder Roger Ver called him a fraud. The two took the matter to court, and today, England’s high court ruled in favor of Ver.
2019-8-1 01:41 | |
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Bitcoin SV creator Craig Wright claimed that he created Bitcoin as Satoshi Nakamoto—Bitcoin Cash founder Roger Ver called him a fraud. The two took the matter to court, and today, England’s high court ruled in favor of Ver.
2019-8-1 01:41 | |
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Craig Wright’s legal campaign continues to experience turbulence, with a UK court dealing a devastating blow to the self-declared Bitcoin creator’s quest to use the strong arm of the law to unsully his less-than-stellar-reputation.
2019-8-1 23:02 | |
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Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the early bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, must face a class action lawsuit in Philadelphia over the firm's 2014 collapse.
2019-7-30 17:00 | |
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Justice Joel Cohen of the New York Supreme Court extended the preliminary injunction against iFinex and Bitfinex for an extra 90 days. This means the company cannot access Tether’s financial reserves for their own use.
2019-7-30 16:37 | |
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Craig Wright has a theory about why almost nobody will capitulate to his demands to be worshiped as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Standing on the wrong end of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit, he believes that his persona has led to attacks on him personally, as opposed to the ideas he has presented to the […] The post Craig Wright ‘Explains’ Why You Won’t Admit He Created Bitcoin appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-29 23:00 | |
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The Trump administration has filed a $100 million lawsuit against infamous bitcoin exchange BTC-e and its alleged operator, Russian national Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik, who remains in custody in Greece as governments worldwide jockey to extradite him, stands accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from other exchanges, most notably Mt.
2019-7-27 15:04 | |
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Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin was recently summoned to court in New York when a former employee initiated a lawsuit for more than $13 million. According to the summons stemming from former Token Foundry CEO, Harrison Hines, relief was being sought for alleged unpaid profits, fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of contract.
2019-7-25 17:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Another Wannabe Satoshi Nakamoto Appears in Kleiman vs. Wright LawsuitA new person has stepped forward and claimed to be Satoshi Nakomoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.
2019-7-25 13:15 | |
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The $10 billion bitcoin lawsuit pending against self-proclaimed “Satoshi Nakamoto” Craig Wright is moving forward, with an interesting new court filing. On July 24, Florida federal judge Bruce Reinhart filed a Request for International Judicial Assistance with the Queen’s Bench Division in London.
2019-7-25 06:54 | |
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A new filing has been submitted to the ongoing Kleiman v. Wright case stemming from a man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. The man, named Debo Jurgen Etienne Guido, has sent handwritten testimony to the Southern District of Florida courthouse asserting that he is the “genuine and only originator/creator” of the genesis block that […] The post Another Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Appears in the High Profile Bitcoin Lawsuit appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-7-24 21:00 | |
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A group of Venezuelan citizens has dragged the owners of Eagle Financial Diamond Group Inc. and Argyle Coin have been dragged to court for defrauding them through their diamond-backed crypto Ponzi scheme.
2019-7-17 17:00 | |
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A Texas federal court has granted a motion for a default judgement against two individuals who solicited money by fraudulently representing the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) in a bid to extract Bitcoin from investors.
2019-7-11 11:49 | |
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The famous Winklevoss twins and their imbroglio with Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook needs no introduction. Interestingly, the business honchos’ tryst with Gemini started after winning a $65 million settlement from a lawsuit against the social media giant in 2011.
2019-7-11 19:30 | |
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New York University professor and staunch bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini is threatening to sue BitMEX, a global cryptocurrency exchange. The renowned economist lambasted Arthur Hayes, co-founder & CEO of BitMEX, for releasing a doctored video of a debate featuring the two.
2019-7-7 15:54 | |
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Days after Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini debated BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes in Taipei, Taiwan, the foul-mouthed Bitcoin critic is still not letting go over how everything panned out.
2019-7-7 18:41 | |
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Bloomberg recently reported that Craig S. Wright, the self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, is unable to provide details of his purported $10 billion in BTC. These details were brought to attention following a lawsuit lanced by Ira Kleiman, the brother of Dave Kleiman, a former business associate of Wright.
2019-7-5 23:00 | |
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It was an emotional day for the self-professed creator of bitcoin as he testified in the on-going Kleiman lawsuit.
2019-6-29 01:30 | |
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Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright reportedly cried in court during cross-examination in the $10 billion crypto lawsuit filed against him by the estate of deceased computer genius Dave Kleiman.
2019-6-29 22:35 | |
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The man who claims to have invented Bitcoin, Craig Wright, will be appearing in court on Friday, June 28 in West Palm Beach, Florida for an evidentiary hearing. According to recently filed documents in the Kleiman v.
2019-6-28 02:55 | |
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The case of Kleiman vs. Wright has been going on for quite some time, and new reports show that Craig Wright will be calling witnesses at the June 28th deposition. Wright has consistently stated that he is the creator of Bitcoin, and he will be calling two expert witnesses, a fact witness, and himself to […]
2019-6-27 01:56 | |
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Jed McCaleb, the current Chief Technological Officer (CTO) of blockchain project Stellar and the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox is facing a lawsuit over his alleged mismanagement of the Tokyo-based trading platform, The Next Web reports, June 26, 2019.
2019-6-27 01:00 | |
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Steve Shadders, who sees the "Satoshiness of Wright," will testify as a factual witness alongside Wright himself.
2019-6-27 23:00 | |
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Serial entrepreneur Jed McCaleb, and creator of the now-defunct Mt. Gox, is facing a lawsuit over his handling of the failed cryptocurrency exchange. Former Mt. Gox traders Joseph Jones and Peter Steinmetz allege McCaleb was “fraudulent” and “negligent” in his representation of the exchange, partly leading to the loss of their Bitcoin when it was hacked in the notorious hacking incident from 2014, CoinDesk reports.
2019-6-26 14:47 | |
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According to a lawyer holding licenses in New York, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, is in serious legal trouble in his case against Ira Kleiman. The Craig Wright Lawsuit Back in February 2018, the brother of the now deceased David Kleiman filed a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin SV proponent, Craig Wright.
2019-6-25 23:00 | |
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New Information Revealed From Kleiman vs. Wright Case According to this filing, in order to have access to these funds, it is necessary to have the participation of all the trustees, but one of them has not been in contact for several years.
2019-6-21 22:03 | |
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A court filing has surfaced in the ongoing Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit that gives details concerning the existence of the alleged Tulip Trust and another trust known as the Tulip Trust II. The filing of Craig Wright’s declaration dated May 8, 2019 is partially redacted but gives a description of the ostensible trusts of bitcoin […] The post Kleiman Attorney: ‘Craig Wright Hasn’t Complied With the Order to List His Bitcoin’ appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-6-22 21:30 | |
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A court document filed on May 8 details Craig Wright's bitcoin holdings prior to Dec. 31, 2013.
2019-6-21 22:50 | |
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Photographer John Curtis Rice has filed a lawsuit against Cointelegraph, a popular cryptocurrency news website, for allegedly using a copyrighted photograph of Charlie Shrem, Founder of Bitcoin Foundation.
2019-6-19 08:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: Self-proclaimed “bitcoin inventor” Craig Wright attended a mediation conference in Miami related to his $10 billion lawsuit against the estate of deceased computer genius Dave Kleiman.
2019-6-19 05:00 | |
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22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme.
2019-6-18 20:45 | |
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Crypto mining giant Bitmain is locked in a legal battle with former employees who started a rival bitcoin mining pool, Poolin.
2019-6-17 05:10 | |
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Craig Wright, the notorious Satoshi Nakamoto claimant, must appear in court on Monday or be held in contempt. The Florida court granted a motion to compel on June 14, mandating Wright to provide a list of all the bitcoin addresses he’s owned prior to December 2013.
2019-6-17 02:10 | |
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Craig Wright, the notorious Satoshi Nakamoto claimant, must appear in court on Monday or be held in contempt. The Florida court granted a motion to compel on June 14, mandating Wright to provide a list of all the bitcoin addresses he’s owned prior to December 2013.
2019-6-16 02:10 | |
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There’s been a number of developments in the ongoing Kleiman vs. Wright lawsuit lately. After Craig Wright’s sworn deposition, the plaintiffs contend that Wright’s categorical refusal to answer questions about his bitcoin addresses and his marriage(s) needs to be reevaluated.
2019-6-13 01:45 | |
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By CCN Markets: After vowing to “f**king bury” the U. S. government over the weekend, Bitcoin firebrand John McAfee has now ruffled the feathers of the Bahamas’ anti-corruption czar, according to Tribune 242.
2019-6-13 17:56 | |
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John de Mol, a Dutch media tycoon and creator of the “Big Brother” reality TV show, has slapped Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook with a lawsuit on June 5, 2019, claiming that the social media network allowed his name and image to be used in advertisements promoting a bitcoin (BTC) scam scheme, according to a Reuters reportRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-6 13:00 | |
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Dutch billionaire and businessman John de Mol, known for creating the "Big Brother" reality television show, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social media giant allowed fake ads on its platform that used de Mol's face and name to carry out bitcoin-related fraud.
2019-6-6 19:21 | |
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By CCN: Ethereum’s status as a legitimate transactional currency was confirmed once again this week – by none other than the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC’s recent lawsuit against Kik (KIN) details the particulars of the KIN token sale – the public phase of which was carried out against ETH, as opposed to the U.
2019-6-5 16:57 | |
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Victims of cryptocurrency frauds and scams from over 30 countries have filed a joint lawsuit under Dr. Jonathan Levy of Berlad Graham LLP. The cumulative loss for all parties amounts to $16. 8 million, yet the primary claim is a $10 billion compensation fund for victims of such attacks, as reported by Micky, June 4, 2019.
2019-6-4 13:00 | |
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Peter McCormack, the host of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, has seen increased support from the crypto community in his fight against Craig Wright’s libel lawsuit. The podcaster received immense support on social media, with industry heavyweights such as Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, and cryptoanalyst Josh Rager.
2019-6-2 09:31 | |
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On Feb. 18, 2025, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, Matthew Sigel, published a long post on X, claiming that he is convinced Jack Dorsey is Satoshi Nakamoto. Sigel backed his claim with a body of evidence compiled by…
Coinbase director Conor Grogan surmised that Kraken and its founder Jesse Powell may have access to Satoshi Nakamoto’s real identity due to a 2016 acquisition.
On Jan. 30, 2025, several crypto influencer accounts celebrated the solo miner who managed to solve a block and grabbed the entire reward of 3.146 BTC for themselves. However, it turned out that the hashrate of the solo miner was…
The crypto world is celebrating 16 years since Bitcoin’s Genesis block was mined on Jan. 3, 2009. This landmark event not only marked the birth of the top digital asset but also laid the groundwork for today’s digital financial revolution.
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Frank Richard Ahlgren III, an early Bitcoin investor from Texas, has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud. According to the Department of Justice, Ahlgren underreported $3.7 million in Bitcoin (BTC) capital gains on his 2017 tax…
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