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NY Court Orders Longfin to Pay $223M to Investors After Blockchain Pivot Turns Securities Fraud
Longfin, a now-defunct crypto firm that raised $27 million in 2017, has been ordered by a Manhattan federal judge to repay $223 million to its investors along with interest in the alleged security fraud case. дальше »
2020-7-31 19:15 | |
HBZ Investors Urge Court to Block Smart Contract Destruction
A class-action lawsuit seeks to prevent e-scooter firm Helbiz from destroying the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token.
дальше »2020-7-11 10:00 | |
Crypto Mining GPU Manufacturer, NVidia Petitions Court to Toss Out $1 Billion Class Action
NVidia has petitioned the California court to dismiss the class action suit made by its investors. The lawsuit against the firm’s top brass alleges that they understated more than $1 Billion in revenue between 2017 and 2018 from crypto mining GPUs instead of owing it to the gaming sector. дальше »
2020-7-2 20:54 | |
Cryptopia: Liquidators third report focuses on reconciliation process
After suffering a major hack in January 2019, cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia confirmed going into liquidation in May 2019, with Grant Thornton firm as its liquidator. On 8 April, the High court hadThe post Cryptopia: Liquidators third report focuses on reconciliation process appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-6-12 11:50 | |
Plaintiff Asks Courts to Preserve BitMEX Emails Held on Twilio; Potential Market Manipulation Lawsuit Evidence
Bitcoin Manipulation Abatement LLC (BMA), the firm that recently filed a lawsuit against BitMEX, is pushing for more action from the court to protect potential evidence. BMA accused BitMEX of market manipulation and non-licensed operations in the U. дальше »
2020-6-12 19:02 | |
Ripple Asks Court To Dismiss Fraud Charges, Says Plaintiff Hasn’t Provided Substantial Evidence To Support Claims
The legal battle between Ripple and investors continues to poodle ahead. The latest development is a filing by the San Francisco-headquartered blockchain payments firm asking the court to dismiss the fraud charges put forward by the plaintiff on the account of lack of evidence to support the said claims. дальше »
2020-6-10 17:50 | |
Craig Wright Petitions Court to Keep List of Bitcoin Addresses Sealed
Craig S. Wright’s (CSW) legal team is looking to prevent further public embarrassment by asking the court not to reveal Bitcoin (BTC) addresses allegedly belonging to their client. According to Stephen Palley, a partner at Washington-based law firm Anderson Kill, CSW’s legal team filed a motion with the court to keep Wright’s listed Bitcoin addresses […] The post Craig Wright Petitions Court to Keep List of Bitcoin Addresses Sealed appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2020-5-30 17:10 | |
Overstock Files to Dismiss ‘Meritless’ Fraud Lawsuit Over Its Digital Dividend
The e-commerce firm is hoping to persuade a judge in the Utah District Court to throw out a class-action securities fraud lawsuit relating to the firm's security token dividend and its effect on short sellers. дальше »
2020-5-14 12:10 | |
Will New Crypto Bill Absolve Ripple of On-going XRP Lawsuits?
At present, fintech firm Ripple is already subject to several lawsuits that allege it broke SEC rules by selling unregistered securities with sales of the XRP crypto token. But in a further blow, attorneys for a company called Bitcoin Manipulation Abatement LLC filed a fresh lawsuit with the US Federal District Court on May, 1st... дальше »
2020-5-12 17:03 | |
US Court Throws Out Nvidia Corp Crypto Lawsuit
A group of investors charged US-based GPU maker Nvidia with making false statements about its inventory of graphic processing units (GPUs). However, US District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. threw out the suit yesterday, citing inconclusive arguments against the tech firm. дальше »
2020-3-18 01:00 | |
French Court Rules Bitcoin is Legal Money
A French commercial court has acknowledged Bitcoin as a currency, following a legal dispute between a local crypto exchange platform, Paymium, and investment firm, BitSpread. With the court ruling, Bitcoin can now be seen as legal money in France. дальше »
2020-3-7 00:00 | |
XRP Suffers A Serious Blow As Court Denies Ripple’s Motion To Dismiss Securities Lawsuit
Ripple has been battling a class-action lawsuit for a long time now. The fintech firm filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit late last year. However, a judge at the US District Court of Northern California has denied Ripple’s motion to dismiss. дальше »
2020-2-28 13:44 | |
Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860k Bitcoin Linked To BitPaymer Ransomware By UK Courts
A High Court in the United Kingdom has issued a freeze order on Bitcoin acquired via a ransomware attack against a Canadian-based firm. The proprietary injunction issued is a court order that prohibits an individual from handling their own assets until a proprietary claim case is heard and determined. дальше »
2020-1-29 19:56 | |
UK High Court Orders Freeze on $1M of Bitcoin in Ransomware Case
A UK court has ordered to freeze over $1 million in Bitcoin from a Canadian insurance firm in a ransomware attack
дальше »2020-1-29 16:18 | |
British Court Freezes $860,000 in Bitcoin Linked to Ransomware Payout
The victim firm in the ransomware attack had paid $950,000 in bitcoin to the perpetrator through an insurance company. Much of it ended up on Bitfinex. дальше »
2020-1-29 13:00 | |
TRON (TRX) CEO Justin Sun Sued by Ex-Employees Over Workplace Hostilities
Two former employees of the TRON (TRX) blockchain project have dragged the TRON Foundation as well as CEO Justin Sun to court, alleging that they were treated in an unfriendly manner by Sun and illegally fired from the firm for objecting to the project’s unlawful management practices, according to reports on January 27, 2020. дальше »
2020-1-28 20:00 | |
Bitmain Lawsuit Heats Up, Plaintiffs Fight Motion to Dismiss
United Corp, a Florida-based cryptocurrency company that sued Bitmain in December 2018, contested the mining giant’s motion to dismiss the case in a US court this week. A cryptocurrency company United American Corp claims that China-based Bitmain should not be dismissed from the United States’ antitrust suit, as the mining gear maker requested. дальше »
2019-11-30 15:33 | |
BREAKING: George Bush’s Son Received $300K From OneCoin Scammer
Neil Bush, son of former US President George H. W. Bush, was paid $300,000 by Ruja Ignatova for attending a meeting related to her fraudulent cryptocurrency known as OneCoin, according to law360, citing a failed subpoena bid. дальше »
2019-11-16 20:27 | |
Kik’s Defense Against SEC Isn’t Going Well; Suffering Setbacks As Judge Tosses Vagueness Plea
Kik is still trying to build up a strong defense against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The case is about the firm’s $100 million coin offering. As it has been reported in October, Kik’s team of lawyers tried to persuade the New York Southern District Court to refute SEC’s claim against the Toronto-based […] дальше »
2019-11-14 23:29 | |
SEC Denies Kik’s Subpoenas and Dismisses its ‘Void for Vagueness’ Defense On Its $100 Million ICO
The U. S Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently in a legal battle with Canadian crypto firm, Kik. Both have been to court on grounds that Kik launched a $100 million ICO which ought to have been under the SEC’s regulation as a security. дальше »
2019-10-30 16:09 | |
Brazil’s Atlas Quantum, a Bitcoin Trading Firm, Has 1 Day to Give Back Investors’ Money Over $250K of BTC
A court in Brazil has given 24 hours for a company operating in automated bitcoin to refund the money to the two investors it has. In the past few years, Atlas Quantum platform as allegedly faced a lot of difficulties withdrawing funds and making profits since the securities regulator in the country took strict action […] дальше »
2019-10-30 01:03 | |
Brazilian Bitcoin Arbitrage Firm Given 24-Hours to Refund Investors
A Brazilian court has given a company operating an automated Bitcoin arbitrage service 24-hours to return the funds of two of its investors. The Atlas Quantum platform has reportedly faced difficulties with withdrawals since the country’s securities regulator took action against it in August. дальше »
2019-10-29 18:01 | |
Virginia Beach’s BCause Mining Firm Set to Shut Down, Liquidate Assets and Return $500,000 Grant
The crypto mining industry recently lost one of it's players based in Virginia Beach following a court order. BCause Mining, is set to liquidate its asset's after authorities forced the move on the firm. дальше »
2019-10-10 18:34 | |
New lawsuit accuses Bitfinex, Tether of participating in part-fraud, part money laundering schemes
On 7 October, Roche Freedman, the New York-based high-stakes legal firm, dragged Tether and Bitfinex to court, alleging them to be participants in market manipulation. A class-action lawsuit was filed by Roche Freedman LLP against Tether and Bitfinex for manipulating cryptocurrency markets. дальше »
2019-10-7 16:18 | |
U.S. SEC Obtains $6.8M Fraud Judgment Against Nasdaq-Listed Firm, Longfin Corp.
Longfin Corp. , one of the firms that suddenly joined the crypto bandwagon in a bid to take advantage of the bitcoin bull run of 2017, has been ordered by a New York federal court to pay nearly seven million dollars in penalties and disgorgement for fraudulent practices, according to a press release on September 30,Read MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-10-1 23:00 | |
Ripple Files Motion for Court to Toss XRP Securities Lawsuit
Ripple, the cryptocurrency firm behind the XRP token, has requested a federal court dismissal of a class-action lawsuit; all while ignoring one major issue, XRP's security status. The original lawsuit was first launched back in early 2018, by a handful of disgruntled XRP investors. дальше »
2019-9-22 13:58 | |
Craig Wright Looking to Settle $10Bn Lawsuit Outside Court
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has entered settlement talks with the estate of Dave Kleiman, a firm which sued him for $10 billion. A September 17 filing in Florida district court shows that both Wright and Kleiman estate have asked the judge to grant them a 30-day deadline. дальше »
2019-9-18 16:00 | |
US court says scraping a site without permission isn’t illegal
An appeals court situated in California, US, today said it’s not illegal to scrape data from public websites without any prior approval. Web scraping refers to the process of collecting large troves of data with the use of web crawlers – scripts designed to lift information from web pages. дальше »
2019-9-10 18:02 | |
Ernst & Young Set to Move QuadrigaCX’s Case from Halifax to Toronto
In line with Halifax’s request, Ernst & Young, a “Big Four” multinational professional services firm in charge of QuadrigaCX’s court proceedings has asked a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge to transfer the case to Toronto, to save costs, according to a local news source, The Star on August 28, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-30 23:00 | |
Siemens contractor pleads guilty to planting ‘logic bomb’ in spreadsheet software
A contract programmer has pleaded guilty to planting “logic bombs” inside a client’s spreadsheets in an attempt to receive extra work from the company every time the software crashed. David Tinley — the Pennsylvania-based 62-year-old contract programmer in question — now faces a fine of up to $250,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both. дальше »
2019-7-25 12:25 | |
OneCoin Scam Victim Files New York Lawsuit after $760,000 Loss
A filing in a lawsuit filed against cryptocurrency firm OneCoin has revealed that one of the proposed lead plaintiffs lost over $700,000 in the scam. According to documents submitted on July 8th in a Manhattan court, proposed lead plaintiff Donald Berdeaux invested approximately $755,918. дальше »
2019-7-10 15:32 | |
NYAG: Tether, Bitfinex Served New York Clients as Late as January 2019
On July 8, 2019, the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) submitted new court filings alleging that iFinex Inc. , the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuing firm Tether (USDT), continued providing services to New York residents as late as January 2019. дальше »
2019-7-10 21:00 | |
Facebook Gets Legal Notice by Israeli Insurance Firm For Infringing on its Libra Trademarked Brand Name
The Insurance firm has already sent a notice to Facebook against using its brand name via its legal representative Liad Whatstein and Co. The legal firm specializes in trademarking and patent laws. In the notice, they have threatened to take Facebook to the court if they won’t stop using their trademarked name of Libra. Libra […] дальше »
2019-7-3 20:44 | |
Crypto-mining firm GAW Miners LLC’s investors given Class status by U.S District Court
Less than a year ago, Homero Joshua Garza was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution of over $9 million by the U. дальше »
2019-6-26 01:30 | |
CFTC Targets Control-Finance Ltd For Fraudulent Bitcoin Investor Scheme Of Nearly 23,000 BTC
US CFTC Launches Action Against Bitcoin Fraudsters A few days ago, the regulatory agency of the United States filed a complaint with the New York Southern District Court against Control-Finance Ld. Apparently, the firm defrauded over 1,000 investors so as to launder over 22,858 Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-6-18 20:52 | |
Funds Belonging to Controversial Brazilian Crypto Firm Grupo Bitcoin Banco Frozen by Local Court
GBB recently fell victim to a hacking scandal that saw the firm lose nearly $13 million via double spend-type attacks. As part of GBBs recovery efforts, the company has closed down a total of 2,568 suspicious accounts. дальше »
2019-6-6 17:10 | |
Israel’s Supreme Court Finally Rules in Favor of Bits of Gold Exchange
The long-standing court battle between Bits of Gold, one of Israel’s pioneer bitcoin trading venues and Bank Leumi, the nation’s second-largest lender, has finally come to an end as the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »
2019-6-4 21:00 | |
Kik Fortifies War Chest to Battle SEC Lawsuit Over $100 Million ICO
By CCN: Canadian mobile-messaging company Kik is preparing to fight the SEC tooth-and-nail when the agency sues the firm over its $100 million ICO. Many companies settle to avoid a protracted and expensive legal war. дальше »
2019-5-31 17:36 | |