2020-5-28 18:00 |
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A federal court confirmed the final tally of SBF assets the government staked a claim to, including $606 million in Robinhood stock sales and two private jets.
2025-2-19 17:00 | |
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In the world of Bitcoin and other crypto assets, theft and hacks are rather common. Michael Terpin fell victim to such theft a few years ago, yet it now seems that the investigation is reaching a new milestone.
2020-5-12 05:00 | |
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Account-holders of failed cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia have new hope following a judgment made by a New Zealand High Court that deems crypto assets are ‘property’, that was owned by individual account holders on the platform.
2020-4-16 03:00 | |
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A Christchurch High Court has ruled that over 800,000 users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform Cryptopia, are entitled to the digital assets held in their accounts before the hack occurred.
2020-4-9 23:00 | |
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The High Court of New Zealand ruled on April 8, 2020, that the cryptocurrencies are beneficially owned by the account holders and aren’t the assets of the company, on the basis that cryptos are “property” under Companies Act and cryptos were held on multiple trusts.
2020-4-9 21:16 | |
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Users at the now-defunct exchange Cryptopia are the co-beneficiaries of trusts that contained their assets prior to the platform’s hack
2020-4-8 14:06 | |
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In the fallout from a massive hack of the New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, users at last have a little good news.
2020-4-8 12:10 | |
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Clients of the embattled New Zealand-based Cryptopia exchange will be celebrating today following a court order which deemed the assets to be the property of account holders. Cryptopia went into liquidation in May 2019 following a $16 million hack in January of the same year.
2020-4-8 11:28 | |
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Against a grim macro outlook, there was some good regulatory news last month. A French court ruled that bitcoin is a legally recognized currency. The Indian Supreme Court overturned India’s crypto banking ban, and South Korea has now fully legalized crypto assets within its borders.
2020-4-5 16:00 | |
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With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply.
2020-4-1 22:50 | |
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On Feb 26, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the Northern District of California ruled that the class-action lawsuit filed by investors claiming Ripple sold unregistered securities will move forward. The judge also noted that digital assets that do not fall under securities law will be subject to laws against unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices […]
2020-3-14 15:06 | |
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Earlier today, India’s Supreme Court reversed a ban against Bitcoin, Ripple’s XRP, and other cryptocurrencies. While this is a huge development for all digital assets — from the market leaders to the small altcoins that few know of — some are saying this ruling could have an outsized effect on XRP, which has been struggling...
2020-3-5 03:00 | |
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A court in Australia has agreed that a crypto exchange account can be used as security for potential legal expenses. Acknowledging the volatile nature of decentralized digital assets, the judge nevertheless conceded that cryptocurrency is a recognized form of investment in the current uncertain financial times.
2020-2-29 22:40 | |
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The Irish High Court ruled that a drug dealer should have his 52 million Euro (more than $56 million) in Bitcoin (BTC) confiscated as being criminal proceeds. On February 19, the Irish news outlet Independent.
2020-2-20 00:19 | |
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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.
2020-1-29 19:56 | |
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain advocacy group, wants a U.S. court to distinguish between an investment contract and the underlying asset used by Telegram during a 2018 initial coin offering.
2020-1-22 13:00 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India has said in a court filing that it had "ringfenced" financial institutions from dealing with digital assets over perceived risks, but hadn't banned cryptos.
2020-1-21 13:35 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India has said in a court filing that it had "ringfenced" financial institutions from dealing with digital assets over perceived risks, but hadn't banned cryptos.
2020-1-22 13:35 | |
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After a stressful Supreme Court hearing, India conceded that bitcoin and crypto assets are not illegal. The Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, also stated it did not place restrictions on Bitcoin (BTC) or other virtual currencies.
2020-1-21 12:32 | |
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In this roundup, we cover Russia’s supreme court recognizing tokens as assets like money and property, France’s new crypto regulatory framework, and several industry developments in China, including a blockchain ETF filing.
2020-1-1 18:57 | |
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A phenomenon like bitcoin can gain recognition, including regulatory, in many different and often unexpected ways. Governments that hesitate to accept cryptocurrencies as legal tender, sometimes validate their existence indirectly and even acknowledge they can be used for payments.
2019-12-26 12:15 | |
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New Zealand based liquidator’s report shows over US$ 7M in recovered assets as the Cryptopia case heads back to court in February. Meanwhile, creditors are calling for the exhumation of the body of Quadriga founder Gerald Cotten.
2019-12-21 20:00 | |
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Former Bitmain developer and founder of the mining equipment manufacturer MicroBT was arrested in China for embezzlement. MicroBT assets frozen by court order.
2019-12-18 12:23 | |
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Coinspeaker Two Bitmain’s Subsidiaries Get over $1M in Assets Frozen by CourtAs a result of the decisions taken by the Chinese courts, Bitmain now has more than $1 million worth of assets frozen.
2019-12-17 11:49 | |
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The Shenzhen Bao'An District Court in China has frozen $676,000 in assets of a Bitmain subsidiary
2019-12-17 15:19 | |
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In the latest contract dispute to hit the firm, $680,000 belonging to a fully owned subsidiary of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has been frozen by a Chinese court.
2019-12-16 13:44 | |
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Some investors put crypto in a trust that holds crypto assets. What are the specifics? A Tax lawyer comments
2019-7-6 14:21 | |
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Despite the fact that cryptocurrencies are not considered as “legal tender” in the Netherlands yet, this has not hindered the trading of digital assets in the country. As asserted by the Court of Amsterdam, digital currencies are however, recognized as something that possess “transferable value” in the region.
2019-7-2 23:30 | |
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India has been surrounded by a smog of uncertainty, with the status of digital assets being hotly debated in the country. While the government and the Supreme Court’s decision in the ‘Crypto vs.
2019-6-27 09:44 | |
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By CCN: There’s a reasonable possibility that demand for Bitcoin is being driven from China, according to CryptoSlate’s Ali Martinez. Officially speaking, China doesn’t have crypto trading anymore.
2019-6-8 09:16 | |
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In a turn everyone should’ve seen coming, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing messaging app Kik for its initial coin offering (ICO). In court documents released yesterday, the SEC outlined that Kik’s sale of one trillion “Kin” tokens was not registered with the SEC.
2019-6-5 11:26 | |
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A judge at Russia’s Supreme Arbitration Court urged lawmakers to include the term “digital assets” in the Russian Civil Law
2019-6-4 15:03 | |
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The world of cryptocurrencies hit a roadblock in India with the country’s Supreme Court mulling over a set of regulations that will decide the fate of digital currencies. This indecision has affected the operations of cryptocurrency entities in India as well, with Koinex, a popular Indian cryptocurrency exchange, coming under fire for mismanagement of assets.
2019-5-30 21:00 | |
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In a court transcript from a May 16, 2019, hearing between the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office and Tether, the sister company of Bitfinex, Tether has admitted that some of its reserves were also invested in bitcoin and other digital assets, reports The Block on May 21, 2019.
2019-5-23 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin Is An Asset, Not A Currency, According To Israeli Courts In Israel, a court ruled that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are considered assets, rather than currencies. Founder of DAV. Network will be forced to pay over $830,000 in taxes from his revenue incurred between 2011 and 2013.
2019-5-22 22:08 | |
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It appears that contrary to its marketing promises, Tether – a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar – used some of its dollar reserves to buy Bitcoin. The stablecoin issuer, which shares management and ownership with cryptocurrency exchange service Bitfinex, has admitted it used its reserves to invest in Bitcoin and other “assets,” according to court transcripts obtained by The Block.
2019-5-22 11:12 | |
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Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets.
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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A new court filing revealed that stablecoin issuer Tether said that it had invested some of its reserves in bitcoin
2019-5-22 22:25 | |
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By CCN: An Australian woman who faked cancer and duped people into buying her products, Belle Gibson, may have used the proceeds of her fraudulent scheme to trade crypto among other assets. This emerged after she appeared in court over her failure to pay a $285,000 (AUD$410,000) fine, per The Guardian.
2019-5-15 17:02 | |
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A court case in Russia has signaled a change in the attitude authorities have towards the cryptocurrency space, at least on first glance. An online portal helping traders find the best exchange options for their digital assets will be allowed to restore normal operations.
2019-5-13 14:05 | |
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By CCN: Crypto investor and entrepreneur Michael Terpin was awarded $75. 8 million in California’s Supreme Court in a civil judgment against a man Terpin claims stole cryptocurrency assets from him.
2019-5-13 22:45 | |
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In the United States, the crypto investor Michael Terpin won $75. 8 million in a civil case against Nicholas Truglia, who defrauded him of crypto assets. The information was reported by Reuters on May 10.
2019-5-12 19:20 | |
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Sir Geoffery Vos, Chancellor of the High Court in the United Kingdom, has recently talked about how cryptocurrencies and smart contracts are inevitable, but they should be regulated in order to provide society with the best results.
2019-5-4 02:44 | |
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A new study reveals surging investments in cryptocurrencies by institutional investors, with almost half of them viewing crypto assets as having a place in their portfolios. “Institutional investors are overwhelmingly favorable about the appealing characteristics of digital assets,” Fidelity Investments described.
2019-5-3 16:05 | |
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According to a Bloomberg report published April 30, 2019, only 74 percent of Tether’s USDT stablecoin is backed by fiat and other short-term liquid assets. The Trouble Runs Deep In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of State of New York on April 30, 2019, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner stated that the companyRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-2 11:48 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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Following a probe which revealed the apparent loss of $850 million in funds, the attorney general of the State of New York obtained a court order against iFinex Inc. , which operates Bitfinex and owns Tether Ltd.
2019-4-27 23:39 | |
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By CCN. com: The Mt. Gox trustee, who is in charge of distributing what remains of Mt. Gox’s assets to claimants, also known as “creditors,” put in for an extension on the filing deadline, which would have been today.
2019-4-26 17:39 | |
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If you’re a creditor in Mt. Gox’s civil rehabilitation case, the defunct exchange may have automatically filed and approved a reimbursement claim for you — provided that your Mt.
2019-4-23 22:44 | |
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