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Ethereum Proponent Virgil Griffith Deemed a Flight Risk, Judge Denies Bail
30.12.2019
U.S. law enforcement filed in November criminal charges against Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith because he traveled to North Korea and taught “his audience how to use blockchain technology.” Griffith was arrested on Thanksgiving Day and has been forced to remain in prison the whole...
Application for China’s ‘First’ Blockchain ETF Filed With Regulator
30.12.2019
Securities regulators are considering an application for China’s potentially first blockchain-focused ETF
Why the SEC Asked Blockforce Capital to Pull a Bitcoin ETF Proposal as Soon as It Was Filed
23.12.2019
Reality Shares ETF Trust, a branch of Blockforce Capital, filed an ETF proposal under the condition that it would pull the proposal after one day
Quadrigacx Founder Dead or Alive? Request for Exhumation and Autopsy Filed
14.12.2019
It has been a year since the founder of now-defunct crypto exchange Quadrigacx supposedly died in India. However, some 76,000 victims are still out of millions of dollars. A court-appointed lawyer representing them has now requested an exhumation and post-mortem autopsy in Canada of the dead body...
Attorney Fees Stack up as Craig Wright Fights Court Order
28.11.2019
During the last week, court documents stemming from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit show that the Kleiman estate is now pursuing roughly $658,581 for attorney fees and expenses. Additionally, self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has filed a motion to fight the sanctions imposed on half...
Russian Tax Authority Registers Crypto as Part of a Company’s Capital
27.11.2019
A company has blazed a trail in Russia, successfully convincing the country’s tax agency to accept that its equity capital now includes cryptocurrency. The change in the ownership distribution has been registered after the firm filed a set of notarized documents confirming a new investment...
Mining Giant Bitmain Confidentially Files for U.S.-Based IPO
30.10.2019
According to reports, bitcoin mining manufacturer Bitmain Technologies confidentially filed for a U.S.-based initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The news follows the alleged removal of cofounder and executive director Micree Zhan and the recent announcement...
Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files for $400M IPO on Nasdaq
30.10.2019
Mining rig manufacturer Canaan has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Market. Prior to this filing, the company had also attempted to go public in Hong Kong and China. Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among its underwriters....
New Bitcoin ETF Proposal Filed With SEC by Gold Fund Veteran
23.10.2019
Kryptoin Investment Advisors applied with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF
SEC Wants Second Look at Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
18.10.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its order issued last week pertaining to a rejected proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposal was filed by NYSE Arca for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust. Meanwhile, the SEC is also evaluating a proposed rule change...
Class Action Complaint Filed Against Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com
29.9.2019
An investor files a class-action lawsuit against Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne for violation of federal securities law
Indictments Filed Against Two for EtherDelta Hacking in 2017
23.9.2019
Two persons have been indicted in the US for the hacking of EtherDelta, a non-centralized exchange for trading Ethereum (ETH) ERC-20 tokens, on December 2017. Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka have been charged with accessing phone number and e-mail address of an EtherDelta employee...
Indian Supreme Court Orders RBI to Answer Crypto Exchanges, New Date Set
21.8.2019
After hearing the arguments against the banking restriction by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in detail, the Indian supreme court directed the central bank to reply to the representations filed by crypto exchanges. Since the RBI has not adequately answered them, the court set a new date to resume...
Co-Founder Sues Israeli Blockchain Firm for Breach of Contract
5.8.2019
An Israeli ICO company is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit following a founding partner's ejection from the firm
UK Judge Strikes Out Craig Wright’s Libel Lawsuit Against Roger Ver
1.8.2019
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...
Prosecutors File Formal Complaint Against Infamous BTC-e Crypto Exchange
27.7.2019
Prosecutors have filed a complaint against the infamous crypto exchange BTC-e calling a haven for crime
Trademark Application Filed By LG For ThinQ Wallet
10.7.2019
Last year, several rumors were doing the rounds that LG, the globally renowned electronics company based in South Korea, is about to set foot in the crypto space. The latest reports seem to confirm the company’s crypto interests strongly. As per the reports, a trademark application has been filed...
Craig Wright Intends to Call Three Expert Witnesses to His Evidentiary Hearing
28.6.2019
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. Wright lawsuit, the defense has provided notice that Wright intends to call three...
Game Of Thrones For Crypto Kingdom Intensifies, Another Copyright Filed For Bitcoin
30.5.2019
Satoshi Nakamoto is arguably the most famous anonymous personality of modern times, who has been able to garner interests from all walks of businesses globally. Ownership of Bitcoin white paper, in fact, is as powerful as being the heir to the Iron Throne itself! A war with arms and armies...
SEC Commissioner Says Time Is Right for Bitcoin ETFs — 3 Funds Pending
15.5.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently reviewing three bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of which was filed last week to track the prices of two cryptocurrencies. An SEC commissioner said at the Consensus conference on Monday that the time is right for a bitcoin...