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FTX liquidators’ legal team urges cooperation with Bahamian authorities amid favoritism allegations
16.12.2022
According to lawyers representing FTX's provisional liquidators, allegations that Bahamian officials were giving residents preferential treatment were “wholly without merit”
SBF to Remain in a Bahamian Jail for 2 Months, Report Claims FTX Execs Had a Covert Chat Channel Called ‘Wirefraud’
14.12.2022
On Tuesday, the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), appeared in court with his newly appointed lawyer Mark Cohen, and his legal team asked the Bahamian judge Joyann Ferguson-Pratt to release SBF on bail with an ankle bracelet. Amid the lengthy court hearing reports detail that SBF’s parents...
Legal team for 3AC liquidators blast founders for shifting blame to FTX, media blitz amid bankruptcy
2.12.2022
In a bankruptcy court hearing, lawyers for 3AC creditors asserted the firm's founders "repeatedly fail to engage" with liquidators, but weren't shy about talking to the media
Most of FTX Legal Team Depart as Exchange Collapses
10.11.2022
An issue that seems to have massively contributed to major crypto exchange Binance’s decision not to acquire FTX is that a significant part of the latter’s team went for the exit.
According to Semafor, citing people familiar with the matter,
“Most of FTX’s legal and compliance staff quit Tuesday...
Prosecutors want to claim NFTs as securities, alleges legal team of former OpenSea employee
22.8.2022
“The government has brought the instant prosecution using ill-founded applications of criminal law to set precedent in the digital asset space,” said Nathaniel Chastain’s lawyers
Kim Kardashian legal team files motion to dismiss EthereumMax crypto lawsuit
2.8.2022
Kim Kardashian's lawyers filed a joint motion to dismiss the class-action complaint against the American businesswoman for promoting an alleged 'pump and dump' crypto token
Celsius changes legal team, pays off $20M in Aave debts
11.7.2022
The embattled platform continues to wind down its debts to decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocols, having just paid off 20 million USDC to Aave
Grayscale Bolsters Legal Team With Top Obama Lawyer Ahead of Spot ETF Decision
7.6.2022
Grayscale has hired Donald B. Verrilli Jr. as the firm continues its push to get its bitcoin trust converted into a spot bitcoin ETF
Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of ‘Material Breach’ of Agreement — Threatens to End $44B Deal
7.6.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk believes that Twitter is in material breach of the merger agreement with him, so he has the right to terminate the deal. The social media giant has refused to provide critical information relating to spam and fake accounts on its platform, Musk’s legal team...
3 Members of Terraform Labs’ In-House Legal Team Abruptly Leave Amid LUNA, and UST Fallout
18.5.2022
Three members of Terraform Labs’ legal team have left the company, according to their Linkedin profiles that show their departure from the firm this month. The resignation of the company’s in-house litigation, regulatory, general, and corporate counsel members follow...
Crypto users react to Terraform Labs legal team purportedly leaving company
17.5.2022
Many on social media called for legal action against Do Kwon, while others speculated the potential departure of the legal team could have been over concerns about money
Terraform's Legal Team Quits Amid Terra Stablecoin Fallout
17.5.2022
Marc Goldich, Lawrence Florio and Noah Axler left the Terra ecosystem backer in May according to their LinkedIns
Ripple Has No Plans to Settle With SEC Over XRP, Confident Gensler Will Drop the Lawsuit
20.9.2021
Amid the ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple’s legal team reportedly said that they have no plans to settle with the securities watchdog. They are confident that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler will be convinced that pursuing the case is picking winners...
UK-based independent legal team to tackle international crypto disputes
9.8.2021
The CFAAR network hosts practitioners that have experience in handling some of the early crypto-related disputes in the British court system
Cryptocurrency Swap Not Banned in Iran, President’s Legal Team Says
5.8.2021
Current regulations do not prohibit the swapping of digital currencies, according to the Iranian Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs. The department has stated its position in correspondence with an ICT industry association which wanted to know what rules apply to cryptocurrency exchange, local media...
Craig Wright Plans to Take Legal Action Against BTC Developers, Hopes to Recover Over $3B in ‘Stolen Bitcoin’
25.2.2021
Craig Wright, the individual that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, seems to be planning to initiate legal action against a number of open-source blockchain developers. Wright’s legal team, Ontier LLP, has allegedly sent letters to programmers who work on blockchains like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash...
Coinbase Taps Former Facebook Lawyer to Head Legal Team
8.7.2020
Coinbase has hired Paul Grewal, former U.S. magistrate judge and Facebook legal alum, to lead the cryptocurrency exchange giant’s legal team
Self-Proclaimed Satoshi Claims He’s Autistic, Judge Tosses Out Sanctions Against Craig Wright
26.6.2020
The Kleiman v. Wright case is seemingly headed to trial on July 6, 2020, after Judge Beth Bloom ruled against the Kleiman’s attempt to levy sanctions against Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. It seems Wright has claimed that a licensed clinical psychologist diagnosed...
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
4.3.2020
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging documents that allegedly stemmed from the mysterious bonded courier. Kleiman’s attorney has scheduled a few more depositions with people like Wright’s wife...