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A ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’ — Public Reacts to DOJ Dropping Campaign Finance Charges Against FTX Co-Founder
27.7.2023
In a court filing released Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped campaign finance charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Prosecutors said the charges were dropped in accordance with U.S. treaty obligations to the Bahamas. Sam Bankman-Fried Cleared of Campaign...
Sam Bankman-Fried's brother planned to buy island and prep for apocalypse: court filing
21.7.2023
According to court documents, Gabriel Bankman-Fried wrote a memo to the FTX Foundation with a plan to build a bunker to survive “some event where 50%-99.99% of people die"
BlockFi CEO ignored risks from FTX and Alameda exposure, contributing to collapse: court filing
14.7.2023
Crypto lending firm BlockFi had roughly $1.2 billion in assets tied to FTX and Alameda Research when the firm filed for bankruptcy in November 2022
Voyager Digital’s Bankruptcy Battle Racks Up Millions in Legal Expenses
4.7.2023
A recent court filing from the now-insolvent Voyager Digital Holdings and its creditor committee revealed that legal expenses amounting to $16.5 million have accumulated from July 22, 2022, through May 18, 2023. The records indicate that between March and May 2023, roughly $5.17 million in legal...
Bittrex Requests Dismissal of SEC Lawsuit, Arguing for Congressional Approval in Crypto Regulation
2.7.2023
According to a recent court filing, the U.S. subsidiary of Bittrex has requested the dismissal of the case filed against the exchange by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Attorneys for Bittrex argue that the SEC cannot regulate cryptocurrency assets as securities without approval...
US Judge Orders Kraken to Release Customer Data to IRS in Cryptocurrency Tax Probe
1.7.2023
Kraken, the San Francisco-headquartered digital currency exchange, has received a court order from a U.S. judge requiring the release of customer data to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The court filing, submitted on Friday, states that the IRS is seeking details pertaining to accounts that...
Bitcoin Firm Coinbits Suspends Operations Amidst Custodian Prime Trust’s Financial Woes
29.6.2023
The cryptocurrency firm and bitcoin investment app, Coinbits, has announced the suspension of its services due to complications involving the Nevada-based custodian, Prime Trust. Following accusations of insolvency and breaches of fiduciary responsibilities, Nevada’s financial regulators...
FTX Seeks to Claw Back $700M in Lawsuit Over Alleged Funds Misappropriation and Influence-Building Scheme
24.6.2023
According to a lawsuit filed this week with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, FTX lawyers are seeking to claw back $700 million from K5 Global Technology, its subsidiaries, and the firm’s founders. The attorneys allege that the defendants received funds without...
Asset Freeze to Halt Binance US Operations, Exchange Says, Seeks Rejection of SEC Request
13.6.2023
Crypto exchange Binance US has urged a federal judge to reject a request by the U.S. securities regulator to freeze its assets. The company won’t be able to maintain the trading platform or pay employees and vendors, defense attorneys said in a court filing. ‘No Need for the Draconian Relief Sought...
Meet the judges that will preside over Coinbase and Binance’s SEC lawsuits
8.6.2023
One judge has ruled on a key crypto case of late, while the other has ruled on high-profile political cases in the U.S. in recent times
Lawyer uses ChatGPT in court and now 'greatly regrets' it
29.5.2023
The court used the word “bogus” to describe the quotes and citations provided by the New York attorney, which were sourced from ChatGPT
FTX 2.0 to launch soon? Court filing shows a reboot plan in the works
23.5.2023
The new FTX CEO has undertaken a series of meetings over the past month to work on the relaunch of the failed crypto exchange by entering in a bidding process
BTC miner Rhodium faces lawsuit over an alleged $26M in unpaid fees: Report
14.5.2023
Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms seeks to terminate “certain hosting agreements” with Rhodium and requests exemption from any owed power credits to the counterparty
Lawsuit against FTX celebrity promoters gets backup from former exec
12.5.2023
Daniel Friedberg, the former top compliance chief for FTX and FTX US, has provided a declaration that could support the lawsuit
Coinbase remains '100% committed' to US market: Armstrong
5.5.2023
The Coinbase CEO has a lot of faith in Congress in making a “clear rule book” for crypto firms to follow. But the SEC? Not so much
FTX seeks to claw back $4B from Genesis in a battle of the bankrupt
4.5.2023
The bankrupt crypto exchange wants to recoup billions from the bankrupt crypto lender claiming it was “instrumental” to FTX’s “fraudulent” business model
Crypto influencer named in FTX lawsuit served via tweet
3.5.2023
A law firm backing an FTX investor suit tagged a crypto influencer in a tweet to serve its lawsuit
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
17.4.2023
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s CEO on April 17 for “operating an unregistered exchange, broker,...
Voyager's $1B sale to Binance.US put on hold by US court
28.3.2023
A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed deal between Voyager and Binance.US in order to give the government more time to pursue appeals that challenge the deal
Class action lawyers claim YouTuber ‘BitBoy Crypto’ threatened them
22.3.2023
Lawyers in a class action lawsuit alleged in a court filing that Ben Armstrong "began harassing" them after he was named as a defendant