FTX’s C-Suite has been, for the most part, cooperative with the authorities. Excluding Ryan Salame – who preferred not to say anything for the moment to avoid incrimination – and two other execs who left before the collapse and have not been accused of any wrongdoing, they’ve pleaded guilty and agreed to testify in court....Read More
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 time. On Dec. 26, SDNY Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses refused Griffith’s...Read More
The Supreme Administrative Court of Greece has suspended a decision to extradite the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The temporary measure has been imposed to allow the review of an appeal against the extradition. The Russian national, accused of laundering billions of dollars through the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange, started a new hunger strike last...Read More
The Indian supreme court heard the case against the crypto banking restriction by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in detail Tuesday. After many arguments challenging the RBI’s power over crypto were presented, the counsel for the central bank began making the case against cryptocurrency. Also read: RBI’s Power Over Crypto Challenged at Length in...Read More
The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that Bitfinex is in the jurisdiction of the state’s Attorney General, allowing for a continuation of its investigation. The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) has jurisdiction over cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. According to a court filing...Read More
U.S. District Court Judge Beth Bloom has rejected Craig Wright’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against him, primarily based on a perceived lack of credibility on his part. Craig Wright, the creator of Bitcoin Cash fork Bitcoin SV and the self-proclaimed true identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, has long been a...Read More
The New York Federal Court has allowed Blockchain.com’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Paymium’s “blockchain.io” to proceed. The New York Federal Court denied the motion to dismiss the ruling in the trademark infringement action by cryptocurrency wallet and exchange operator Blockchain.com against fintech startup Paymium and its CEO Pierre Noizat over the use of domain “blockchain.io”....Read More
Forced to spend the rest of his days in a cage, Ross Ulbricht has recounted his situation in a letter, which explains how he’s spent more than 2,096 days in a U.S. federal penitentiary for running a website. Also Read: Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access Coins in Court Testimony Ross Ulbricht Reflects...Read More
