Earlier this year, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a 30% capital gains tax on crypto, a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS), no offsetting of losses, and taxes on gifts too. There...
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Bob Baffert Is Denied A Stay Of His 90-Day Suspension By A Kentucky Circuit Court Judge
Horse trainer Bob Baffert had another legal setback Monday in his battle with the Kentucky Horse … [+] Racing Commission. Getty Images Bob Baffert’s ongoing Kentucky legal saga is headed for ano...
Supreme Court Rules Crypto Transactions Are ‘Illegal Fundraising’
China’s Supreme Court ruled that cryptocurrency transactions count as illegal fundraising and warned violators could face up to 10 years in jail and fines up to $79,000. The Supreme Court’s order give...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With ‘Flu-Like Symptoms’
Topline After experiencing flu-like symptoms, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 73, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Friday, where he was diagnosed with an infect...
Canadian Govt employee accused of crypto-ransomware scheme to face trial in US court
Vachon Desjardins accused of being involved in a number of ransomware attacks related to crypto; extradited to the US for judgment Finally, the person allegedly involved in a series of crypto-related ...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says Recent Court Victory Against the SEC Is a Win for the Whole Crypto Industry
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is celebrating a recent court decision to deny the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a motion seeking to strike the payment company’s fair notice defense. In t...
Court Says IS Prime Claims against ThinkMarkets Have No Legal Basis
A British court determined that IS Prime’s dispute against ThinkMarkets has no real prospect of succeeding. The ruling comes after the former claimed an exclusive liquidity contract breach. According ...
Americans Support Jackson’s Supreme Court Nomination 2-To-1, Study Finds
Topline A full 44% of Americans believe the Senate should confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court while only 18% oppose it and 38% are unsure, making Jackson a less polar...
Most Americans Don’t Think Supreme Court Acts In A ‘Serious And Constitutional Manner’ And Want Reforms, Poll Finds
Topline Less than 40% of Americans believe the U.S. Supreme Court is nonpartisan based on its recent decisions and a majority want the court to impose reforms, according to a new C-SPAN/Pierrepont pol...
Ripple CEO “Very Pleased” with Recent Court Decision
Alex Dovbnya A recent court decision not to strike Ripple’s “fair notice” defense has been a major cause of celebration within the XRP community In a recent interview with Bloomberg ...
Court Denies SEC Motion to Strike Ripple’s Fair Defense
Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York has denied the Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion to strike Ripple’s fair notice defense. The SEC filed this motion under the Federal...
Texas Supreme Court Deals Blow To Abortion Law Challenge — Likely Killing Providers’ Case
Topline The Texas Supreme Court effectively killed abortion providers’ long-running challenge to Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure Friday, ruling that state medical licensing officials can’t enfo...
BitMEX Co-Founder, Samuel Reed, Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Samuel Reed, 32, the final co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange, BitMEX, has pleaded guilty on Wednesday. in the District Court of the US in New York’s Southern District for violating the BSA (Ba...
U.K. High Court Grants First Third-Party Debt Order for ICO Fraud Case
Two plaintiffs were granted three key injunctions against a fraudulent Scottish entity misusing funds contributed as part of an initial coin offering (ICO). The U.K. High Court has granted the first t...
Ripple’s Upcoming Court Decisions Might Be Revealed as Soon as End of March, Says John Deaton
Tomiwabold Olajide Ripple’s expected court rulings might come down as soon as the end of March, says John Deaton According to Cryptolaw founder John Deaton, Ripple’s expected court rulings...
Supreme Court Denies Republican Request To Overturn Voting Maps, Giving Democrats An Edge In North Carolina, Pennsylvania
Topline The Supreme Court Monday denied requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block new state-court-approved electoral district maps, handing Democrats a win in the latest sk...
With Upper Hand In XRP Lawsuit, Ripple CEO Garlinghouse Expects Landmark Court Rulings Soon ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     All eyes are on the SEC v. Ripple court rulings as the case progresses at a good pace. According to Ripple chief executive Bradley Garlinghouse, more...
Singapore Court Freezes $7 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrencies
A Singapore court has ruled in favor of an American entrepreneur who had more than $7 million in cryptocurrencies stolen from him and ordered two local crypto exchanges to stop unidentified perpetrato...
Brad Garlinghouse Expecting Some Court Decisions Soon
Alex Dovbnya Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has commented on the progress of the high-profile SEC lawsuit, stating that the court is expected to announce some rulings soon In a recent interview with Fox...
UC Berkeley Forced To Withhold 5,000 Acceptance Letters Following State Supreme Court Decision
Topline The University of California, Berkeley must withhold at least 5,100 acceptance letters for the fall 2022 semester after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision Thursday that fo...
January 6 House Panel Alleges Criminal Conspiracy By Trump In Court Filing
Topline The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday that they had adequate evidence which shows that former President Donald Trump and his allies engag...
Texas Court Blocks ‘Child Abuse’ Investigation For Parents Of Transgender Child
Topline A local judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating two parents who helped their child seek gender-affirming medical tr...
Canadian Court Extends Rare Order, Freezes up to $20M in crypto to ‘Freedom Convoy’
In Canada, Ontario Superior Court has frozen millions of dollars and cryptocurrencies linked to organizers of the Ottawa’ Freedom Convoy’ protest by obtaining a so-called Mareva injunction. Experts sa...
China’s Supreme Court Declares Crypto Fundraising Is Illegal
China’s Supreme Court adds fuel to the fire after the Russian military attacks on Ukraine slipped the crypto market cap to 1.5 trillion. The court declares crypto-fundraising illegal and determines ja...
3 GOP Senators Who Voted For Supreme Court Nominee In Past Won’t Promise To Do It Again
Topline President Joe Biden nominated U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Friday—paving the way for a potentially bipartisan Senate confirmation vote, though the three Republ...
Here’s How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Process Is Expected To Play Out
Topline President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday kicked off what’s expected to be a swift Senate confirmation process—here’s what to expect a...
What happened to the BitMEX founders in New York federal court?
BitMEX co-founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo have pleaded guilty to breaking anti-money laundering (AML) regulations in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York. This caps a long-running saga...