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Euler Finance Offers Hacker Two Choices: $20M Bounty or Legal Action
Defi News Euler Finance has demanded the restoration of 90% of the stolen funds. The hacker would repay $176.4M in response to the request for a 90% money return. Attempting to negotiate with the hack...
Justice Department investigating collapse of TerraUSD, WSJ says
The Justice Department is investigating the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. Terraform Labs and its CEO Do Hyeong Kwon are already facing ci...
Regulators shuttered Signature Bank to show ‘crypto is toxic’
Crypto panic sparked a deposit run on Signature Bank, former Rep. Barney Frank said, but he argues that the bank had already stabilized before New York state regulators stepped in to close the crypto-...
Here are the court cases that will shape the future of crypto
Policy • March 11, 2023, 4:51AM EST Episode 21 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Dragonfly Capital Legal Counsels Jessica Furr and Bryan Edelman....
BlockFi has $227 million in uninsured funds in Silicon Valley Bank
Crypto lender BlockFi has $227 million in “unprotected” funds in Silicon Valley Bank, according to a bankruptcy document, and may be in violation of U.S. bankruptcy law. The bank was shut down b...
Shaq and Naomi Osaka could be off the hook in FTX legal battle |
The ongoing legal battle between FTX and its customers has taken an unexpected turn as a federal judge in Florida considers dismissing former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and tennis athlete Naomi Osaka f...
Legal Battle Ensues Over Binance’s Acquisition Of Voyager Digital- Here’s Why.
The Voyager Digital deal with Binance.US has faced legal challenges from financial regulators seeking to stop the acquisition. Binance.US won the bid to acquire Voyager Digital assets last December, b...
Legal expert shares predictions of 5 outcomes
With the conclusion of the widely-publicized lawsuit of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against blockchain company Ripple seemingly inching closer, a pro-XRP legal expert ha...
Tiger Woods’ NDA – Will It Hold Up To Ex-Girlfriend Erica Herman’s Legal Opposition?
Erica Herman is currently awaiting the nullification of an NDA agreement, a common practice amongst … [+] celebrities and athletes. AFP via Getty Images Contributing author: Morgan Fraser Mouche...
New York sues KuCoin, claims ether is an unregistered security
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued digital asset exchange KuCoin for violating New York laws governing the trading of securities and commodities, and named ether, among other tokens, as ...
Sam Bankman-Fried may need more time to review ‘substantial’ evidence, lawyers say
Sam Bankman-Fried may request to delay his October trial, his lawyers said in a letter to a federal judge this week. The disgraced FTX founder says he may need more time to review troves of evid...
Jimmy Fallon Fights Subpoena in NFT Legal Battle
The current litigation between Yuga Laboratories Inc. and Ripps et al. has brought attention to the intellectual property and trademark rights that are associated with the NFT industry. In a separate ...
Final Verdict Looms In SEC vs Ripple Legal Battle: Analysts Make Their Bets
FOX Business senior correspondent Charles Gasparino and attorney John E. Deaton have made a friendly wager on the outcome of the extended legal battle between the United States Securities Exchange Com...
SEC will have its work cut out fighting Grayscale legal…
In its legal battle against the SEC’s denial of a bitcoin ETF, Grayscale has begun with a bang and has presented a strong case. A strong legal team Grayscale has gone into the fight with a powerhouse ...
Legal Team of Former FTX CEO SBF Requests Delay of October 2 Trial
16 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News Late last month, four more fraud and conspiracy charges were added. Bankman-Fried entered a not-guilty plea in January on eight charges of fraud. Former cryp...
Grayscale CEO breaks down his firm’s legal strategy against the SEC
Episode 20 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify,...
Trevor Bauer’s Legal Blitz Of Defamation Claims Has So Far Yielded Zero Victories
Trevor Bauer, pictured in 2020 when he was a member of the Cincinnati Reds. MLB Photos via Getty Images In the end, Roger Clemens’ years-long legal war with his former trainer Brian McNamee ended in q...
Marathon ends its credit facilities with Silvergate, prepays loan
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings said it repaid its term loan and ended its credit facilities with liquidating Silvergate Bank, reducing its debt by $50 million. “We have been actively ...
Legal & General Shares Fall Almost 2% Despite FY Results Beating Forecasts
Sir Nigel Wilson, chief executive officer of Legal & General Group. Photographer: Luke … [+] MacGregor/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Legal & General’s share price dropped on Wedn...
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Feels More Confident About Winning. Here’s Why
Alex Dovbnya Alderoty highlighted the latest ruling from the court, which struck down the SEC’s expert opinions on XRP purchaser expectations and the cause of XRP price changes Ripple’s Ch...
Binance.US gets green light to buy Voyager Digital assets
Binance.US can buy failed crypto lender Voyager Digital’s assets, a federal judge confirmed after a four-day marathon hearing that stretched from last week to this one. Judge Michael Wiles conf...
New legal opinion paper looks into the legality of staking services
Ad A new article published in Lexology navigates the evolving landscape of crypto staking and custody. The article, published by the law firm Wilson Elser, looks at current rules and regulations relat...
Richard Heart seeks distance from crypto with other celebs facing legal action
Richard Heart, the founder of the crypto projects HEX, PulseChain, and PulseX, has recently removed projects from his bio and has announced on Twitter that he is deleting his Instagram account. The m...
Arizona State Senator Pushes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Wendy Rogers bids to see bitcoin become legal tender in the state of Arizona Rogers previous bill with a similar motive was rejected A number of states have already formally accepted Bitcoin as a val...
Ripple’s Policy Chief Co-Signs New Pro-Crypto US Legal Act, Here’s What It’s About
Gamza Khanzadaev Ripple executive is for this legal act as it will limit regulator overreach The head of public policy at Ripple, Susan Friedman, has expressed her support for the Keep Innovation in A...
Grayscale products buoyed following oral arguments in case against the SEC
Grayscale had its day in court, and now the asset manager — and investors in its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust — must await the ruling, which could take three to six months. The asset manager brought...
Coinflex says restructuring plan is approved by Seychelles court
Courts in the Seychelles, where crypto exchange Coinflex is based, approved its restructuring plans on Monday, according to a statement from the company. The court may publish the written order ...
DAO gets legal recognition in the US as Utah DAO Act passes
The Utah State Legislature passed Act HB 357, also known as the Utah Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Act. This new law provides legal recognition and limited liability to DAOs, legally ...
Ripple’s Legal Battle with SEC Continues with Latest Ruling from Judge
Alex Dovbnya The ongoing legal dispute between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a new turn after a court ruling excluded the SEC’s key expert witness fro...
Grayscale’s day in court is nearly here, but a major decision could take time
Grayscale is set to present oral arguments in its case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. The asset manager brought the case against the regulator for rejecting its ...
FTX sues Grayscale and DCG, citing ‘exorbitant’ fees
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investment, citing mismanagement of the firm as evidence that it was in violation of Trust agreements. The FTX debtors also filed ...