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SEC sues crypto influencer Ian Balina
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued crypto influencer Ian Balina for violating securities laws when he promoted an unregistered token offering in 2018. Specifically, the agency fi...
US SEC Sues Owner of Alleged Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency Scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a lawsuit again two advisory companies and their owner for running a Ponzi-like cryptocurrency scheme. The firms operated for over four years and manage...
SEC Sues 2 Crypto Advisory Firms and Their Owner for Misappropriating Investors’ Funds
The charges, filed in the federal district court in Manhattan, allege that Creative Advancement LLC and Edelman Blockchain Advisors LLC, and their owner, Gabriel Edelman, raised $4.3 million by offeri...
SEC sues Chicago Crypto Capital for allegedly defrauding investors of $1.5M
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a suit against Chicago Crypto Capital (CCC) for allegedly defrauding investors of $1.5 million by issuing unregistered BXY tokens during the 2018...
SEC Sues Crypto Broker Owner, Salesmen for Alleged Fraud
The firm’s owner Brian Amoah and two other staff weren’t registered as broker-dealers Investors were charged undisclosed markups and weren’t told about financial troubles with BXY’s issuer The Securit...
California Sues Amazon For ‘Thwarting’ Competition Through Seller Contracts
Topline California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday, claiming the online retail giant inflated prices for consumers and stifled competition with other online reta...
BitGo Sues Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital for $100M After Scrapped Acquisition
In brief BitGo has filed suit against Galaxy Digital after the investment firm terminated its planned acquisition of BitGo. Galaxy Digital previously claimed that it would not owe a termination fee fo...
BitGo sues Galaxy Digital for $100M over broken merger agreement
Cryptocurrency staking firm BitGo filed a lawsuit against Galaxy Digital on Sept. 12 seeking damages of over $100 million for breaching the merger agreement, BitGo announced on Twitter. Late yesterday...
Ethereum Name Service Creator Sues GoDaddy Over Expired Domain
The company behind .eth domain name provider Ethereum Name Service (ENS) filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy, Dynadot, and Manifold Finance in the state of Arizona Monday. True Names Ltd., along with the...
Canadian Crypto Exchange Sues Users for Return of Bitcoin Misappropriated During Software Glitch – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Canadian crypto exchange Coinberry, part of Kevin O’Leary’s Wonderfi, has sued 50 customers for the return of the bitcoin they obtained without paying during a software glitch. “Coinberry contacted al...
Coinbase Sues U.S. Treasury Over Tornado Cash
Coinbase has bankrolled a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Treasury Department and other government officials over the decision to impose sanctions on the crypto mixing tool. Government Department Sued...
Canadian exchange sues Binance after losing $3 million in software glitch
Coinberry, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Canada, recently filed a lawsuit blaming the largest exchange Binance for its losses during a software glitch two years ago, which wasn’t previously discl...
ENS and An Individual Sues to Stop The Sale of eth.link Domain
True Names, Ltd d/b/a ENS, and Virgil Griffith filed a document to stop the sale of an eth.link domain. It included the domain, eth.link, sold in a Dynadot expired domain auction for $852,000. The Cla...
AT&T sues T-Mobile over ‘dishonest and completely false’ senior discount ad campaign
AT&T is suing T-Mobile. On Tuesday, the carrier filed a complaint with a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, accusing its rival of false advertising. T-Mobile’s recently launched “Veri...
NYC sues Starbucks for coffee chain’s firing of union organizer
A cup of Starbucks coffee sits on a table in a cafe. Joel Boh | Reuters New York City is suing Starbucks over allegations that the company wrongfully terminated a barista and union organizer. The city...
Crypto.com Accidentally Sent $7 Million to Customer — Sues 7 Months Later to Get It Back – Featured Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com accidentally transferred about $7.26 million to a customer’s account but did not notice the error for seven months. The crypto company has now sued the customer to r...
DC Attorney General Sues Billionaire Michael Saylor and Microstrategy Over Alleged Tax Fraud — Seeks $100 Million – Taxes Bitcoin News
The attorney general of the District of Columbia has sued Microstrategy’s co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor, for tax fraud. The lawsuit also names Microstrategy as a defendant “allegin...
DC Attorney General Sues Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy for Tax Fraud
The attorney general of the District of Columbia (DC), Karl Racine, accused Michael Saylor of failing in his tax obligations while living in DC while also alleging that his company, business intellige...
Crypto.com Sues Woman After Sending Her $10 Million by Mistake: Report
A woman received $10.5 million in an accidental transaction from popular cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com—and then allegedly spent it on a luxury home, according to reports. Two sisters in Melbourn...
Crypto.com Sues User After Refunding $10M Instead of $100
Two sisters in Melbourne reportedly used the erroneous $10 million to buy a luxurious mansion A judge has ordered the property be sold and the funds returned to Crypto.com Exchange platform Crypto.com...
Vaccine Stocks Dip: Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech For Patent Infringement
Moderna (MRNA) said Friday it’s suing Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) for patent infringement, claiming the duo copied its messenger RNA technology to make Covid vaccine Comirnaty. In response,...
FedEx Sues Ground Contractor, Cancels His Routes
FedEx sued one of its largest delivery contractors in the U.S. and canceled his routes, saying the businessman has orchestrated a campaign to promote his own consulting firm by disparaging the deliver...
Gas-to-Bitcoin Firm Crusoe Energy Sues Rival Alkane Midstream Over Patent Infringement – Bitcoin News
The Denver-based gas-to-bitcoin infrastructure company Crusoe Energy is suing the rival firm Alkane Midstream LLC over alleged patent infringement and poaching customers in Colorado. Crusoe’s lawsuit ...
BitBoy Crypto sues fellow YouTuber Atozy for defamation over shilling claims
Two prominent YouTube content creators are set to lock horns in a legal battle over a cryptocurrency video allegedly promoting a project that ended up being a scam. Bitboy Crypto, a YouTube channel fo...
Celsius Network Sues Prime Trust Over Tokens Worth $17M
On Tuesday, Celsius Network filed a suit against crypto custodian Prime Trust. The organization has tried to retrieve crypto worth $17 million that the bankrupt lender has claimed that its former busi...
GOP Rep. Perry Sues DOJ After It Seized Cell Phone For Jan. 6 Investigation
Topline Rep. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) sued the Department of Justice last week after it seized his cell phone as part of the agency’s investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol building and t...
Celsius Sues Custody Provider Prime Trust, Wants $17M in Assets Returned
Celsius is suing custody provider Prime Trust for failing to hand over $17 million in various crypto assets including BTC, CEL, ETH, and USDC. Celsius Network is suing custody provider Prime Trust for...
Celsius Sues Jason Stone for Alleged Crypto Theft
Celsius files a lawsuit against Jason Stone over the theft of cryptocurrencies and some digital assets. The allegation on Stone means the recovery of around $1.4 million from him. The bankrupt crypto ...
BitBoy Crypto Sues Atozy for Defamation
“I’m crowdfunding to help cover the insane costs of defending myself against this frivolous lawsuit,” he posted in a Twitter thread. “Last night the 3rd person Bitboy sent to m...