MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor Loses Court Bid to Dismiss DC Tax Evasion Claims
The court did dismiss claims against the company and Saylor that they conspired to violate D.C.’s False Claims Act. Source
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Voyager's Reward Program Lost $58M in 2022: Court Filing
Rewards program included high-yield interest accounts, a refer-a-friend scheme, and a mechanism to share in the spread of trades should they execute at a lower asking price. Source
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Grayscale to Argue SEC’s Inconsistency as Bitcoin ETF Dispute Heads to Court
Grayscale says it’s preparing to argue in court next week that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inappropriately treated its bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) bid differently than earlier decisions on futures ETFs, according to the company’s legal team. Source
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Texas objects to Voyager-Binance.US deal, court filing shows
Texas' State Securities Board and the Department of Banking are objecting to a proposed deal between Binance.US and bankrupted crypto lender Voyager Digital, shows a court filing from Feb. 24. According to the document, Binance.US's terms of service and restructuring plan contain a number of "inadequate" disclosures, including not informing unsecured creditors
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Voyager to Hold Onto $445M of Alameda Loan Repayments Pending Court Order or Settlement
FTX's trading arm filed suit in January to recover the loan repayments made before its own bankruptcy filing. Source
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‘It would be absurd’ for a US court to rule private NFTs as securities: Lawyer
Blockchain Association’s chief legal officer says “it would be absurd” for a United States court to rule that digital assets on private blockchains are securities, following a federal judge's decision to allow a lawsuit against Dapper Labs's NBA Top Shots NFTs to play out. U.S. attorney Jake Chervinsky made the comment
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Voyager creditors serve SBF a Subpoena to appear in court for a ‘remote deposition’
Representatives for Voyager's Unsecured Creditors have requested that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, provide documents and appear in court remotely next week for a deposition.A court filing on Feb. 18 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, stated that Bankman-Fried has been served a
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Colombian Court Holds Hearing in the Metaverse – Metaverse Bitcoin News
Colombian courts held one of the first judicial hearings using metaverse tech. María Victoria Quiñones Triana, the magistrate of the Magdalena court, approved the realization of this hearing, using Horizon Worlds technology provided by Meta and virtual avatars to represent participants in the process. Colombian Court Holds Metaversal Judicial Hearings A Colombian
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Accused Mango Markets Exploiter Wants to Keep $47M in Disputed Funds: Court Filings
The disagreement is over the legitimacy of a governance vote that Mango Markets passed in order to retrieve a portion of Eisenberg's exploit funds. Mango Labs, which is representing the DAO in court, says that contract, which let Eisenberg keep much of his haul in exchange for a promise not
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Court to Try 2 Russians for Stealing 86 Bitcoins From Crypto Miner – Mining Bitcoin News
Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for “large-scale robbery” involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from the owner at gunpoint, authorities said, adding that both criminals are now in custody. Thieves Face Trial
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