Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging documents
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Lawsuit Alleging Ripple’s XRP Is Unregistered Security Moves Forward
A United States federal district court has decided to allow a lawsuit alleging that Ripple’s XRP crypto asset is an unregistered security.Court documents filed on Feb. 26 reveal that Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the Court of the Northern District of California ruled to only partially grant Ripple’s motion to
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Ripple Class-Action Lawsuit Can Proceed, Judge Rules
A lawsuit claiming Ripple violated securities laws will be allowed to move forward – though with a caveat favorable to the San Francisco-based payments firm.In a ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton, of the Northern District of California, allowed a putative class-action lawsuit by retail XRP buyers to proceed.
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Nobody’s a Winner in $33 Million LeBron James Lawsuit
LeBron James famously said, “I’m more than an athlete” after a Fox News host told him to “shut up and dribble.” Game Plan, a Maryland-based non-profit, claims that LeBron stole their slogan after seeing members of their group wearing it on their shirts at a Cavaliers vs. Wizards game in 2017. Uninterrupted
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This Astros Sign-Stealing Lawsuit Is Only the Beginning
The Houston Astros have been found guilty of cheating baseball during the 2017 season. New York Yankees legend CC Sabathia says the Astros’ World Series title should be vacated. Former Blue Jays relief pitcher Mike Bolsinger is suing the organization amid claims that the illegal actions of the Astros negatively affected his
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US Judge Dismisses Bitcoin Cash ‘Hijack’ Lawsuit Against Bitmain, Kraken
A U.S. court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing bitcoin cash proponents including Bitmain, Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu, Kraken, Kraken founder Jesse Powell and Roger Ver of manipulating the cryptocurrency's price during a 2018 hard fork that created bitcoin SV.Florida-based tech and blockchain development company United American Corp – "UnitedCorp" –
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Coinbase Hands Nearly $1M to Cryptsy Victims After Settling Class Action Lawsuit
Coinbase has settled a class action lawsuit brought against it by users of the former Cryptsy cryptocurrency exchange.According to a set of court documents dated Nov. 27 and Dec. 10, 2019, Coinbase has agreed to turn $962,500 over to an escrow agent responsible for handling class action claims related to
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Bitfinex Market Manipulation Lawsuit Refiled in New York and Joined by Second Case
An Oct. 10 class-action lawsuit filed against iFinex Inc., the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether, was refiled on Jan. 8 in New York’s Southern District. The lawsuit by Young et al. was followed on the next day by a similar class-action filing by Bryan Faubus.The original lawsuit alleges
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A Lawsuit Alleging Tether and Bitfinex Manipulated the Bitcoin Market Has Been Dropped
A class-action lawsuit alleging Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs.A document filed Jan. 7 in the Western District of Washington shows plaintiffs Eric Young and Adam Kurtz have opted for voluntary dismissal in their case against Tether and Bitfinex's parent firm iFinex. The
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Former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Seeks to Put Longstanding Lawsuit to Rest
Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, is seeking to put an end to litigation filed by a former exchange user back in 2014. In papers filed in a Chicago federal court on Jan. 8, Karpeles contended that he is entitled to summary judgment
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