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George Bachiashvili’s lawyer denies $39M Bitcoin misappropriation charges

The legal team representing the billionaire entrepreneur George Bachiashvili has issued a statement denying the criminal charges filed by the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, alleging that the businessman misappropriated Bitcoin (BTC) worth $39 million. On July 6, the prosecutor’s office charged Bachiashvili with the misappropriation of crypto and money laundering. In

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Hinman Documents Prove Why SEC Has No Business Regulating Digital Assets, Says Crypto Lawyer

The documents might help the likes of Ripple, Coinbase and other businesses that have had a run-in with the SEC. The highly-anticipated Hinman documents have finally been unveiled and made available to the public. However, the contents therein may just have revealed why the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Hinman documents suggest SEC is the wrong agency to govern digital assets, crypto lawyer says

On June 13, the long-awaited Hinman documents were finally unsealed and released to the public. The unveiled documents offer valuable insights into a significant speech delivered in 2018 by Bill Hinman, the former director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) corporation finance division. In this 2018 speech, Hinman

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Bitcoin defense lawyer says Craig Wright lawsuit could harm open source software

Jessica Jonas, chief legal officer of the nonprofit Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund, discussed the potential legal ramifications of a high profile lawsuit against Bitcoin core developers during the Bitcoin 2023 event in Miami on May 18.The case in question is a U.K. legal action filed by Craig Wright, the owner/operator

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SEC Hinman docs must become public by June 6, lawyer suggests

Defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor, James K. Filan, expects the infamous Hinman Speech documents to be released to the public by June 6, citing a previous court order.The Hinman documents relate to a 2018 speech from former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) corporation finance division director Bill Hinman, who essentially

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Activist Lawyer Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Economic Sabotage’ to Promote US Dollar, Urges Nigeria to Join BRICS – Africa Bitcoin News

Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) of sabotaging the currency swap arrangement between China and Nigeria. Falana said the Nigerian central bank and the two global financial institutions are helping to perpetuate “the dominance of the

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