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On Wednesday, FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller ordered all staff to retain their emails, messages, notes and documents stemming from their work at FTX, FTX US, Alameda and affiliated companies, according to people with direct knowledge. He called the chain of events of the last few days “disappointing developments”
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A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in prison for his role in the infamous cryptocurrency exchange.
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Despite enforcing a major cryptocurrency ban one year ago, the Chinese government still protects local crypto investors as crypto is recognized as virtual property protected by the law.One of the world’s most hostile countries toward Bitcoin (BTC), China has not yet banned the possession of cryptocurrencies, according to David Lesperance,
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0x Labs Chief Legal Officer, Ashley Ebersole, joined CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin” to discuss what the SEC could do in order to make platforms more “comfortable,” as the agency calls on crypto exchanges to register. Source
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A lawyer representing Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik has urged the government in Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of prisoners with the United States, where he was recently extradited. The French legal expert is convinced only a return to his homeland could save Vinnik who has deteriorating health after
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Last Friday, whistleblower site Crypto Leaks published a series of damning videos, accusing the lawyer of weaponizing class-action lawsuits to collect sensitive information on various crypto companies. The site also alleged Roche’s lawsuits purposely attacked competitors of the blockchain project Avalanche, which Roche allegedly received tokens from and has previously
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The founding partner of upstart law firm Roche Freedman had been accused of starting frivolous class action lawsuits to harm competitors of blockchain project Avalanche. Source
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Kyle Roche, the lawyer at the center of allegations made by website Cryptoleaks about a secret agreement between his firm and Ava Labs, responded Monday in a post on Medium. Like Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer, Roche denied the existence of any secret agreement between the parties.Roche claimed that
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Until financial details are clear, however, Hodder said that Celsius should not only be more transparent, but should “stop spending exorbitant funds every day, fire all the staff [and] put everything on hold.” Back in July, the company spent $40 million, which it primarily used to set up its mining
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The custody wallet holders were the first to form an ad hoc group in the case. These creditors are worried that Kirkland & Ellis, the law firm hired on Celsius’ behalf, may be telling them what they want to hear without doing much to support them, according to Thomas Braziel,
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