Judge rejects Ripple and SEC’s joint bid to conclude XRP lawsuit
A US federal judge has denied Ripple and the SEC’s joint request to end the XRP case. Ripple must now appeal or accept the court’s partial ruling. Legal uncertainty around…
UK judge says there’s no “reasonable grounds” for success with Bitcoin landfill hard drive case
Upon hearing the judge’s decision, Howells said “it’s the great British justice system striking again” Howells lost his hard drive in 2013 when it was accidentally thrown away at the…
FTX’s head of engineering asks judge to spare him prison sentence
Nishad Singh’s lawyers claim he is an “uncommonly selfless individual” They believe he should receive a lighter sentence because of his limited role in FTX’s collapse The former head of…
FTX to fully repay investors after bankruptcy plan receives judge approval
FTX to repay 98% of its users around 119% of their claim value Distributions will be made to creditors across more than 200 jurisdictions FTX collapsed in November 2022 amid…
Judge rules Tornado Cash co-founder will face trial for money laundering
Roman Storm will face trial on Dec. 2 for alleged money laundering via Tornado Cash. The judge rejected Storm’s defence that his code was protected under the First Amendment. The…
US federal judge dismisses class action suit against Atomic Wallet
US judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Atomic Wallet due to no jurisdiction. The court ruled that there was insufficient evidence and that there was no deliberate Colorado targeting. Plaintiffs…
Coinbase faces legal setback as judge allows shareholder lawsuit to proceed
Judge allows parts of Coinbase’s shareholder lawsuit to proceed on negligence claims. Plaintiffs allege Coinbase misled about regulatory risks; some claims dismissed. Coinbase remains confident and committed to defending against…
Judge denies Kraken motion to dismiss SEC lawsuit
US District Judge William H. Orrick has ruled that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has a plausible case against crypto exchange Kraken. According to the judge, the SEC’s lawsuit…
Judge orders the U.S. SEC to pay $1.8M in Debt Box case dismissal
Judge dismisses U.S. SEC’s case against Debt Box, orders SEC to pay $1.8 million in fees. The Ruling cites SEC’s bad faith conduct in obtaining asset freeze order. Debt Box…
UK High Court Judge rules against Craig Wright over Bitcoin copyright claims
Central to the case were the copyright claims made by Craig Wright over Bitcoin’s whitepaper and code. COPA claims victory, aims to safeguard Bitcoin’s decentralized nature against unwarranted copyright claims.…