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Ftx

US Crypto Investors Sue FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Company’s Celebrity Endorsers

The plaintiffs in a class-action suit claim that the heavily-marketed FTX yield-bearing crypto accounts were actually a Ponzi scheme.

By Nelson Wang

Sponsored

Nov 16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 16, 2022

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Policy

Regulations

Crypto Investor a16z Wants to Join Ooki DAO Defense Against CFTC

Andreessen Horowitz is just the latest entity looking to argue the commodities regulator must serve its lawsuit against individual members of the DAO, not the DAO itself.

By Sandali Handagama

Sponsored

Nov 2, 2022 at 12:33 p.m. UTC

Nov 2, 2022

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Business

Celsius

Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Agrees to Return $17M in Tokens to Bankrupt Lender Celsius

The assets will be sent to a designated Celsius wallet, and will await court orders about how they should be distributed.

By Nelson Wang

Sponsored

Oct 20, 2022 at 8:07 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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Regulations

Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright

In her ruling, Judge Helen Engebrigtsen wrote that “Granath had sufficient factual grounds to claim that Wright had lied and cheated in his attempt to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.”

By Cheyenne LigonJack SchicklerNikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 20, 2022 at 1:43 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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Business

Bitcoin

Effort to Reverse SEC Rejection of Bitcoin ETF Wins Broad Crypto, TradFi Support

Regulators rebuffed Grayscale's attempt to convert its bitcoin trust into an ETF. Grayscale has powerful allies as it seeks to overturn that decision.

By James RubinNikhilesh DeNick Baker

Sponsored

Oct 19, 2022 at 5:41 a.m. UTC

Oct 19, 2022

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Regulations

DAOs Aren't People, Crypto Lawyers Tell Court in CFTC's Ooki Case

The CFTC should serve the people it believes are responsible for Ooki DAO's alleged violations rather than the DAO itself, LeXpunK Army argued Monday.

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 18, 2022 at 2:12 a.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2022

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Crypto Venture Capital Fund Paradigm Also Wants CFTC to Serve Ooki DAO's Members

Paradigm has become the third entity to try and join the Ooki DAO case, arguing the CFTC should identify and serve its lawsuit against individual members rather than the DAO as a whole.

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 17, 2022 at 7:29 p.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2022

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Tether

US Judge Removes Legal Firm Roche Freedman From Class Action Against Tether, Bitfinex: Report

The firm was removed even after its controversial founder Kyle Roche filed to withdraw from the case.

By Amitoj SinghNikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 14, 2022 at 7:05 a.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Regulations

Second Crypto Group Objects to CFTC's Use of Chatbot to Serve Legal Papers

The DeFi Education Fund wants the CFTC to identify and serve Ooki DAO's actual members, rather than just serve the DAO at large.

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 5, 2022 at 4:20 p.m. UTC

Oct 5, 2022

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Regulations

Court Rules CFTC Legally Served Ooki DAO Through Help Bot

The ruling came the same day a group of crypto lawyers and developers filed to join the CFTC's case against Ooki DAO.

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 3, 2022 at 10:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 3, 2022

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