Lawsuits

Binance

Binance Sues Forbes for Defamation Over ‘Tai Chi’ Document Leak

Binance sued Forbes for defamation Wednesday over a story last month that purported to reveal regulatory evasion tactics.

News  ·  18 November 2020
Bitcoin Mining

US Bitcoin Mining Firm Layer1 in Legal Tussle Over Power Plant Ownership

Layer1 Technologies is facing a lawsuit from a co-founder who claims he invested millions of dollars and was then forced out of the firm.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 November 2020
CoinFlash

$28M MakerDAO ‘Black Thursday’ Lawsuit Moves to Arbitration

The class-action alleged the Maker Foundation and others knowingly misrepresented the risks of investment in MakerDAO.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2020
CoinFlash

OneCoin Investors Allege BNY Mellon Aided $4B Fraud

Following the publication of the FinCEN Files on Monday, investors suing OneCoin have now added allegations against BNY Mellon to their lawsuit.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 September 2020
CoinFlash

Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General

The payments processor facilitated millions of dollars of PlexCoin investments before shuttering accounts in September 2017.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 September 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Court Denies Bitmain $30M in Damages From Co-Founders of Rival Poolin

A court in China has denied an appeal by bitcoin mining giant Bitmain seeking $30 million in damages from the three co-founders of mining pool rival Poolin.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2020
CoinFlash

Australian Payments Firm Sues Ripple for Use of PayID Trademark

NPPA, a major Australian financial services firm, is suing Ripple Labs over allegations of trademark infringement.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 August 2020
Marijuana

A Former Beauty Queen Raised $12M to ‘Revolutionize’ Cannabis. The Courts Can’t Find Her

Here's how a weed-smoking model raised millions of dollars with a 2017 token sale in California, then disappeared during an ongoing lawsuit.

Business  ·  19 August 2020
CoinFlash

Sirin Labs Founder Sued Over Unpaid $6M Factory Bill for Finney Blockchain Phone

The head of blockchain smartphone startup Sirin Labs, was sued over unpaid bills.

People  ·  12 August 2020
CoinFlash

Appeals Court Backs Coinbase in Bitcoin Gold Fork ‘Breach of Contract’ Lawsuit

A California appeals court has backed a prior judgment that the cryptocurrency exchange wasn't obliged to to support the Bitcoin Gold hard fork in 2017.

News  ·  12 August 2020
ICOs

Investors Suing Over Status ICO Can’t Find Execs to Serve Papers

Investors suing crypto firm Status are seeking “alternative means” to serve top executives after they were unable to deliver court papers via traditional means.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 August 2020
CoinFlash

Ex-Wife’s Testimony Suggests Craig Wright ‘Defrauded’ Court, Kleiman Lawyers Claim

The legal team for the estate of David Kleiman said Ms. Wright's submission cast doubt on the nature of the Tulip Trust at the heart of the lawsuit.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 August 2020
CoinFlash

Ripple Says XRP Lawsuit Based on ‘Unsupported Leaps of Logic’

Ripple has hit back at the lead plaintiff in an ongoing class-action lawsuit that accuses the firm and its CEO of securities fraud.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2020
Australia

Google, Twitter and Facebook Face $600M Lawsuit Over Crypto Ad Bans

The corporate giants could soon face the wrath of cryptocurrency business owners in a lawsuit over the banning of crypto advertising in 2018.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 July 2020
CoinFlash

ConsenSys Accused of Stealing Payment Startup’s Code for Rival Service

BlockCrushr claims investor ConsenSys abused its position of trust to gain access to its source code and create an alternative offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2020