A Friday ruling doesn’t make any declaration on whether the tokens at the heart of a lawsuit against Binance are securities, but it may give investors a chance to argue that they are.
Cristiano Ronaldo sued for promoting Binance, unregistered securities
The soccer star’s Binance-tied NFTs allegedly promoted investments in unregistered securities on the crypto exchange.
Wallet of Satoshi vanishes from Apple and Google’s US app stores
Apple is facing the wrath of crypto users yet again as a popular Bitcoin Lightning wallet disappeared from its U.S.-facing App Store.
Apple sued for blocking crypto tech for P2P payments
Apple faces a class action over alleged anti-competitive conduct in the iOS peer-to-peer payments market.
Atomic Wallet asks to toss suit over $100M hack saying it has ‘no US ties’
The Estonia-based firm noted that only one plaintiff in the class action lawsuit is actually based in Colorado where the suit was filed.
Court rules in favor of HelbizCoin investors, class lawsuit to go ahead
A U.S. District Court has upheld claims by HBZ investors that the company acted fraudulently and also asserted that its token violated securities laws.
FTX’s former law firm hit with lawsuit alleging it set up ‘shadowy entities’
The suit claims “shadowy entities” set up by Fenwick & West were allegedly used by FTX and former top executives to misappropriate customer funds.
Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit
Crypto exchange Coinbase won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, after the high court ruled that a lawsuit filed by one of the exchange’s users couldn’t proceed until Coinbase defends an appeal of a lower court ruling.
SBF and FTX fraud ‘aided and abetted’ by Silvergate Bank, alleges lawsuit
The filing is the latest proposed class action in a string of lawsuits aimed at Silvergate over the last two months about its links with Sam Bankman-Fried and defunct crypto exchange FTX.
Logan Paul and CryptoZoo sued in class action lawsuit
The plaintiff, known as Don Holland, has filed a lawsuit against CryptoZoo and Logan Paul, alleging his “fraudulent venture” executed a “rug pull.”
Argo Blockchain accused of misleading investors in class action lawsuit
After a torrid 2022 that saw it sell off its flagship mining facility, Argo Blockchain’s woes are worsening after a recent class action suit.
LastPass data breach led to $53K in Bitcoin stolen, lawsuit alleges
A class action is seeking damages from the password manager following a data breach in August 2022.
Class action against Kim K, Mayweather over EMAX dismissed… for now
Despite dismissing the case, the judge acknowledged the lawsuit reflects a potentially dangerous trend of fraudulent-like promotional schemes.
Class action lawsuit claims Solana’s SOL is an unregistered security
Plaintiffs claim that Solana’s SOL token is a centralized security with insiders profiting immensely while retail traders got rekt.
Elon Musk gets hit with ‘ridiculous’ $258B Dogecoin lawsuit
The class-action lawsuit has raised many eyebrows in the crypto community, with many confident the suit will not be successful.
Binance wins dismissal of class action over 2018 tokens that tanked
The judge ruled domestic law doesn’t apply to Binance as it is not an exchange domestic to the U.S. and that the case was filed “too late”.
Judge rejects class certification in $400M Mt Gox fraud lawsuit
The move awards another victory to former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles.
Judge Denies Effort to Move XRP Investor Lawsuit to Lower Court
A district judge has slapped down an investor’s effort to move a lawsuit against payments firm Ripple to a lower court.
Tezos ICO Class Action Looms After Motion to Dismiss Denied
A motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against Tezos’ $232 million ICO was denied on Tuesday by a U.S. judge.