Members of the original CipherBlade entity – who no longer control its domain or social platforms – are suing the new ownership.
‘He broke his word’ — Ex-ConsenSys staff sue founder over employee equity deal
ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin has been named in a new lawsuit filed in New York by over two dozen former ConsenSys employees.
Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims
U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections.
Elon Musk hits at SEC, DOJ amid suit to force testimony in Twitter probe
Elon Musk claims the SEC and DOJ are abusing their regulatory powers for personal and political gain to receive punitive action.
SEC asks judge to reject Coinbase’s motion to dismiss lawsuit
The regulator has asked a federal judge to deny Coinbase’s motion to dismiss its lawsuit, claiming the exchange knew the cryptocurrencies it sold were securities under the Howey test.
NFL Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Two YouTube Influencers Settle FTX Case
Three celebrity promoters of the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange have opted to settle a case which alleged they helped dupe investors.
DeFi group petitions to stop ‘patent troll’ targeting DeFi protocols
The DeFi Education Fund says a patent owned by True Return Systems is being used to try to profit from lawsuits against decentralized protocols.
Fraud Lawsuit Against Michael Egorov, the CEO of DeFi Giant Curve, Is Quashed in California
A judge ruled a California courtroom is the wrong venue since Egorov wasn’t living in the state when the alleged misdeeds took place.
Gala Games founders biff over $130M theft, corporate waste allegations
Gala co-founder Eric Schiermeyer allegedly enriched himself, says his founding peer Wright Thurston, while Schiermeyer says Thurston stole millions.
U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap
A New York judge declined to “stretch the federal securities laws to cover the conduct alleged” in a proposed class action complaint seeking to hold Uniswap accountable for “scam tokens” issued on the protocol.
Sotheby’s and Yuga Labs respond to lawsuit from Bored Ape investors
Art broker Sotheby’s has been named in the Bored Ape investors case against NFT company Yuga Labs, which said the new allegations are without merit and “opportunistic.“
Binance seeks protective order against SEC’s ‘fishing expedition’
The exchange claims the SEC’s deposition and discovery requests are outside the scope of the regulators lawsuit it filed against Binance.
‘Good Luck’ Convincing a Jury: Cameron Winklevoss Rebuts DCG Court Filing
His Gemini crypto exchange and conglomerate Digital Currency Group are battling – in and out of court – over the failure of Gemini’s Earn lending service.
Digital Currency Group Files to Dismiss Crypto Exchange Gemini’s Fraud Claims
DCG called Gemini’s July complaint a continuation of a “public relations campaign” carried out by the exchange’s owners, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
SEC to seek interlocutory appeal in Ripple Case
The SEC’s interlocutory appeal comes nearly a month after Judge Analisa Torre’s laid out her non-final ruling.
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.
Weekend Wrap: Celsius’ Mashinsky fraud suit is on, Tether class suit dismissed and more
The former Celsius CEO has been denied a lawsuit dismissal, Tether celebrates a minor court victory and China vows to crack down on telecoms fraud using crypto and AI.
Coinbase to file order seeking dismissal of SEC lawsuit
Paul Grewal said Coinbase will seek to dismiss the SEC’s suit on Aug. 4 which will argue that it never sold securities as the regulator alleged.
CFTC charges Tennessee couple over ‘Blessings of God Thru Crypto’ scheme
Despite having no trading experience a Tennessee couple convinced 100 people to hand over their money for a uniquely named crypto investment pool.
Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler seeks dismissal from Binance promo class suit
Lawyers for the basketball star claim he did not mention any alleged securities but instead warned of celebrities promoting crypto investments.