Oct 23, 20203 min read
FinCEN issues first fines for Bitcoin mixing
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its first-ever financial penalty against a Bitcoin mixer. FinCEN, the US...
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BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
Dick Smith scam advertising garners lawsuit against The Guardian
Dick Smith is threatening to sue The Guardian due to advertisements on their website indicating that Smith supports a cryptocurrency scam
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Regulator crackdown: BitMEX hit with multiple charges
BitMEX has been hit with multiple significant claims in the US, for various breaches of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Bank Secrecy Act
Oct 4, 20202 min read
SEC slaps SALT with penalty and refund order
The SEC recently hit Salt Lending with an order to refund investors in its 2017, $47 million ICO, as well as a penalty
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Arca analysis alleges Gnosis failed to deliver on promises
Cryptocurrency investment company Arca has recently called on Gnosis to pay back its token holders
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Facebook, Google and Hamilton: Not quite David vs Goliath
Are you ever up late at night wondering whatever happened to the class action tackling the tech giants Google and Facebook over their...
Sep 3, 20202 min read
Tezos token class action settlement: A USD$25M cost of infringement
A long-running class action against the Swiss-based Tezos Foundation and its founders has been settled for USD$25m
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Update: Ripple request rejected at Interlocutory Hearing, injunction imposed
Following our earlier article about the dispute between Ripple Labs is being sued by New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), NPPA has...
Aug 28, 20202 min read
What's in a name? Ripple rebrand required over PayID stoush
Ripple Labs is being sued by New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) for alleged infringement of the PayID trade mark
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Crypto class action commenced against Google, Facebook
Google and Facebook have been hit with a class action in relation to a 2018 decision to restrict advertising of digital currencies
Aug 14, 20201 min read
Sydney woman jailed for $400k Ripple theft
Australian woman Kathryn Nguyen has been sentenced to a maximum of two years and three months in jail for stealing over 100k Ripple in 2018
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Misleading statements at forefront of SEC action against Boon.Tech ICO
The SEC has come down hard on another ICO, announcing charges against Virginia-based Boon.Tech and its CEO for a 2017 ICO
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Tales of a Florida Boy: Alleged Twitter hacker's arrest and not guilty plea
Following the infamous Twitter hack 15 July 2020 with a 2x Bitcoin scam in July, three individuals have been arrested and charged in the US
Aug 7, 20203 min read
Aug 4, 20202 min read
Punishment pending for PlusToken crypto conspirators?
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has confirmed the arrest of 109 individuals suspected of involvement in the PlusToken scam
Jul 23, 20202 min read
Celebrities sue Youtube over clickbait giveaway scams - what happens next will SHOCK you
Steve Wozniak and others are suing Youtube, claiming that Youtube has failed to prevent the proliferation of crypto scams
Jul 22, 20201 min read
Alexander Vinnik, alleged money launderer, charged in France following Greek extradition
Alleged operator of notorious digital asset exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik has been extradited from Greece by French authorities
Jul 17, 20202 min read
Kin case to continue as court finds Telegram precedent not binding for Kik
Kik enjoyed a small victory recently, when District Court Judge Hellerstein rejected the argument that Telegram precedent ought to apply
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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