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Australia's Markets Watchdog Sues Fintech Company Block Earner

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said the company offered fixed-yield earning products that should be licensed, leaving consumers without important protections.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

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Kim Kardashian Looks Set to Win Investor Lawsuit Over EthereumMax: Report

A judge tentatively dismissed the case on Monday.

Regulators are worried about the rise of financial influencers like Kim Kardashian. (Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images)

Finance

Hodlnaut Judicial Managers Say Lender Lost $189.7M in Terra Collapse

The company's records were not properly maintained and some company executives are not cooperating, the managers said in a report.

Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

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NFTs Can Be Considered Property, According to Singapore High Court Ruling

The judge issued this ruling as an explanation for the injunction he granted in May preventing any potential sale of a Bored Ape NFT.

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Pseudonymous Hodlonaut 'Very Confident' as Craig Wright Defamation Case Nears

In an interview on CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin,” the pseudonymous website editor said he had received $1.2 million in bitcoin donations from supporters.

Attorneys discussed crypto Twitter in the opening day of Hodlonaut's case against Craig Wright. (Hodlonaut)

Finance

Bitcoin Website Editor Hodlonaut Receives Almost $1M in BTC as Craig Wright Case Looms

Hodlonaut, who is set to appear in a Norwegian court next month, has already raised 52.679 bitcoin and $30,000 in donations.

La corte del Reino Unido permite demandar a través de NFTs. (Sasun Bughdaryan/ Unsplash)

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US Appeals Court Orders SEC to Bring Enforcement Actions to Jury Trials

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the targets of SEC enforcement actions had their constitutional rights violated by the use of in-house judges.

SEC Chair Gensler, right, speaks to Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (with mask) and Ranking Member Pat Toomey (Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

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Can India’s Controversial New Tax Law Be Challenged in Court? Yes, Say Crypto Lawyers

While the overall bill may not be suitable for a lawsuit, lawyers believe a 1% tax deducted at source may be.

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Finance

Bitstamp Founder Loses UK Court Bid to Prevent New Owner Buying His Shares

Nejc Kodrič must sell his remaining 9.8% stake in the crypto exchange, as agreed in 2018.

UK High Court of Justice, image via Shutterstock

Finance

7 Crypto Exchange Executives Handed Prison Sentences for $1.7B Fraud in South Korea: Report

The exchange's former CEO was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)