Court Cases
Core Foundation Wins Injunction Against Maple Finance on Alleged Confidentiality Breach
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands granted the injunction against Maple Finance completing its own liquid staking token syrupBTC.
Samourai Wallet Devs Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Run Unlicensed Money Transmitter
The pair’s plea change comes amid Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s ongoing criminal trial on similar charges.
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Will Not Take the Stand, Lawyers Say
After three days of witness testimony, Storm’s defense team rested their case on Tuesday.
Crypto Exchange Coinone Wins South Korean Court Battle Over Doubled Bitcoin Withdrawals
The court ruled the customers benefited from unjust enrichment due to a network delay, not the exchange’s servers.
DOJ Seeks 20-Year Sentence for Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky
Federal prosecutors called Mashinsky the architect of a "years-long campaign of lies and self-dealing" that left customers with billions in losses.
SEC's Last Major Legal Official Exits, Leaving Clean Slate for Trump Era
With the general counsel stepping down, some of the main characters in the crypto industry's recent clashes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are out.
'Razzlekhan' Drops Video As Rapper Prepares for Prison in Bitfinex Hack
The self-described "misfits anthem" emerges as the 18-month sentence nears for her role in laundering the crypto horde that now would be worth $11 billion.
Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Following Extradition to US: Reuters
Kwon's Terraform Labs developed the luna cryptocurrency and stablecoin terraUSD, which folded in 2022, losing an estimated $40 billion
Craig Wright Receives Suspended Jail Sentence for Contempt of Court
Wright's suit for intellectual property rights related to bitcoin violated a court order imposed after his claim to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto was ruled to be false.
U.S. Regulator Told Banks to Avoid Crypto, Letters Obtained by Coinbase Reveal
Coinbase's Paul Grewal says this is hard evidence proving the industry hasn't been spouting conspiracy theories about being shoved out of U.S. banking.
