South Korean authorities reportedly probe staff behind Terra
South Korean authorities are reportedly looking at the Terra crash to check for signs of intentional price manipulation and other issues.
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Russian Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment, Prosecutors See Precedent
The City Court of St. Petersburg has recognized a large amount of cryptocurrency handed over by the victim in an extortion case as a means of payment, Russian media reported.…
Russian Appellate Court Cancels Decision to Block Tor Project’s Website
A court of appeals in Russia has overturned a ruling by a regional court which allowed the blocking of the Tor Project’s website in the country. Due to violations during…
Arthur Hayes to serve 2-year probation owning up to BitMEX’s AML mishap
Despite the imminent possibility of serving jail time, proactively owning up to the allegations resulted in Hayes being sentenced to six months of house arrest and two years of probation.
Terra’s Big Backers, Shanghai Court Declares Bitcoin Property, BTC Obituaries, and Triple Top Hopes — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
With the nightmare nosedive of Terra’s LUNA and UST, the Shanghai High People’s Court declaring that bitcoin is virtual property protected by Chinese law, a surge in Bitcoin Obituaries, and…
UK Court recognizes NFTs as ‘private property’ — What now?
Not all the experts are rushing to call the development “groundbreaking,” but it will certainly help the industry combat fraud.
Shanghai court affirms that Bitcoin is virtual property, subject to property rights
A district court in Shanghai ruled for Bitcoin owner’s right to compensation in case involving unpaid loan and decided on Bitcoin legal status in the process.
Chinese court rules marketplace guilty of minting NFTs from stolen artwork
A user of the NFT marketplace NFTCN allegedly poached a creation of an artist and sold it as an NFT for $137 to another user.
Alleged Hydra Administrator Dmitry Pavlov Reportedly Arrested In Russia
A district court in Moscow has arrested a man whom local media reports identify as Dmitry Pavlov, alleged administrator of the recently shut down darknet market Hydra. Russian authorities believe…
NY State Supreme Court dismisses petition against crypto mining company
The judge ruled that the petition lacked merit as he didn’t find proof of the environmental harm.