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UK Judge Freezes Craig Wright’s Assets Worth $7M Amid Satoshi Nakamoto Identity Dispute

After Judge James Mellor in the U.K. rendered his decision in the notable lawsuit initiated by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) against Craig Wright, he concluded that Wright did…

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Judge Denies Coinbase Dismissal Request; CEO Hails Win for Self-Custody Wallets

New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has “sufficiently pleaded” its case and the lawsuit will move forward. Legal Battle Ahead:…

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FTX CEO Disputes Sam Bankman-Fried’s Claims of Solvency and No Harm to Creditors

John J. Ray III, the chief executive officer of FTX Trading Ltd., has issued a strong rebuttal against former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s assertions regarding the company’s financial state and the…

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New Research Paper Sheds Light on Alleged Conflicts of Interest in FTX’s Chapter 11 Filing

A recent research paper on SSRN by legal scholars scrutinizes the ethical quandaries and potential conflicts of interest surrounding Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s involvement in FTX’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.…

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Dutch Prosecutors Reportedly Charge Tornado Cash Developer With Money Laundering

Alexey Pertsev, a developer for Tornado Cash, has reportedly been indicted by prosecutors in the Netherlands. They accuse him of laundering $1.2 billion. Pertsev’s attorney confirmed the prosecutors’ intent to…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Challenges ‘Super-Villain’ Narrative in Sentencing Debate

In a detailed letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, the legal representatives for Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, have vehemently argued against the government’s recommendation for a…

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