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Court Cases

BTC and yuan
Markets
China
Court Sides With Crypto Exchange Despite Allegation It Violated China Ban
A Chinese cryptocurrency trader who was sent bitcoin in error must repay an exchange even if it broke domestic rules, a Beijing court has ruled.
BTC and yuan
By Wolfie Zhao
Aug 9, 2018 at 2:25 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2018
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cv
Markets
Crime
Court Sentences Bitcoin Ransomware Creators to Community Service
The developers behind the CoinVault and BitCryptor ransomware were sentenced to 240 hours of community service in a Dutch court on Thursday.
cv
By Anna Baydakova
Jul 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2018
CrimeEuropeRansomwareNewsCourt CasesLegalrepublishedCoinVaultBitCryptor
India police car
Markets
Crime
Former Indian Lawmaker Declared 'Offender' in Bitcoin Extortion Case
A former Indian politician allegedly involved in a $1.3 million bitcoin extortion case has been declared a "proclaimed offender" by a local court.
India police car
By Wolfie Zhao
Jun 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2018
CrimeIndiaNewsCourt CasesAsia PacificLegal
Jail
Markets
Crime
LA Bitcoin Trader Faces 30 Months in Jail for Illegal Money Business
A 50-year-old woman, who traded bitcoin as "Bitcoin Maven," faces 2.5 years in jail for having run an illegal money transmitting business.
Jail
By Daniel Palmer
Jun 11, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2018
CrimeUSNewsTradingCourt CasesLegalus-canada
gavel
Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase-Cryptsy Lawsuit Will Head to Jury Trial
Coinbase has lost another appeal in a case brought by former customers of the defunct exchange Cryptsy, and the case will now proceed to a jury trial.
gavel
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 23, 2018 at 9:10 p.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2018
CoinbaseMoney LaunderingCryptsyNewsCourt Cases
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Markets
Law
Most Cryptos Aren't Commodities, Defendants Claim in CFTC Case
Defendants from My Big Coin Pay, which is being sued by the CFTC for fraud, argue that the agency lacks jurisdiction over the case.
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By Annaliese Milano
Apr 6, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2018
LawCFTCRegulationNewsCourt CasesLegalMy Big Coin Payus-canada
Gavel
Markets
Law
Israeli Supreme Court Rules for Bitcoin Broker in Bank Dispute
A cryptocurrency brokerage based in Israel won't have its bank account closed – for now – thanks to an intervention by the Supreme Court. 
Gavel
By Stan Higgins
Feb 27, 2018 at 3:15 p.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2018
LawIsraelBrokersNewsCourt CasesLegal
justice
Markets
Regulation
ATB Coin the Latest to Face Class-Action Suit After ICO
Early motions may force the court to rule on whether or not this coin should be considered a security under U.S. law.
justice
By Brady Dale
Dec 27, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2017
RegulationNewsCourt Casesinitial coin offeringsLegalCourt Filingsus-canada
Wooden Gavel
Markets
Silk road
Secret Service Agent Gets Extra Jail Time Over Theft of Silk Road Bitcoin
A former U.S. Secret Service agent has been given an additional prison term for laundering Silk Road bitcoin stolen from a U.S government wallet.
Wooden Gavel
By Sujha Sundararajan
Nov 8, 2017 at 10:32 a.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2017
Silk RoadCrimeNewsShaun BridgesCourt Cases
Arrested man
Markets
Crime
Bitcoin Exchange Operator Given 16-Month Prison Sentence
Coin.mx operator Yuri Lebedev has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to a new report.
Arrested man
By Sujha Sundararajan
Oct 23, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2017
CrimeExchangesNewsCoin.mxCourt CasesYuri Lebedev