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Telegram Appeals Court Ruling Barring Gram Token Distribution
Telegram has appealed a court ruling barring it from distributing its gram cryptocurrency.
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Ted Livingston, Kin Ambassadors event, April 2018, NYC. Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk.
Kik Backs Away From Jury Trial Request in SEC Fight Over $100M Token Sale
Kik had previously asked for a jury trial to make its case against the SEC. Now it's seeking a summary judgment.
Ted Livingston, Kin Ambassadors event, April 2018, NYC. Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk.

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Judge Calls Out Kleiman Attorneys Over 'Excessive' Fees in Craig Wright Case
The Florida judge has now approved fees and expenses amounting to about a quarter of the amount claimed.
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Crypto Investor's Case Against AT&T Over $24M SIM Hack Can Proceed, Judge Rules
AT&T's motion to dismiss Michael Terpin's case was largely dismissed by a California court on Monday.
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Ethereum-Based Ad Firm Bidooh Sues Founders in Tech Ownership Dispute
The co-founders are countersuing, claiming the company – which developed "Minority Report-inspired ad boards – has been hijacked.
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Court Documents Reveal More Possible Investors in Telegram’s $1.7B ICO
Big names that may have invested in Telegram’s token sale are surfacing in court documents as the company fights a case brought by the SEC.
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TALE OF THE TAPE: “If I see that Telegram needs more resources, I would happily invest more because I'm a person that prefers not to own any real estate,” CEO Pavel Durov said during his deposition. (Image via Shutterstock)
SEC Depositions Shed Light on Telegram's $1.7B Token Sale
Newly released transcripts of the SEC’s depositions of Telegram executives offer a rare window into the logic and the mechanics behind its $1.7 billion token sale.
TALE OF THE TAPE: “If I see that Telegram needs more resources, I would happily invest more because I'm a person that prefers not to own any real estate,” CEO Pavel Durov said during his deposition. (Image via Shutterstock)

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Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities
The U.S. advocacy group has come out strongly on the side of Telegram in its ongoing SEC court case.
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SEC Charges Blockchain Marketplace Opporty Over 'Fraudulent' $600,000 ICO
The firm is alleged to have conducted a fraudulent and unregistered sale of digital assets called OPP Tokens, raising around $600,000.
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New York Attorney General Calls Bitfinex's Legal Stance 'Deeply Perverse' in New Filing
In a sharply worded brief, the New York Attorney General's Office has criticized the exchange's tactics in its case involving the Tether stablecoin's backing.
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