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Bitstamp Founder Loses UK Court Bid to Prevent New Owner Buying His Shares
Nejc Kodrič must sell his remaining 9.8% stake in the crypto exchange, as agreed in 2018.
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Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)
7 Crypto Exchange Executives Handed Prison Sentences for $1.7B Fraud in South Korea: Report
The exchange's former CEO was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Crypto mining machines. (Mark Agnor/Shutterstock)
Argo, Celsius End Mining-Services Pact as They Settle US Court Case
Argo will pay $6.3 million to cover its outstanding bill, and Celsius will give an unspecified amount of bitcoin to the miner.
Crypto mining machines. (Mark Agnor/Shutterstock)

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Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 5, 2021
With bitcoin trading sideways as altcoins push upward and a look at a long-delayed Florida trial that bitcoin insiders are watching closely, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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Binance Ordered by London High Court to Trace $2.6M Hackers
Fetch.ai alleges hackers stole assets from its Binance account before selling them at a fraction of their value.
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Judge Bans PaxForex From US for Offering Unregistered, Leveraged Crypto Trades
The St. Vincent-based trading shop did not show up in court to defend itself against CFTC allegations.
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Massachusetts Judge Rules Robinhood Cannot Block Regulator's Case
Robinhood was trying to stop an enforcement action alleging the platform encourages inexperienced users to make risky trades without safeguarding limits.
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$4B Ponzi Scheme OneCoin and ‘CryptoQueen’ Leader Found in Default in US Lawsuit
Ruga Ignatova and her company failed to respond to the case, according to court documents.
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Trial Gets Under Way for Well-Known Crypto Executive in China
Prominent trader Zhao Dong is charged with "assisting internet criminal activities " and faces three years in prison.
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Craig Wright's Multibillion-Dollar Bitcoin Trial Moves to Year's End
The trial over a share of $65.2 billion in bitcoin has already been postponed several times.
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