Court Cases

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)
Nexo in Court With a Co-Founder Over $12M in Missing Assets
Nexo says its former managing partner left with a hardware wallet full of the company’s crypto.
Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

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Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to accusations that he defrauded some 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.
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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Judge Rejects Binance.US Complaint Over SEC Press Release
The exchange had complained that regulators made “misleading” public statements about the Binance’s handling of customer funds.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a federal court in Manhattan following a hearing to dismiss some of the charges leveled against him. (Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)
Judge Allows FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried to Go to Trial on Only Wire Fraud, Political Contribution Charges for Now
A U.S. federal judge in New York revealed skepticism of the arguments from SBF's defense attorneys in a hearing on their motions to dismiss several counts.
Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a federal court in Manhattan following a hearing to dismiss some of the charges leveled against him. (Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)

Kim Kardashian. (James Devaney/GC Images/Getty)
Kim Kardashian EMAX Suit to Proceed as Court Considers Updated Complaint
A California judge backtracked on a tentative ruling to dismiss the allegations against the reality TV star after receiving a more detailed complaint.
Kim Kardashian. (James Devaney/GC Images/Getty)

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Latest Bribery Charge
Prosecutors added an attempted bribery charge earlier this week.
Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Is This Finally an Atomic Bomb From the SEC?
The warning to Coinbase that it’s breaking securities laws may signal the long-awaited attack on crypto’s foundations, but also may set up a court fight that finally answers q...
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Crypto Trading Firm Auros Secures $17M Investment as It Recovers From FTX Woes
Auros, the trading firm that lost $20 million in FTX’s implosion, was released from provisional liquidation by a British Virgin Island court after major debt restructuring and...
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Crypto Investors' $28M ‘Black Thursday’ Lawsuit Against DeFi Giant Maker Dismissed by US Judge
The class-action lawsuit alleged Maker-related entities misrepresented risks of holding collateral debt positions, resulting in heavy losses for some users.
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Accused Mango Markets Exploiter Wants to Keep $47M in Disputed Funds: Court Filings
Avraham Eisenberg claims he need not return any more than the $67 million of the $114 million worth of tokens he gained using a complicated trading system.
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