Lawsuit

Ripple

Court Denies SEC’s Request Seeking Years of Financial Records From Ripple Execs

Sebastian SinclairApr 13, 2021

The judge said the request was irrelevant and disproportional.

Trademarks

Payments Firm Wirex Wins Trademark Infringement Case in UK High Court

Sebastian SinclairMar 18, 2021

The case was brought against several companies for their use of Wirex's registered trademark for its bitcoin rewards scheme.

Lawsuit

Craig Wright Can Serve Bitcoin.Org Over Publication of Bitcoin White Paper, UK Court Rules

Benjamin PowersApr 22, 2021

The move is largely procedural and does not settle any questions around the origin of the Bitcoin white paper.

Lawsuit

Nvidia Defeats Lawsuit Over Alleged Misrepresentation of Revenue From Crypto Miners

Zack VoellMar 4, 2021

A court ruled that plaintiffs failed to adequately prove Nvidia mislead its investors.

Craig Wright

Mt. Gox Victim Issues Legal Notice to Craig Wright Over Stolen Funds in 1Feex Address

Colin HarperFeb 25, 2021

If Craig Wright did control the wallet holding stolen Mt. Gox coins, he may soon face a lawsuit of his own.

Lawsuit

SIM Swapping

T-Mobile Sued Over SIM Attack That Resulted in Loss of $450K in Bitcoin

Jamie Crawley

The plaintiff lost 15 bitcoin after an interaction with a T-Mobile customer who had been victim of a SIM-swapping attack.

Lawsuit

Binance Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Forbes Over ‘Tai Chi’ Document

Nikhilesh DeZack Seward

The exchange did not say in its latest filing why it withdrew the case for now.

Ripple Effect

Coinbase Sued for Allowing the Sale of XRP

Colin Harper

A man from Missouri is filing a suit against Coinbase for its sale of XRP, a California court filing reveals.

XRP

Ripple to Meet With SEC in First Pretrial Conference on Feb. 22

Colin Harper

Ripple and the SEC will meet over video call, according to a court order from the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York.

Lawsuit

Suit Alleges BitMEX Chiefs ‘Looted’ More Than $440M From Exchange After Finding Out About Probes

Kevin Reynolds

The suit seeks an order of attachment against the parent company of BitMEX.

Ripple

Ripple Has Mixed Success in Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud

Sebastian Sinclair

The judge threw out some of the claims in the lawsuit but the case can continue based on others relating to allegedly misleading statements by CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Craig Wright

Craig Wright Must Face Trial Over Alleged $11B Bitcoin Fortune as Request for Summary Judgment Denied

Jaspreet Kalra

In a case involving the ownership of about 1.1 million bitcoin (worth over $11 billion), the federal court denied Wright’s request for a summary judgment on Monday.