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CDCROP: Law Justice Court Legal (Shutterstock)
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.
CDCROP: Law Justice Court Legal (Shutterstock)

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
Stanford Research Director, Former Dean Revealed to Be Bankman-Fried's Bond Signers
Bankman-Fried has two co-signers in addition to his parents.
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
CFTC Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried Postponed Until After Criminal Trial
The request to stay the SEC’s civil case against Bankman-Fried is still pending.
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Tether logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Tether's Attempt to Block CoinDesk's Request for Stablecoin Reserve Records Dismissed by New York Court
CoinDesk filed a Freedom of Information Law request for documents about Tether's reserves in 2021.
Tether logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: Craig Wright at CoinGeek Conference New York (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)
Craig Wright Loses Bitcoin Copyright Claim in UK Court
The self-proclaimed author of the Bitcoin white paper claims Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash violate his intellectual property rights.
CDCROP: Craig Wright at CoinGeek Conference New York (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Judge’s Decision to Reveal Names of His $250M Bond Backers
Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled early last week that the two currently unidentified people who co-signed the bond could be made public.
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried being extradited back to the United States from the Bahamas (Royal Bahamas Police Force)
US Judge Rejects Bankman-Fried's Bail Modification Request
The former FTX CEO's attorneys and prosecutors made a joint request to allow him to use certain messaging apps on Monday.
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried being extradited back to the United States from the Bahamas (Royal Bahamas Police Force)

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)
WazirX Calls Binance Allegations 'False and Misleading,' Plans to Seek Recourse
Binance had given WazirX an ultimatum to retract what it called false public statements or stop using Binance's wallets.
Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

MetaBirkins project home page (metabirkins.com)
Hermès vs. MetaBirkins: The NFT Case That Could Have Major Trademark and Artistic Consequences
The trial between NFT artist Mason Rothschild and French luxury house Hermès came to a close on Monday after a year-long trademark battle over an NFT project inspired by the brand's famous handbag.
MetaBirkins project home page (metabirkins.com)

House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing On FTX Collapse
New FTX CEO Charged Crypto Exchange $690K Last Year: Hearing
John J. Ray III replaced former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried at the bankrupt crypto exchange.
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing On FTX Collapse