US authorities to challenge extradition of Terra founder from Montenegro to South Korea

Mar 8, 2024

US authorities to challenge extradition of Terra founder from Montenegro to South Korea

Prosecutors expected the businessman to appear in a US court on fraud charges as early as March 25

FTX will pay bankrupt BlockFi $874 million in a settlement agreement

Mar 7, 2024

FTX will pay bankrupt BlockFi $874 million in a settlement agreement

The two companies alternately filed for bankruptcy in November 2022

Coinbase calls the court’s decision to recognize cryptocurrencies in secondary sales as securities unweighted

Mar 6, 2024

Coinbase calls the court’s decision to recognize cryptocurrencies in secondary sales as securities unweighted

This ruling was made in absentia following the SEC’s settlement agreement with a former Coinbase manager in an insider trading case

UK authorities will be able to freeze criminal crypto assets without conviction

Mar 4, 2024

UK authorities will be able to freeze criminal crypto assets without conviction

They will also be given powers to destroy such assets if necessary

The court allows Genesis to sell $1,3 billion worth of GBTC fund shares

Feb 15, 2024

The court allows Genesis to sell $1,3 billion worth of GBTC fund shares

The platform owns about $1,6 billion worth of GBTC, ETHE, and ETCG shares

SEC files a lawsuit against crypto Ponzi scheme HyperFund for a $1,7 billion fraud scheme

Jan 30, 2024

SEC files a lawsuit against crypto Ponzi scheme HyperFund for a $1,7 billion fraud scheme

The company operated in 2020-2022 under the names HyperFund, HyperVerse, and HyperTech

OneCoin crypto pyramid scheme lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud and money laundering

Jan 26, 2024

OneCoin crypto pyramid scheme lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud and money laundering

The prosecutor’s office requested a minimum of 17 years in prison for Mark Scott

Nexo demands $3 billion from the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office for damage to its reputation by a criminal investigation

Jan 24, 2024

Nexo demands $3 billion from the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office for damage to its reputation by a criminal investigation

A crypto lending company appealed to the international arbitration institute, ICSID

US court recognizes CMCT token ICO as an unregistered securities offering

Jan 24, 2024

US court recognizes CMCT token ICO as an unregistered securities offering

The issuers of the asset, Crowd Machine and Metavine, were found guilty in an SEC lawsuit and must pay more than $20 million in fines

Trial of ex-Terra chief postponed to March

Jan 17, 2024

Trial of ex-Terra chief postponed to March

At the moment, the businessman is being held in custody in Montenegro

Court freezes $1,14 billion in assets of 3AC fund founders

Dec 21, 2023

Court freezes $1,14 billion in assets of 3AC fund founders

The company’s debt to creditors is estimated at $3,3 billion

Binance and Changpeng Zhao to pay $2,85 billion to CFTC as part of settlement agreement

Dec 19, 2023

Binance and Changpeng Zhao to pay $2,85 billion to CFTC as part of settlement agreement

The company was also required to implement a standardized corporate structure with a board of directors and audit and compliance committees