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ForkLog 24 10.09.2021

US-based founder of $30 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme pleads guilty

An Ohio resident, Michael Ackerman, who led Q3 Trading Club, pleaded guilty to cryptocurrency fraud totaling $30 million.

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ForkLog 7 10.09.2021

Orenburg Court Sides with Bitcoin-Miner Buyer Against Equipment Seller

The Orenburg Regional Court for Civil Cases considered the appeal in a suit brought by a local resident against a seller of mining equipment who failed to fulfil obligations under the sale and purchase agreement.

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ForkLog 14 09.09.2021

Court dismisses BMA LLC’s suit against BitMEX over market-manipulation allegations

The court dismissed the lawsuit by BMA LLC against the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX. The judge found that a substantial portion of the allegations duplicated other complaints against the platform.

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ForkLog 25 09.09.2021

Court orders Alfa-Bank and Telegram Open Network investor to pay $126.5 million

The Gagarinsky Court in Moscow granted the Prosecutor General's Office's claim to recover $126.5 million from former Open Government Coordination Minister Mikhail Abyzov and Alfa-Bank related to investments in the Telegram Open Network project.

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ForkLog 12 08.09.2021

Russian judges cautioned against using Bitcoin

The Ethics Commission of the Russian Judicial Council clarified the rights to own, use and dispose of digital financial assets (DFA) and digital currency.

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ForkLog 27 03.09.2021

Court orders Ripple to disclose Slack messages to the SEC

U.S. District Judge Sara Netburn granted the SEC's motion to compel Ripple employees' Slack messages, according to attorney James K. Filan.

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ForkLog 15 31.08.2021

Tether issuer seeks court injunction to bar disclosure of USDT reserve data

The parent company of the Bitfinex crypto exchange and the issuer of the Tether stablecoins, iFinex, has asked the New York Supreme Court to bar media and other organisations from seeking data on the state and structure of USDT reserves over the past several years.

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ForkLog 12 30.08.2021

Illinois court to continue proceedings against Clearview AI

In Illinois, a court denied Clearview AI's motion to dismiss the suit filed under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

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ForkLog 31 30.08.2021

Court denies bail to former Monero developer Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni

A US court denied bail to former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni over flight risk.

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ForkLog 10 28.08.2021

Court allows SEC to seek $200,000 from Steven Seagal over Bitcoiin2Gen token sale

A district court in New York has allowed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to seek $200,000 from Hollywood actor Steven Seagal for promoting the ICO of the cryptocurrency startup Bitcoiin2Gen.

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ForkLog 11 27.08.2021

Yaroslavl court sentences mining-equipment thief

A 34-year-old resident of Yaroslavl was found guilty of stealing mining equipment worth more than 1.6 million rubles.

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ForkLog 9 26.08.2021

Founder of AriseBank fraud project sentenced to five years in prison

The court sentenced Jared Rice, founder of the AriseBank cryptocurrency project, to five years in prison. He was found guilty of orchestrating a $4.25 million fraud.

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