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ForkLog 14 12.07.2021

Swedish national jailed for 15 years over cryptocurrency fraud

A U.S. court sentenced 47-year-old Swedish national Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson to 15 years in prison for securities fraud and money laundering. The Justice Department statement notes the sentence.

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ForkLog 10 11.07.2021

SEC charges three individuals with insider trading in Long Blockchain case (formerly Long Island Iced Tea)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three individuals with insider trading ahead of Long Blockchain (formerly Long Island Iced Tea) pivoting from its beverage business to blockchain, a move that sent the shares sharply higher.

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ForkLog 14 08.07.2021

Four BitConnect Promoters Reach Settlement With the SEC Over Claims

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and four of the six promoters of the fraudulent cryptocurrency project Bitconnect have reached a global settlement. Law360 reports this.

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ForkLog 7 06.07.2021

Media reports a lawsuit against Bithumb following the closure of its Thailand subsidiary

An unnamed company from Thailand is preparing to file a lawsuit against Bithumb's Hong Kong subsidiaries. The Korea Times reports this.

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ForkLog 4 29.06.2021

Vinnik’s defence lodges cassation appeal against French court verdict

The defence of Russian Alexander Vinnik, whom a French court found guilty of money laundering, filed a cassation appeal against the verdict.

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ForkLog 17 28.06.2021

Craig Wright wins High Court case over Bitcoin white paper

The High Court of London has ruled in Wright's favour in the case against the owner of Bitcoin.org, Cobra. This was reported by Ontier, the law firm.

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ForkLog 10 25.06.2021

Ripple Subpoenas Unnamed Former SEC Official

Ripple subpoenas an unnamed former SEC official. The regulator objected, according to lawyer James Filan.

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ForkLog 18 25.06.2021

Paris court upholds Vinnik’s five-year sentence

The Paris Court of Appeal upheld the first-instance ruling imposing a five-year prison sentence on the Russian national Alexander Vinnik.

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ForkLog 13 23.06.2021

Moscow court convicts organizers of kidnapping the owner of 275 BTC

The Cheremushkinsky District Court found the perpetrators guilty of planning to abduct a businessman in an attempt to seize his cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 26 22.06.2021

Lawsuit filed against Fireblocks over alleged loss of 38,178 ETH

Swiss staking platform StakeHound has accused institutional-focused infrastructure company Fireblocks of asset loss. The lawsuit was filed in Tel Aviv District Court, according to Calcalist.

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ForkLog 14 22.06.2021

Salvadoran Opposition Declares Bitcoin Legalisation Unconstitutional

The law recognising the first cryptocurrency as a legal means of payment could be unconstitutional and harmful to El Salvador. This view is laid out in a lawsuit filed by a group of citizens, El Mundo reports.

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ForkLog 64 15.06.2021

SEC secures 60-day extension in Ripple case

The court granted the SEC's motion to extend the discovery deadline by 60 days in the Ripple case. This was reported by attorney James Filan.

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