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ForkLog 13 12.02.2021

Bitsonar pyramid founder charged with murder

The Odessa regional prosecutor's office has sent an indictment to court against the creator of the Bitsonar pyramid, Alexander Tovstenko, suspected of organizing the contract murder of a former colleague.

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ForkLog 13 12.02.2021

American sues T-Mobile after losing $450,000 in Bitcoin

A Californian resident, Kelvin Cheng, sues T-Mobile for negligence after losing 15 BTC in a SIM swap. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York.

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ForkLog 21 09.02.2021

Lawsuit Filed Against Robinhood After Suicide of 20-Year-Old Trader

The parents of 20-year-old Alex Kearns filed a lawsuit against the crypto-friendly platform Robinhood. They accused the company of driving their son to suicide.

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ForkLog 21 08.02.2021

Binance Withdraws Defamation Suit Against Forbes

Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has withdrawn its claims against Forbes Media and two of its journalists—Michael del Castillo and Jason Brett. This is evidenced by a filing dated February 4, 2021, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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ForkLog 17 05.02.2021

Court ends case over blocking Bestchange mirror of cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator

The prosecutor's office dropped its bid to block Bestchange.net — the mirror of the online cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator Bestchange.ru. ForkLog was informed of this by the Digital Rights Center, the law firm that represented Bestchange in court.

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ForkLog 23 02.02.2021

On the day of Navalny’s trial, his campaign headquarters received 0.078 BTC

On February 2, the day of the hearing to convert Navalny's suspended sentence into a real term, 0.078 BTC was credited to the campaign's Bitcoin wallet (over $2,700).

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ForkLog 20 30.01.2021

Ripple asks the SEC why Bitcoin and Ethereum are not securities

Ripple filed an answer to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. It argues that the charges of issuing unregistered securities are based on an unprecedented and ill-conceived legal theory.

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ForkLog 22 29.01.2021

Court rejects defendant’s bid to cooperate with North Korea, Ethereum developer

A federal judge in New York rejected the motion by former Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith to drop charges of providing information assistance to North Korea, Law360 reports.

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ForkLog 19 27.01.2021

Bitonic Sues the Dutch Central Bank

The Netherlands-based bitcoin exchange Bitonic filed a suit in the Rotterdam court against the local central bank. It seeks to suspend the requirement for KYC verification on withdrawals.

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ForkLog 19 27.01.2021

Florida class-action filed against Ripple Labs

A Florida resident filed a class-action lawsuit against Ripple Labs and the company's CEO Brad Garlinghouse, alleging violations of Florida securities laws and unlawful enrichment.

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ForkLog 9 25.01.2021

Russia forms an organisation to defend cryptocurrency traders

The Russian Ministry of Justice registered the National Union of Private Traders and Investors on the Financial Markets. One of the union's activities will be to improve the legal regulation of the cryptocurrency market.

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ForkLog 7 22.01.2021

Investor files class-action suit against Bit Digital

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of New York against the Nasdaq-listed mining company Bit Digital. Investor Anthony Powell accused the defendant of making misleading statements and causing substantial financial damage.

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