Lawsuits

Angel Andreychev - July 24, 2020

Woz accuses YouTube of using his name and likeness to profit from bitcoin scams.
He filed a complaint, claiming that the company has violated his right of publicity and aided fraudulent activities on the platform.

Krasimir Buchvarov - July 11, 2020

Bitfinex's appeal claimed that the firm was not under the jurisdiction of New York.
The court pointed out in its rejection that the New York AG was looking for documents dating back to 2015, and that Bitfinex was serving New York customers until 2017.

Krasimir Buchvarov - July 5, 2020

The 52-year old man has been fined $72,000.
Using a referral program similar to pyramid schemes, the man and his team were able to sign up 1,180 people from Singapore and other countries.

Krasimir Buchvarov - June 28, 2020

Signed by a judge on Friday, the final judgement requires Telegram to pay back $1.2 billion to investors.
The firm will have 30 days to pay $18.5 million in penalties, and is also required to notify the SEC if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next 3 years.

Krasimir Buchvarov - June 26, 2020

Now that the motion to impose sanctions on Craig Wright has been denied, the case is clear to go to jury trial.
The judge will also allow Wright to summon a clinical psychologist as an expert witness.

Krasimir Buchvarov - June 10, 2020

Willie Breedt has allegedly stolen $17 million from 2,000 investors.
Breedt is already under investigation from South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation for falsifying proof of payment documents.

Krasimir Buchvarov - May 25, 2020

The firm has now dropped its appeal against the U.S. federal court’s injunction, which forbade the distribution of its Gram tokens.
Though Telegram has thrown in the towel, the TON blockchain dream is not over, with the "Free TON" community's launch of their own version of the project.

Krasimir Buchvarov - May 23, 2020

The plaintiff's legal team points to the movement of $1.6 million in BTC from addresses contained in Craig Wright's list.
A Redditor, who studies all lists in great detail, explains that all three lists have recently been active.

Krasimir Buchvarov - May 19, 2020

The new class action complaint accuses the firm of taking $200 million from U.S. investors during its ICO.
The development comes only months after the firm paid $24 million to the SEC, after an investigation into the ICO.

Anastas Chobanov - May 14, 2020

The Canada Revenue Agency has to file a tax claim against Quadriga before any funds can be distributed to former users of the exchange.
Affected users filed claims for funds in most of the major cryptocurrencies.