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Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. Applying the Howey Test Following our Introduction, posted last week, today’s article is Part I of our multi-article series: Is Crypto a Security? The opinion editorial below was … Read more
The Nigerian High Court dismissed the unlawful detention lawsuit filed by former Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan against two government agencies. Judicial Rationale for Dismissal A Nigerian High Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by former Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Office of the National Security Adviser … Read more
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Is Crypto a Security? Why This Question Still Matters in 2025 The question of … Read more
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Can Smart Contracts Be Enforced Under the Law? If you’ve ever asked whether smart … Read more
A federal jury’s fraud conviction of a Texas mining founder underscores calls for transparency that are accelerating stronger safeguards, reinforcing investor confidence, and positioning legitimate bitcoin mining operations for growth despite revelations of customer deception. Federal Jury Finds Mining Founder Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas … Read more
A Californian man, Kunal Mehta (45), known by aliases like “The Accountant,” has pleaded guilty to charges related to a multi-state conspiracy that stole hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency using social engineering schemes. The Anatomy of the Conspiracy A Californian man (45) recently pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his role in a … Read more
William Lonergan Hill, co-founder and chief technology officer of Samourai Wallet, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to the privacy-focused bitcoin service. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote handed down the 48-month sentence in the Southern District of New York after Hill pleaded guilty in … Read more
A federal appeals court has shut down one of the largest-ever bitcoin compensation claims, ruling that a convicted fraudster’s $364 million demand against the U.S. government came far too late and lacked credible proof. Court Rejects $364 Million Bitcoin Claim The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision dismissing Michael Prime’s … Read more
An Argentine federal judge has ordered the freezing of assets belonging to Hayden Davis, a co-founder of Libra, and two informal crypto‑exchange entrepreneurs who received funds from him. The two entrepreneurs received millions on key dates. Federal Judge Blocks Assets Of Hayden Davis and Two More Crypto Entrepreneurs Linked To Libra The Facts The Argentine … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his FTX conviction, arguing he was denied a fair trial due to media bias, prosecutorial overreach, and alleged misconduct by Judge Lewis Kaplan. Allegations of a Tainted Trial Environment Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is set to argue before a three-judge panel in the 2nd U.S. Circuit … Read more