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A United Kingdom High Court’s recent ruling has clarified the legal status of bitcoin, stating that while it is considered property, it cannot be subjected to traditional legal claims applicable to physical goods. The $172 Million Bitcoin Dispute In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Justice clarified the legal status of digital assets, specifically … Read more
The group of local individuals that handled the Onecoin scheme in Cordoba, Argentina, received jail sentences of up to 9 years and agreed to provide compensation to the plaintiffs. Another case involving bank employees linked to the crypto scheme is also being processed. Argentine Arm of Onecoin Sentenced to 71+ Years in Prison While Onecoin, … Read more
Blockfills has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 15, 2026, after pausing deposits and withdrawals over financial concerns since Feb. 11. A Protracted Liquidity Crisis Institutional cryptocurrency trading firm Blockfills has officially filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that comes more than a month after the firm paused deposits … Read more
Founders, lawyers and investors are still trying to make sense of MiCA. With our guest experts demystifying MiCA for you, get the upper hand and understand what the regulation is really about. MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by Aaron Glauberman, Viktor Juskin, and Sabir Alijev, Co-Founding and Managing Directors … Read more
Two crypto courtroom sagas out of Manhattan delivered a pair of sharply different plot twists this week — one defendant walked away from the SEC’s fraud case for good, while another scheme’s legal fallout hit a wall when a federal judge tossed key racketeering claims tied to a church-linked investment disaster. SEC Dismisses Civil Fraud … Read more
Judge James E. Boasberg blocked these subpoenas, considering that a “mountain of evidence” suggests their true purpose is to “harass Powell to pressure him to lower rates.” Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., stressed that the DOJ will appeal the judge’s decision, escalating the legal battle. Judge Quashes Federal Reserve Subpoenas, DOJ Announces Appeal … Read more
Two U.S. federal courts have thrown out terrorism-related lawsuits targeting Binance, dismissing claims brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act against the cryptocurrency exchange. US Courts Deliver Double Blow to Terror Claims Against Binance — Crypto Legal War Takes New Turn The latest ruling came from a U.S. federal court in Alabama, which dismissed all claims filed … Read more
U.S. prosecutors are urging a federal judge to reject Sam Bankman-Fried’s attempt to secure a new trial, arguing his latest claims recycle arguments already rejected by a jury that convicted him of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud. Prosecutors Reject SBF Claim FTX Was Solvent as Retrial Battle Begins Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of … Read more
Nevin Shetty, the former senior executive of startup Fabric, has been sentenced to two years in prison for a $35 million wire fraud scheme involving a high-risk cryptocurrency gamble. A Secret Side-Business A former chief financial officer’s (CFO) attempt to turn his employer’s treasury into a personal cryptocurrency “ yield farm” has ended in a … Read more
A federal judge dismissed claims tying Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) to terrorist attacks, delivering a significant legal victory for the crypto exchange while leaving the door open for plaintiffs to refile with revised allegations. Federal Judge Tosses Claims Linking Binance to Terror Financing Legal disputes over cryptocurrency platforms continue to test the … Read more