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The CFTC Served Ooki DAO Papers by Posting Them in an Online Discussion Forum

The CFTC’s motion for alternative service asks a California judge to approve of the unconventional way Ooki DAO members were served.

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Interpreting the CFTC’s Lawsuit Against Ooki DAO

The CFTC sent shockwaves through the U.S. crypto industry by suing a DAO, but it doesn’t actually seem to be questioning decentralization.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Sued Over Patent Infringement

The lawsuit was filed by Veritaseum Capital on Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Delaware.

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Sparkster Settles With SEC, Agrees to Pay Back $35M to ‘Harmed Investors’ of 2018 ICO

Crypto influencer Ian Balina, who was paid to promote the SPRK, is facing his own charges in connection to the ICO.

Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Craig Wright’s Satoshi Proofs ‘Not Credible’ and a ‘Farce,’ Hodlonaut Lawyers Say

Closing statements on behalf of the Twitter user targeted by Wright suggests the case could hinge on vagaries of Norwegian defamation law as much as the identity of Bitcoin’s founder.

Claims over the true identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto are being heard in Oslo's District Court. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

ICO Promoter Ian Balina Charged With Violating Federal Securities Laws

The SEC says Balina failed to disclose his compensation for his promotion of SPRK tokens in 2018.

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Eth.link Restored After Ethereum Name Service Wins Injunction Against GoDaddy

The company behind the Web3 domain service and Virgil Griffith sued GoDaddy earlier this month, alleging the domain registration platform falsely announced eth.link had expired, and then sold it to a third party.

Ethereum Name Service's eth.link is back online after it was sold to a third party by GoDaddy earlier this year (ENS Domains)

Finance

SEC, Ripple Call for Immediate Ruling in Suit Over Whether XRP Sales Violated Securities Laws

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs both filed motions for summary judgment, arguing that a judge overseeing the case has enough information to make a ruling without moving the case forward to a trial.

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Craig Wright Could Have ‘Bamboozled’ Andresen During Private ‘Satoshi’ Signing Session: Trial Witnesses Explain

Expert witnesses on behalf of Hodlonaut say Wright could have used any number of tricks to fool Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen into believing he was Satoshi.

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SEC Sues 2 Crypto Advisory Firms and Their Owner for Misappropriating Investors’ Funds

The complaint alleges the firms' owner lied to investors about where their funds were deposited in a Ponzi-like scheme. 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)