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Crypto Engineers, Investors Sue US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions

The Treasury’s sanctions watchdog, OFAC, exceeded its authority in blacklisting smart contract wallets, six plaintiffs allege in a new suit.

Preston Van Loon, Prysmatic Labs co-founder at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinberry Files Lawsuit Against 50 Users After Losing 120 BTC

A software error involving Canadian dollar transfers allowed users to siphon 120 bitcoins without paying in 2020.

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Celsius Crypto Borrowers Call for Bankruptcy Trustee, Oppose US DOJ Move to Appoint Examiner

While a bankruptcy court should appoint an independent examiner to investigate Celsius’ financials, the examiner should not work for the U.S. Trustee’s office, a group of Celsius borrowers said.

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Finance

Controversial Crypto Lawyer Kyle Roche Pulls Out of Nexo, Binance.US, Solana and Dfinity Lawsuits

The new withdrawals come a day after Roche filed to withdraw from class-action lawsuits involving Tether, Bitfinex, TRON and BitMEX.

Crypto lawyer Kyle Roche has filed to withdraw from several class-action lawsuits against major crypto companies. (Mint Images RF/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Lawyer Kyle Roche Withdraws From Tether, Bitfinex, TRON and BitMEX Lawsuits After CryptoLeaks Scandal

The founding partner of upstart law firm Roche Freedman had been accused of starting frivolous class-action lawsuits to harm competitors of blockchain project Avalanche.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Courthouse in New York (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Pseudonymous Hodlonaut 'Very Confident' as Craig Wright Defamation Case Nears

In an interview on CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin,” the pseudonymous website editor said he had received $1.2 million in bitcoin donations from supporters.

Attorneys discussed crypto Twitter in the opening day of Hodlonaut's case against Craig Wright. (Hodlonaut)

Videos

Crypto Lender Celsius Files 2 New Lawsuits in Attempt to Recover Funds

Crypto lender Celsius Network has filed two new lawsuits in an attempt to retrieve lost funds. Ropes & Gray Business Restructuring Associate Daniel Gwen discusses what this means for Celsius and its creditors and customers.

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BitBoy Crypto Says He’s Dropping Defamation Suit Against Fellow YouTuber

Ben Armstrong said he didn’t realize his dispute with “Atozy” would become public if he sued the alleged defamer in federal court.

Ben Armstrong (BitBoy Crypto/YouTube)