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Ripple to Meet With SEC in First Pretrial Conference on Feb. 22

Ripple and the SEC will meet over video call, according to a court order from the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York.

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Suit Alleges BitMEX Chiefs 'Looted' More Than $440M From Exchange After Finding Out About Probes

The suit seeks an order of attachment against the parent company of BitMEX.

Arthur Hayes, then-CEO of BitMEX, speaks at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.

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Ripple Has Mixed Success in Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud

The judge threw out some of the claims in the lawsuit but the case can continue based on others relating to allegedly misleading statements by CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

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Craig Wright Must Face Trial Over Alleged $11B Bitcoin Fortune as Request for Summary Judgment Denied

In a case involving the ownership of about 1.1 million bitcoin (worth over $11 billion), the federal court denied Wright’s request for a summary judgment on Monday.

Craig Wright

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NVIDIA Lawyers Dismiss Investors' Crypto Mining Doc Requests: Report

Investors accuse NVIDIA of bungling the chipmaker's response to 2017's mining hardware boom.

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Blockchain Capital Isn't Flattered by Imitation, Sues Similarly Named Firm

Blockchain Capital alleges the similarly named Blockchain Capital Management is infringing on its trademark.

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Judge Worries Plaintiffs' Lawyers Trying to Line Their Pockets in Block.one ICO Lawsuit

The U.S. district judge criticized some plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Block.one for appearing to be an attempt to earn high legal fees.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Giveaway Scams

Wozniak is among 18 plaintiffs suing the video-sharing giant for allowing crypto giveaway scams using his likeness to flourish on the platform.

Apple's Steve Wozniak sued YouTube over crypto giveaway scams.

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IRS Sued by Ex-Coinbase User Over Seizure of Financial Records

Jim Harper claims the tax collector violated his Fourth Amendment rights by seizing his crypto account records without obtaining a warrant.

IRS Lawsuit

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Bitfinex Must Face New York Allegations Over $850M in Lost Funds, Appeals Court Rules

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will have to answer claims about hiding millions in lost funds, a New York appeals court ruled on Thursday.

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