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Tron Arbitration Challenged in Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit

Two technology developers are trying to keep their workplace harassment lawsuit against the Tron Foundation in court rather than arbitration.

Justin Sun

Markets

Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty

Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds.

Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse in Las Vegas (Department of Justice/Wikimedia commons)

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Ex-Bitcoin Dev Settles Defamation Suit Over Sex Assault Claims

Former Bitcoin developer Peter Todd has settled his defamation suit against fellow a privacy-tech expert who publicly accused him of sexual misconduct.

U.S. District Court in Oakland (V Smoothe/Wikimedia Commons)

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SEC Moves to Freeze Assets of Alleged $12M Crypto Investment Scam

The SEC is trying to freeze the assets of a cryptocurrency mining and multilevel marketing scheme that it claimed bilked investors of $12 million.

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Markets

Company That Sued FTX and Ripple Now Sets Its Sights on BitMEX

BMA LLC, which two weeks ago sued Ripple, has now accused crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX of orchestrating the largest financial crime in U.S. history.

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes

Policy

Judge Approved Blockchain Association’s Brief in Kik Case Despite SEC Objections

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein allowed the Blockchain Association to file a brief in the SEC v. Kik case a day after the regulator filed an objection to letting the group comment.

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Markets

Workplace Harassment Lawsuit Against Tron Management Is Going to Arbitration

A judge granted Justin Sun’s motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and workplace harassment at the Tron Foundation.

Justin Sun

Finance

Exiled Bitmain Co-Founder Is Fighting Back With Second Lawsuit

Micree Zhan, the ousted co-founder of Bitmain, has filed another lawsuit in his fight to regain control of the bitcoin mining giant – this time in China.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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TON Developers, Investors Back Telegram in SEC Fight

A new organization composed of TON developers and investors has filed an amicus brief supporting Telegram in its fight against the SEC.

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Policy

SEC Produces Evidence That Telegram Kept Selling Tokens After $1.7B ICO

The SEC produced evidence that Telegram kept selling tokens after its ICO, undermining the firm's argument that the sale was exempt from registration.

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