Lawsuit


Finance

U.S. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against DeFi Startup PoolTogether

The lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleges the platform operated in a way that enabled users to evade financial regulation and scam consumers.

PoolTogether is crowdfunding its legal defense with an NFT sale (PoolTogether)

Markets

Coinbase Traders Withdraw $600M in a Day Amid SEC Lawsuits

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase for violating federal securities laws on Tuesday, a day after filing a lawsuit against rival exchange Binance.

Exchange flows over 24 hours (Nansen)

Policy

Coinmint Sues California Chipmaker for $23M, Alleging ‘Elaborate Deception’

The mining firm, which has been embroiled in several legal battles, describes an elaborate fraud scheme for a $150 million contract.

Coinmint's 10-megawatt facility in Skyway Plaza. (CoinDesk/Fran Velasquez)

Policy

Bitcoin Miner Riot Sues Peer Rhodium Enterprises for Alleged $26M in Unpaid Fees

Participation in demand response programs in Texas are at the core of a disagreement between the two mining firms.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Ripple's Tussle With SEC to Cost the Firm $200M, CEO Garlinghouse Says: Report

The U.S. puts politics ahead of policy, Brad Garlinghouse has said at the 2023 Dubai Fintech Summit.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Judge Upholds Freeze on SpartacusDAO's $35M in Lawsuit Served Via Discord, NFT

The leader of SpartacusDAO is barred from touching $35 million in investor funds until he starts working with the court.

Spartacus (Gautier Poupeau/Wikimedia)

Policy

Terra's Do Kwon Wants SEC Charges Dismissed, Court Filings Show

The SEC cannot regulate digital assets involved in the case because the UST stablecoin is a currency, not a security, lawyers for Kwon have said.

Do Kwon (Terra)

Web3

Judge Rules Bored Ape Yacht Club Ripoff NFTs Violated Yuga Trademarks

Use of BAYC intellectual property by Ripps’ RR/BAYC was intended to confuse consumers, a U.S. judge in California has ruled.

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT image (Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk))

Policy

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Violated Federal Laws, SEC Charges in Lawsuit

The agency said Bittrex failed to register as an exchange, broker or clearing agency.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Wyoming Defends ‘Legitimacy’ of Its Crypto Charter Framework in Custodia Lawsuit

The state's attorney general claims the Kansas City Fed’s decision to deny Custodia’s master account rests partly on “perceived inadequacies in Wyoming’s laws and regulations.”

Wyoming (Pascal Bernardon/Unsplash)