Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network has initiated legal proceedings against Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin. The lawsuit, which was filed concerning a contract dispute dating back to 2022, alleges that Tether violated their agreement by unjustifiably liquidating 39,542.42 Bitcoins that were held as collateral for a loan issued in USDT. Celsius contends that…
The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation have filed a joint lawsuit challenging Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax Act, setting up a legal fight over whether the state can impose a transaction tax on digital asset activity. The lawsuit was filed in Illinois state court on August 21 and seeks to block the law before…
Gor Gevorkyan, a Los Angeles resident, has filed a lawsuit against Bitmain for allegedly mining cryptocurrency at his expense. The class action claims that bitcoin mining giant had redesigned its ASIC devices “to mine crypto currency for the benefit of itself rather than its customers who purchase the products”. Bitmain Allegedly Used Customers Resources to…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits…
Last night, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed his company’s expectations that they would be slapped with a lawsuit from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to the XRP cryptocurrency token. Word spread throughout the crypto community quickly, causing widespread speculation over what this could mean for the greater industry, Ripple executives, and…
A federal judge has allowed parts of an investor class-action lawsuit against Coinbase and certain executives to proceed, keeping allegations over risk disclosures alive in court. US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled on August 20 that some claims could move into discovery. The court dismissed several claims but allowed allegations that Coinbase misled investors…
It seems now that XRP fell short on capitalizing on hopes that Ripple will finally earn a victory on its long-running legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as it swayed between profits and losses on September 19. It can be recalled that the SEC and Ripple Labs, the company behind XRP, agreed…
Ripple Labs is now attempting to move a lawsuit against them regarding the status of XRP as a potential security into a federal court, which is being lauded as a brilliant strategic move by a notable attorney familiar with the situation. The lawsuit against Ripple Labs was first brought about by plaintiffs. They are accusing…