Bithumb has asked a court for an asset freeze to reclaim the remaining 7 BTC mistakenly paid out in February. The South Korean exchange is turning to legal action after internal recovery efforts failed to secure the funds.
Federal prosecutors in Connecticut have seized more than $600,000 in cryptocurrency tied to a fraud scheme that affected at least one Ledger hardware wallet user. The action highlights ongoing law enforcement efforts to trace and recover stolen crypto.
A federal judge has frozen 70.6 Bitcoin tied to BlockFills after Dominion Capital accused the trading firm of misusing customer funds and asked the court to return the contested assets. The freeze is part of an ongoing civil dispute over custody and fund handling.
A federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed state-level lawsuits against Uniswap Labs and founder Hayden Adams, ending a years-long legal battle over alleged scam token facilitation. The decision is a clear win for the decentralized exchange and could narrow liability exposure for DEX platforms.
Two major outlets reported that Binance allegedly fired or suspended staff tied to an investigation into crypto transfers to Iranian entities; Binance's CEO says he is considering legal action over the coverage.
Investigators report Raees and Ameer Cajee have returned to South Africa years after Africrypt’s collapse. Investors say they still face major difficulties serving the brothers with legal papers needed for recovery efforts.
Logan Paul sold a rare Pokémon card for $16.5 million amid lingering litigation tied to a 2022 fractionalization on Liquid Marketplace. Investors sued after the platform went offline, claiming they were owed returns from the offering.
Prospera, a Honduran ZEDE that recognized bitcoin as legal tender, faces an uncertain future after the country’s highest court declared the ZEDE legal framework unconstitutional. The decision directly threatens Prospera’s legal basis and raises questions for residents, investors and bitcoin adoption in Honduras.
Court proceedings were opened over a $9.2M debt after BitRiver’s founder was arrested and company operations were shut down across Russia. The situation leaves hosted rigs offline and raises risks for creditors and clients.
Jaime Rogozinski publicly slammed Reddit for actions around its Miami convention that he says restrict use of the WallStreetBets identity. Rogozinski previously fought a trademark dispute up to the Supreme Court but lost.