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Coindesk / Bison Trails Hires Ex-Goldman Sachs VP as Legal Head

August 4, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Cryptopia Creditor Issues Legal Notice to Liquidator Over Alleged Failures, Fees

July 22, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Man Charged with Defrauding $4.5M in Crypto to Fund Gambling Habit

July 16, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Alleged Leader of OneCoin Ponzi Has Sentencing for Money Laundering Adjourned

July 8, 2020 / coindesk

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Coindesk / Washington, DC, Lawyers Can Now Accept Crypto for Legal Fees

July 1, 2020 / coindesk

Lawyers working in the jurisdiction of Washington, D.C., can now begin accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment for legal services. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a…

Coindesk / Wirecard Fallout: Auditor EY Accused of Not Flagging $2.1B Black Hole Sooner

June 29, 2020 / coindesk

A German shareholder body has accused “Big Four” auditor Ernst & Young (EY) of failing to spot a $2.1 billion black hole in Wirecard’s books soon enough. Shareholders’ association SdK…

Coindesk / Kleiman Bitcoin Case Heads to Trial as Motion for Sanctions Against Craig Wright Is Denied

June 25, 2020 / coindesk

Divisive crypto industry businessman Craig Wright is heading to a jury trial in a case that revolves around billions of dollars in bitcoin. The move to trial comes after the…

Bitcoin Magazine / Bitcoin Fungibility, Mixing and the Legal Limits on Maintaining Privacy

June 25, 2020 / bitcoinmagazine

On February 13, 2020, Larry Harmon, of Akron, Ohio, was charged with three counts: (1) conspiracy to commit money laundering, (2) operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and (3) conducting…

Cointelegraph / Celebrities May Have Their Dirty Secrets Exposed if Crypto Ransom is Unpaid

June 24, 2020 / cointelegraph

The REvil ransomware gang says that they will auction over 1TB of data stolen from New York-based entertainment law firm, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. This data allegedly contains the…

Coindesk / Korea’s Central Bank Forms Legal Panel to Advise on Possible Digital Currency Launch

June 15, 2020 / coindesk

South Korea’s central bank is moving ahead with research into digital currencies, as it sets up a legal panel to advise on possible regulatory sticking points. Per an article in…

Cointelegraph / Ransomware Gang Demands $42M or it Releases Trump’s ‘Dirty Laundry’

May 15, 2020 / cointelegraph

The ransomware gang that stole almost 1TB of legal secrets from the biggest names in the entertainment industry is now demanding $42 million in cryptocurrency or else it will expose…