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Overstock Files to Dismiss 'Meritless' Fraud Lawsuit Over Its Digital Dividend

The e-commerce firm is hoping to persuade a judge in the Utah District Court to throw out a class-action securities fraud lawsuit relating to the firm's security token dividend and its effect on short sellers.

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Mercados

Telegram Agrees to Give SEC Bank Records, Communications in Ongoing TON Lawsuit

Telegram will fork over bank records and communications with its investors in an agreement with the SEC as part of the agency's ongoing lawsuit.

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Finanças

'Massive Adoption' Conference Organizer Sued After Refund Delays

A lawsuit filed by David Silver on behalf of Massive Adoption attendees alleges fraud, unjust enrichment and breach of contract on the part of organizer Jacob Kostecki after they did not receive refunds for the canceled crypto conference.

(Roman R/Shutterstock)

Finanças

Mysterious Company Files New Lawsuit Over Ripple's $1.1B XRP Sale

The lawsuit alleging Ripple violated U.S. securities laws comes from a company that previously accused FTX of price manipulation.

Brad Garlinghouse Ripple

Finanças

US Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Riot Blockchain's Crypto Pivot

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging the firm changed its name to include "blockchain" in 2017 to boost its share price.

Bitcoin miners

Finanças

YouTube Suspends Ripple’s Tech Chief Days After XRP Scam Lawsuit Filing

Schwartz's channel was suspended for impersonation, but he's no idea why.

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SEC Opposes Blockchain Association's Brief Supporting Kik, Says Group Isn't 'Neutral'

The SEC says 7 members of the Blockchain Association have financial interests in Kik in its opposition to the group's brief around the case.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

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SEC, Kik Continue Court Clash Over $100M Kin Token Sale

The SEC and Kik doubled down on their respective views of whether the 2017 KIN token sale was a securities transaction in new legal filings published late Friday.

The Kin cryptocurrrency was launched by the social media app Kik back in 2017. (Sharaf Maksumov / Shutterstock)

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SEC Sues Dropil Founders for Fraud After $1.8M Token Sale

The SEC has charged three California residents with defrauding investors of $1.8 million through an unregistered token sale.

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Ripple Sues YouTube for Allowing 'Scams' That Promise Free XRP

Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are suing YouTube over allegations that the video streaming giant has failed to police its platform against fake XRP giveaway scams, resulting in monetary damage to users and reputational harm to Ripple.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse