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Jailed Binance Exec's Nigeria Case to Be Heard a Month Early

The trial is set to resume next week after Tigran Gambaryan's defense lawyers requested that the case be heard sooner than the planned date in October.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Gambaryan Family Says Binance Executive Is Being Denied Access to Lawyers, Health Is Deteriorating

Gambaryan was pushed into a Abuja, Nigeria courtroom on July 16th in a wheelchair for his last hearing.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Tether to Fight Celsius' $3.3 Billion 'Shakedown' Litigation

On Friday, Celsius asked a U.S. court to order Tether to relinquish a total of 57,428.64 bitcoin.

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Does the SEC Really Have Jurisdiction Over NFT Art? Two Artists Sue SEC to Get an Answer

The SEC’s approach towards NFTs, plaintiffs argue, “has the potential to bleed into the traditional art and collectibles markets in an unprecedented and boundless manner.”

Lejilex v. SEC is a classic case of “impact litigation.”(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified)

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Sacked Northern Data Execs File Suit Against Tether-Backed Company, Alleging Fraud

The two executives, Joshua Porter and Gulsen Kama, say they were fired for attempting to blow the whistle on alleged accounting and securities fraud at the company.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

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SEC Sues Consensys Over MetaMask Staking, Broker Allegations

The SEC alleged that MetaMask acted as an unregistered securities broker and that its staking service violated securities laws.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

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Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC, FDIC of Improperly Blocking Document Requests

The U.S. crypto exchange wanted the SEC to give up documents on closed probes involving ether's status as a security, and its research contractor is now suing to get them.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit

The settlement must still be approved by a New York court.

Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit (Shutterstock)

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MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor Agrees to $40M Settlement in D.C. Income Tax Case

The District of Columbia sued Saylor in 2022 for allegedly not paying income taxes while living in the district.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play

The industry is virtually flooding the courts with requests for clarity.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)