On Thursday, May 7, 2026, VM Innovations I, LLC filed a patent infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Coinbase Global, Inc., alleging infringement of seven blockchain-related patents.
The patents in question cover advancements in blockchain network architecture,
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the United States government filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina seeking to seize 2,421,304.76529 USDT permanently.
The action is brought under 18 U.S.C.S. § 981(a)(l)(C) for property constituting proceeds from unlawful activities,
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Zhewen Hu filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Jump Trading, LLC, Jump Crypto Holdings, LLC, Tai Mo Shan Ltd., Kanav Kariya, and William DiSomma, alleging violations arising from a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the market for Terraform Labs PTE Ltd.’s TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin and Luna token.
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Inge Van Hees filed an amended complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against BAM Trading Services Inc. (Binance.US), alleging a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act under 18 U.S.C.S. § 1962(c).
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Coinbase’s request to dismiss certain customer claims and to send the remainder to arbitration, ruling that most disputes fall under a broad arbitration agreement and that related securities claims were untimely and insufficiently pleaded.
On Monday, May 4, 2026, a Puerto Rico resident, identified as D.B., filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Coinbase Global, Inc., Coinbase, Inc., and a John Doe defendant described as an international cybercriminal, alleging cryptocurrency theft and seeking recovery of stolen funds.
On Monday, May 4, 2026, the Court of Appeals of Washington affirmed a divorce ruling that awarded a husband the community share of a cryptocurrency he said he purchased during the marriage and later lost.
The case, In the Matter of the Marriage of Toshihide Tanimura,
On Monday, May 4, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Alison S. Bachus for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona recommended that a complaint filed by David C. White be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The case, David C. White v.
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Fox News reported that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency firm backed by the Trump and Witkoff families, accused Justin Sun, a crypto billionaire and one of their investors, of orchestrating a smear campaign against the company. The firm alleges that Sun’s actions were intended to undermine a crypto product he was reportedly betting against.
On Friday, May 1, 2026, Law360 reported that Kasparov Pte. Ltd., a cryptocurrency business, is seeking sanctions against Joseph Zacherl, a former trader, alleging he was improperly coached by his attorney during a deposition and provided intentionally ambiguous answers.
Kasparov claims Zacherl misappropriated $8.1 million in digital assets and is requesting the court to compel further discovery and order Zacherl to pay for a second deposition to ensure he “fully and honestly answer”
