On Monday, April 8, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida issued a temporary restraining order in the case of Jambulingham v. Defendant 1 Et Al. The plaintiff, Hemanthkumar Jambulingam, alleged that he was defrauded of around $182,278 worth of various cryptocurrencies by two unknown defendants,
On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Gordon Law Group filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against former employee Justin McCormick and Founder’s CPA, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets related to cryptocurrency tax reporting.
According to the complaint,
On Monday, April 8, 2024, California resident Alona Austria filed a lawsuit against an individual named “Defendant 1” aka “Le” and 20 John Doe defendants in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The complaint alleges that the defendants were involved in stealing cryptocurrency worth over $360,000 from Austria through an international fraud scheme.
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss filed by several defendants in an ongoing lawsuit related to cryptocurrency trades.
The lawsuit, known as Messieh v. HDR Glob. Trading Ltd.,
On Friday, April 5, 2024, Jeffrey Thompson filed a verified shareholder derivative amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against several directors and officers of Hut 8 Corp.
The complaint alleges that during the period between November 9,
On Friday, April 5, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division issued a ruling in a case involving a dispute over ownership of digital assets.
Joseph Zacherl and Kasparov Pte Ltd were partners in KeeperDAO,
On Friday, April 5, 2024, a jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York found cryptocurrency company Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon liable for civil fraud charges in a SEC lawsuit.
After hearing nearly two weeks of testimony,
On Monday, April 8, 2024, the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion to reduce the prison sentence of Scott Quinn Berkett, who was previously convicted of soliciting murder-for-hire on the dark web.
Berkett had pleaded guilty to violating federal law by soliciting murder-for-hire services with the intent to have his ex-girlfriend killed.
On Monday, April 1, 2024, Braeden Thorup filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Utah against Bitbox International, Inc. alleging fraudulent inducement and multiple breaches of contract relating to Thorup’s investment in Bitbox’s bitcoin ATM franchise opportunity.
According to the complaint,
On Sunday, March 31, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency company Celsius Network’s former CEO Alexander Mashinsky for lack of personal jurisdiction.
The lawsuit was filed by Valentin Komarovskiy, a cryptocurrency depositor who claimed he was wrongfully deprived access to approximately $478,000 worth of various cryptocurrencies he had deposited with Celsius Network.
