Crypto

Class Action Complaint alleging the sale of unregistered securities in John Mangano v. BlockFi Inc., described as "a financial services company that generates revenue through cryptocurrency trading, lending, and borrowing, as well as engaging in proprietary trading"; BlockFi, BlockFi Trading LLC, and BlockFi Lending LLC at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

First Superseding Indictment alleging violations of the Bank Secrecy Act involving a cryptocurrency exchange known as BitMEX, of the Seychelles, in USA v. Samuel Reed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging a $2.4 billion investment fraud and money laundering scheme involving BitConnect, which "operated a cryptocurrency investment platform and touted its various investment programs through social media", in USA v. Satish Kurjibhai Kumbhani, described as a citizen of India, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Complaint in Conyers Dill & Pearman, a Bermuda law firm v. Velocity Ledger Technology Inc. at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has rejected an application from NMVA Limited to be licensed under the Virtual Financial Assets Act.

Complaint for damages of $670,000 alleging conversion, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and negligence involving the alleged theft of cryptocurrency known as EOS in Ephraim Atawl v. iFinex Inc. , BXNA Inc., and BFXWW Inc., all described as British Virgin Islands companies based in Hong Kong that operate "Bitfinex, an online platform for exchanging and trading cryptocurrency", at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of New York.

Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of $50 million on BlockFi Lending LLC, a New Jersey-based crypto lender, for regulatory breaches, including "material misrepresentation" and operating as "an Unregistered Investment Company".

Order Staying Release of Defendants in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Motion for Emergency Stay and Review of Release Order in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein, a dual citizen of Russia and USA, and Heather Morgan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

A New York couple - Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31 - have been arrested and charged in the United States with conspiring to launder Bitcoin now worth $4.5 billion that was allegedly stolen in a 2016 hack of the British Virgin Islands-owned cryptocurrency exchange known as Bitfinex.

Complaint "to regain possession of certain computer equipment–worth more than $4.7 million" in EZ Blockchain LLC, described as a Delaware-domiciled, Chicago-based provider of "mobile blockchain infrastructure" whose "two members are Sergii Gerasymovych and Vlad Rodinoff" v. Blaise Energy Power Inc. and Mark Wald at the U. S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding an alleged "online romance" fraud in which the victim was swindled out of cryptocurrency worth $324,635 in USA v. Crypto at Binance in the name of Han Bing, filed at the the U. S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Criminal Complaint alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiring to defraud the United States involving Bitcoin currently "valued at over $4.5 billion" that was allegedly stolen in a 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange operated by a British Virgin Islands-domiciled firm in USA v. Ilya Lichtenstein, described as "a Russian-U.S. national residing in New York", and his wife, Heather Rhiannon Morgan.

Complaint alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment in Nathan Christian, described as "a heralded and respected advisor in the emerging field of blockchain technology" v. INVAO Trading AG, of Liechtenstein; INVAO Service GmbH, of Germany, and INVAO Blockchain Investment LLC, all part of a group that claims on its website to be "a leading financial services provider for the management of digital assets" that is "based in Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Berlin and Dubai", at the U. S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Complaint alleging fraud in CardStarter Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, described as "among the first companies to start developing an automated cryptocurrency exchange (known as a “DEX”) that would operate on what is known as the Cardano blockchain" v. SundaeSwap Inc., of Wyoming; Mateen Motavaf, Pi Lanningham, Artem Wright, and Christopher Borders at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Twenty five years after OffshoreAlert exposed an estimated $1 billion fraud he oversaw with Goldman Sachs, 64-year-old British insurance boss Mark Cooke has been banned from Bermuda's insurance industry for his conduct regarding subsequent businesses whose owners have included entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Guernsey, and USA.

Amended Complaint alleging fraud in Jingjing Zhou and Hongtao Jason Qiao, residents of Connecticut v. Youbi Capital (Cayman) GP, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Connecticut-based cryptocurrency investment firm; Yaofei David Chen, of New Jersey; Hyejin Lee, of New Jersey, and Chen Li, of Chappaqua, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester.

Bermuda law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman is suing a now-defunct Bermuda-domiciled crypto client, Velocity Ledger Holdings Ltd., in New York for an alleged debt of $42,000.

Press Release by the Bermuda Monetary Authority that it has disqualified Nicholas Mark Cooke, a citizen of the United Kingdom, after concluding he was "not a fit and proper person to perform any functions in relation to regulated activity under the Insurance Act".

Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-based investment fraud in Raymond Jonna, Simon Jonna, and Farid Jamardov v. Kevin Jonna and Bitcoin Latinum at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Order continuing Freezing Order and granting permission to seek to enforce the Freezing Order in the British Virgin Islands regarding an alleged cryptocurrency-related investment fraud in Lynda King, Sarah Waugh, and Danielle Walker, all citizens of the United Kingdom v. Blockchain Access UK Limited, Blockchain Luxembourg SA, Blockchain.com Inc., and Persons Unknown at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs by Brandon Ng and Cookie Choi after a Temporary Asset Freeze Order against them was dismissed in a case in which they have been accused of stealing Bitcoin worth $80 million in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware; Binance Asia Services Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Payward Inc., d.b.a. Kraken; Payward Ventures Inc., of Delaware; Brandon Chun Yin Ng, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Texas; Hiu Lam Cookie Choi, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in Texas; Wai Kit Lo and Lee Kei Lau, described as citizens and residents of Hong Kong; Nurlan Neqmat Ogly Guliev and Oksana Aleksandrovna Dolgopolova, described as citizens and residents of Russia, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud involving "a scheme among various individuals in the cryptocurrency sector to misleadingly promote and sell the digital asset associated with EthereumMax (the EMAX Tokens) to unsuspecting investors" in Ryan Huegerich v. Steve Gentile, Giovanni Perone, Justin French, Kimberly Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Paul Pierce at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

The Crowd Machine cryptocurrency group headed by Australian Craig Sproule "raised more than $33 million from hundreds of investors" in a "fraudulent and unregistered" scheme involving entities in Australia, Cayman Islands, South Africa, and United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has alleged.

Stipulation Consenting to Judgment in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Metavine Pty. Ltd., of Australia, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Stipulation with Proposed Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Crowd Machine Inc. and Metavine Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Stipulation with Proposed Order in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Craig Sproule, a citizen of Australia, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint alleging a "fraudulent and unregistered" cryptocurrency offering that "raised more than $33 million from hundreds of investors" and involved entities in Australia, Cayman Islands, South Africa, and United States in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Crowd Machine Inc., of Delaware; Metavine Inc., of Delaware, and Craig Derel Sproule, a citizen of Australia, as Defendants, and Metavine Pty. Ltd., of Australia, as Relief Defendant, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in Robert Guarini v. John Doe and Binance, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

First Gazette Notice by the United Kingdom's Registrar of Companies that Travala Limited will be compulsorily struck off "unless cause is shown to the contrary" within two months.

Dubai-based Australian Steven Kowalski is suing 11 individuals and companies in the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore, and the United States after Bitcoin worth $80 million was allegedly stolen from him in "a sophisticated malware attack" and laundered through accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kraken.

Complaint alleging the loss of "$434,586 worth of cryptocurrency in a digital hacking theft" of his account at the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange in Roger Zierenberg, a resident of Moorpark, California v. John Doe at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

For the second year running, the British arm of the self-described "world’s leading cryptocurrency-friendly online travel agency" in the Cayman Islands - which has raised at least £2.2 million from over 1,700 investors - faces strike off for failure to file its annual accounts.

Complaint alleging the loss of "$346,000 worth of cryptocurrency in a digital hacking theft" in Walter Clark, of Empire, California v. CMEgro.top, described as a cryptocurrency exchange and "an unknown entity", and John Does at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Transcript of evidentiary hearing on a motion by Brandon Ng and Cookie Choi to dissolve an asset freeze injunction in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware; Binance Asia Services Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Payward Inc., d.b.a. Kraken; Payward Ventures Inc., of Delaware; Brandon Chun Yin Ng, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Texas; Hiu Lam Cookie Choi, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in Texas; Wai Kit Lo and Lee Kei Lau, described as citizens and residents of Hong Kong; Nurlan Neqmat Ogly Guliev and Oksana Aleksandrovna Dolgopolova, described as citizens and residents of Russia, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Order dissolving freeze injunction against Brandon Ng and Cookie Choi in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware; Binance Asia Services Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Payward Inc., d.b.a. Kraken; Payward Ventures Inc., of Delaware; Brandon Chun Yin Ng, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Texas; Hiu Lam Cookie Choi, described as a citizen of Hong Kong residing in Texas; Wai Kit Lo and Lee Kei Lau, described as citizens and residents of Hong Kong; Nurlan Neqmat Ogly Guliev and Oksana Aleksandrovna Dolgopolova, described as citizens and residents of Russia, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Complaint in Conyers Dill & Pearson [sic], of Bermuda, which appears to be a mis-identification of Conyers Dill & Pearman law firm v. Velocity Ledger Holdings Ltd. at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings.

Class Action Complaint alleging the defendants operate a cryptocurrency investment platform that is "a house of cards, built on false promises and factually impossible representations that were specifically designed to take advantage of the cryptocurrency craze to the direct detriment of any ordinary investor" in Mark Cassidy v. Voyager Digital Ltd., of British Columbia, Canada and Voyager Digital LLC, of Delaware, which collectively "operate a multi-billion-dollar mobile application cryptocurrency investment service", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Director Details for GBM Foundation Company Ltd., d.b.a. BitMart, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 23rd, 2021.

Request for Dismissal of a complaint alleging fraud in Green Sands Investment Club B LLC v. Crypto Lotus Fund A LP, described in the complaint as a Delaware-domiciled “cryptocurrency hedge fund” with an affiliate in the Cayman Islands, and Jonas Lauren Norr, described as a resident of California, at the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Alameda.

Complaint alleging breach of a final settlement agreement involving an alleged fraud by a cryptocurrency exchange in Jia Li, of China, and David Hsiao, of California v. GBM Foundation Company Ltd., d.b.a. BitMart, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. 3879.16242937 Bitcoin that are allegedly the proceeds of a $154 million alleged fraud by Rei Ishii, described as "a dual national of the United States and Japan" and "a former employee of Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd.", involving accounts in Bermuda, Japan and the USA, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Complaint alleging breaches of the Data Protection Act by failing to disclose Suspicious Activity Reports filed with the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency in Ben Delo, a citizen of the United Kingdom who, inter alia, was indicted in the United States in September 2020 for alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act involving BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange v. Wise Payments Limited at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. 10.19321397 Bitcoin regarding a "fake cryptocurrency wallet" scheme that defrauded a "single known victim" out of "approximately 12.51 Bitcoin" at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Complaint alleging a cryptocurrency exchange did not allow a client to realize "big gains" from trading in a "stable-coin running on Ethereum" known as GYEN, in Jose Flores v. Coinbase Global Inc. and Coinbase Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of California.

Motion to File Forfeiture Complaint Under Seal in USA v. Bitcoin Tokens, Crypto.com Tokens, Ejin Coin Tokens, Ethereum Tokens, Lisk Tokens, Basic Attention Tokens, Golem Network Tokens, Komodo Tokens, and Monaco Tokens seized from Jerad Colt Barnes, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on February 25th, 2021 after pleading guilty to narcotics trafficking, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Cryptocurrency held in an account at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. that is "derived from proceeds of wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy ... and property involved in monetary transactions and money laundering conspiracy", at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. 9.881 Bitcoin "voluntarily surrendered to law enforcement" by Fernando Berrocal, who is suspected of laundering the proceeds of "illegal gambling, narcotics trafficking and various financial frauds", at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Class Action Complaint alleging cryptocurrency fraud in Tether Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Tether International Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Operations Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Limited, of Hong Kong; iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., and BFXWW Inc., all of the British Virgin Islands and collectively doing business as Bitfinex, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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