Bitcoin

Complaint regarding "a deceptive and fraudulent scheme by knowingly or recklessly making false representations to customers in connection with the purported purchase of virtual currency, specifically Bitcoin, worth millions of dollars" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Jon Barry Thompson at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related securities fraud in Vitaly Anaykin, a citizen of Russia residing in Montenegro, and Konstantin Bondarev, a citizen of Russia residing in Thailand v. Nikolay Evdokimov, a citizen of Russia residing in Beverly Hills, California, and Cryptonomics Capital, of Switzerland, which appears to be incorporated as Crypto Economics AG, whose principal director in corporate filings is identified as Patrick Storchenegger, of Zug, Switzerland and whose initial capital was claimed to be 14 Bitcoins, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California. OffshoreAlert Note: On its website at www.cryptonomics.io, Cryptonomics Capital's "management" is identified as Yurii Golovko, CEO; Nikolay Evdokimov, Strategic Advisor; Alexander Forostin, Head of Sales; and Denis Klevtsov, Executive Director.

Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud and money laundering involving Bitcoin in USA v. Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson, a citizen of Sweden, and Eastern Metal Securities at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Plaintiff's Motion for Judicial Assistance to effect service in Saint Kitts and Nevis on Saint Bitts LLC, d.b.a. Bitcoin.com, for a complaint alleging cryptocurrency fraud in United American Corp. v. Bitmain Inc., of Delaware; Saint Bitts LLC, d.b.a. Bitcoin.com, of Saint Kitts & Nevis; Roger Ver, of Japan; Bitmain Technologies Ltd., of Hong Kong; Bitmain Technologies Holding Company, of the Cayman Islands; Jihan Wu, of California; Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, of Delaware; Jesse Powell, of California; Amaury Sechet, of France; Shammah Chancellor, of California; and Jason Cox, of California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Control-Finance Limited and Benjamin Reynolds, both of the United Kingdom, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Complaint for cryptocurrency-related securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in USA v. Eastern Metal Securities, purportedly based in Singapore, Thailand and Laos, and Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson, a citizen of Sweden residing in Thailand, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Assets held at Loyal Bank Limited, of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Siam Commercial Bank, of Thailand, in the names of ACE Guide Holdings Limited and/or Alexandre Cazes, a.k.a. Alexander Cazes, a Canadian who allegedly operated an "illegal marketplace" known as AlphaBay, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Complaint in United American Corp. v. Bitmain Inc., of Delaware; Saint Bitts LLC, d.b.a. Bitcoin.com, of Saint Kitts & Nevis; Roger Ver, of Japan; Bitmain Technologies Ltd., of Hong Kong; Bitmain Technologies Holding Company, of the Cayman Islands; Jihan Wu, of California; Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken, of Delaware; Jesse Powell, of California; Amaury Sechet, of France; Shammah Chancellor, of California; and Jason Cox, of California, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Japan by Taro Awataguchi, as the Foreign Representative of Tibanne Co. Ltd., a.k.a. KK Tibanne, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.