Kraken’s Jesse Powell sues San Francisco co-op for alleged crypto discrimination
Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell is accusing a San Francisco co-op of denying his unit purchase on the grounds of discrimination for his ties to cryptocurrency and political leanings. According to a lawsuit filed by Powell’s legal team on Feb. 5, Powell alleged the San Francisco co-op, Twenty-Five Hundred Steiner Street Inc., violated the California’s Fair […]
Solana’s Pump.fun hit with cease and desist over alleged IP violations
Solana-based meme coin deployer Pump.fun continues to draw legal heat as recent allegations claim some tokens launched on the platform violated intellectual property rights. On Feb. 5, Pump.fun a cease and desist letter was issued against Pump.fun by U.S. law firms Burwick Law and Wolf Popper LLP, demanding the removal of several meme coins allegedly […]
Who is Andean Medjedovic, the alleged $48M KyberSwap hacker?
Canadian national Andean Medjedovic has been accused of committing the $48-million exploit on DeFi protocol KyberSwap. Source link
South Korea arrests six Chinese suspects over alleged $690k Tether heist: report
Six Chinese nationals were arrested in Jeju, South Korea, for allegedly assaulting a dealer and stealing $689,000 during a stablecoin exchange. Authorities in Jeju Island, South Korea‘s largest island, have arrested six Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing 1 billion won (nearly $690,000) during Tether (USDT) transaction at a hotel on Jan. 16, Maeil Business Newspaper […]
SEC sues Nova Labs over alleged unregistered crypto securities offerings
The SEC’s filing against Nova Labs came just days before Gary Gensler, SEC chair and crypto critic, is set to step down from leading the agency. Source link
Two South Koreans arrested for alleged price manipulation on Bithumb
Two South Korean men have been implicated in a case of price manipulation on the crypto exchange Bithumb. The two men allegedly gained nearly $5 million from manipulating the price of the Fusionist token, ACE. According to a Jan. 3 report on local news media Digital Asset, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset […]
