Ripple Lawsuit: XRP Prices Plunges Over 10% As SEC Files Notice of Appeal in Case Ruling

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Former Mt. Gox CEO Appeal Rejected By Japan’s High Court, Two Year Jail Term Stands

According to Associated Press report, a Japanese high court upheld a lower court’s ruling on the Mt. Gox saga, a crypto exchange that went bankrupt after 850,000 Bitcoins were hacked from the exchange.

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Alleged BTC-e Operator Will Be Extradited to France After Greek Supreme Court Ruling

Greece's supreme administrative court found that a ruling to extradite alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to France was lawful. Vinnik can no longer appeal the decision.

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Where’s the Justice? Mt. Gox CEO Escapes Embezzlement Verdict to Appeal Manipulation Charge

The former chief executive of shuttered bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is going for the trifecta now that his trial is over. Mark Karpeles got off scot-free on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust.

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Brazilian Court Rules Santander to Return $350,000 to Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin

An appeal made by Banco Santander against crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin has been dismissed, ruling that the bank must return the previously frozen funds to the company

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Palestinian Fundamentalist Group Hamas Receives Funding via Bitcoin

In a particularly interesting case study for the consequence of Bitcoin’s global impact, the internationally recognized terrorist group Hamas has announced that it will accept bitcoin to fund itself.

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Florida Judge Overturns Ruling, Puts Entrapped Bitcoin Trader on Trial for Felony

It’s a case that has dragged on for over three years, and one that is highly polarizing. A Florida bitcoin trader is set to stand trial by jury for felony charges after a judge overturned an earlier ruling.

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Bitcoininfo.ru Wins Court Case Against Ban

The owner of Bitcoininfo. ru has won an appeal against a ruling to block the cryptocurrency website. A court in Saint Petersburg has decided that access should be restored and that Nikolay Tonkoshkurov should be compensated for the unlawful actions of the prosecutors and judges who presided over the case.

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Smart Contract Code is Free Speech, Protected by the First Amendment

In a landmark ruling in 1999, the second highest court in the land, the Court of Appeal, ruled that code is speech and as such can not be subject to... The post Smart Contract Code is Free Speech, Protected by the First Amendment appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Might Catch a Break From U.S. Attorney

Cryptocurrency–Ross Ulbricht, the high-profile founder of Silk Road who is currently serving a life sentence in prison without possibility of parole, might be catching his first break in years.

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Ross Ulbricht Is Denied Prison Sentence Review by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court announced on June 28, 2018, that it will not reconsider the conviction or life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind the darknet site Silk Road.

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