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Craig Wright Won’t Give Cryptographic Proof He’s Satoshi, His Lawyers Say at Hodlonaut Trial
Wright’s attorneys say his scholarly work, personal history and, above all, his success convincing Gavin Andresen that he held Satoshi’s private keys are proof enough.
Crypto Twitter Took Center Stage During the First Day of Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright
If name-calling and bullying is the standard, do words like “fraud” and “scammer” carry the same weight? Hodlonaut’s lawyers say no.
Who Can Say Who Is Not Satoshi? Hodlonaut and Wright Go to Trial to Find Out
Wright is suing Twitter influencer Hodlonaut over a series of tweets in 2019 in which Hodlonaut called Wright a fraud and a scammer.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $100M Crypto Investment Ponzi Scheme
EmpiresX’s “head trader” Joshua David Nicholas, 28, faces up to five years in prison for his role in the scam.
Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing Yields Little in the Way of Customer Relief
The three-hour hearing was largely spent on a back-and-forth over whether custodial account holders will be able to get their money back.
5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice
Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.
Can Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?
The legal cannabis industry’s problems go much deeper than a lack of access to banking. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.
Coinbase Wants You to Register to Vote (for Pro-Crypto Candidates)
The U.S.-based exchange’s newly launched crypto policy education initiative includes a voter registration tool.
DeFi Platform Acala’s Stablecoin Falls 99% After Hackers Issue 1.3B Tokens
A bug in the protocol’s newly deployed iBTC-aUSD liquidity pool left the door wide open for hackers to exploit.
NFT Collections Will Be Regulated Like Cryptocurrencies Under EU’s MiCA Law, Official Says
A carve-out for ownership tokens may prove narrow, meaning issuers have to publish white papers.
