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Filecoin, founder can’t shake developer’s case over cryptocurrency pay
Cryptocurrency 2024-11-07 5:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Crypto company Filecoin Foundation can’t dodge a suit by a developer who says she was fired after complaining that a portion of her wages was paid in Filecoin tokens.

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Boss of crypto exchange Mine Digital charged with $2.2M fraud
Cryptocurrency 2024-10-22 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CEO of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mine Digital has faced court charged with fraud linked to a $2.2 million transaction.

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Full Court asked to clarify ‘authorised rep’ in ASIC crypto appeal
Cryptocurrency 2024-10-10 2:48 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has appealed a decision in its mostly successful case against the issuer of the Qoin crypto coin, challenging an “important” finding on authorised representatives of AFSL holders. 

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Trial against Blockchain Global deferred to allow CEO to be joined
Cryptocurrency 2024-10-04 4:00 pm By Andy Sidler

A lawsuit by former Blockchain Global employees against the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has been stalled to allow CEO Sam Lee to be joined to the case.

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Appeal bid in crypto class action against Google, Meta falls flat
Cryptocurrency 2024-09-19 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has refused leave to appeal a permanent stay of a class action run, funded and led by lawyer Andrew Hamilton against Google and Meta that challenged their crypto ad bans.

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Judge strikes out ACCC’s entire claim against Meta over crypto ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-06 12:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Over objections from the ACCC, a judge has struck out the regulator’s entire case against Meta over scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook after it clarified that each allegedly misleading ad should be a separate contravention.

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ASIC wins credit facility case against Kraken cryptocurrency exchange
Cryptocurrency 2024-08-23 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has won its case against Bit Trade, the Australian provider of the Kraken crypto exchange, after a judge rejected the company’s argument that its product was not a credit facility. 

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BPay settles trade mark stoush with crypto platform Be Pay
Intellectual Property 2024-08-15 2:00 pm By Andy Sidler

The crypto platform formerly known as Be Pay Australia has settled a trade mark infringement suit by BPay after court-ordered mediation, changing its name and paying $50,000 toward the legal costs of the bill payments giant. 

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NGS Crypto can’t undo receivership, freezing orders
Cryptocurrency 2024-07-26 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hong Kong-based NGS Crypto Group and its director have lost their bid to undo receivership and freezing orders made amid concerns about dissipation of assets as ASIC investigates whether hundreds of Australians who sank $21.1 million into the crypto firm were misled about the safety of their investments.

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BitConnect’s former Aussie promoter John Bigatton convicted
Cryptocurrency 2024-07-15 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former BitConnect national promoter John Louis Bigatton has been convicted for his role in marketing the online cryptocurrency platform, a global Ponzi scheme that reached a market capitalisation of $5 billion before its collapse.

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