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Cayman cryptocurrency fund Invictus Hyperion sues over ‘pump and dump’ ICO

July 1, 2019
Cayman Islands-domiciled "tokenized venture capital fund" Invictus Hyperion claims to be a victim of a U.S.-based "pump and dump" securities fraud after it invested $250,000 in a "pre-sale" for an Initial Coin Offering for a digital token whose price "plummeted by more than 90 percent" within a month of the ICO being completed.

Invictus Hyperion v. Menlo One et al: Complaint

July 1, 2019
Complaint alleging fraud regarding the MET/One digital tokens in Invictus Hyperion, of the Cayman Islands v. Menlo, Inc., d.b.a. Menlo One, of Delaware; Menlo Corp., of the Cayman Islands; Matthew Nolan, of New York; Tiaan Wolmarans, of South Africa; David Dawson, of New York; Marcie Grambeau, of New York, and Jake Baval, of New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Control-Finance Ltd. et al: Complaint

June 17, 2019
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.

Mark Owen v. Elastos Foundation et al: Notice of Removal

June 11, 2019
Notice of Removal, including a copy of the class action complaint, in Mark Owen and James Wandling v. Elastos Foundation, based in China, domiciled in Singapore; Feng Han, a.k.a. Sunny Feng Han; Rong Chen, Fay Li, Zach Warsavage, Steven Nam, Lee Wilson, Ben Lee, HBUS Holdco Inc., and Huobi Global Limited regarding an Initial Coin Offering, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Kik Interactive Inc.: Complaint

June 4, 2019
Complaint alleging the sale of $100 million in unregistered digital tokens in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kik Interactive Inc., of Canada, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Tracy Evans: Complaint

June 4, 2019
Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands v. Tracy Evans, of New York, at the Supreme Court for the State of New York, County of New York.

LAPO BC AG: Public Warning

May 28, 2019
Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding LAPO BC AG.

Tycoon69 AG: Supervision

May 28, 2019
Notice of Supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding Tycoon69 AG, which describes itself as a network for Initial Coin Offerings.

Cryptopia Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

May 24, 2019
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in New Zealand by David Ruscoe, as the Foreign Representative of Cryptopia Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Alex Tapscott et al: Statement of Allegations

May 8, 2019
Statement of Allegation in the Ontario Securities Commission v. NextBlock Global Limited and Alex Tapscott regarding allegedly false statements in offering memoranda for a blockchain-related private placement.

USA v. Renwick Haddow: Criminal Information

May 8, 2019
Criminal Information alleging fraud in USA v. Renwick Haddow, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Christine Grablis v. OneCoin Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint

May 7, 2019
Class Action Complaint regarding an alleged cryptocurrency fraud in which much of the proceeds were allegedly laundered in the Cayman Islands and Ireland in Christine Grablis v. OneCoin Ltd., Ruja Ignatova, of Bulgaria; Konstantin Ignatov, of Bulgaria; Sebastian Greenwood, of Sweden; and Mark Scott at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Reginald Fowler et al: Superseding Indictment

April 30, 2019
Superseding Indictment alleging a cryptocurrency-based "unlicensed money transmitting business" and bank fraud in USA v. Reginald Fowler, of Chandler, Arizona, and Ravid Yosef, of Tel Aviv, Israel, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Beyond The Kool-Aid: Blockchain Reality vs. Fantasy

April 30, 2019
Even boxing promoters would be envious of the hype surrounding blockchain technology. Blockchain will revolutionize the way business is conducted, end corruption in elections, let you know where the food you ate came from, and, generally, re-shape the world order. Or so the marketing goes. Virtually all offshore jurisdictions are attempting to become the go-to jurisdiction for FinTech start-ups and some, like Bermuda, have gone all-in. In this session, we will tell you why almost everything you read about blockchain is wrong and explain what the technology can potentially be used for and what it can't.

New York Attorney General v. iFinex Inc. et al: Application

April 25, 2019
Ex Parte Application for Relief pursuant to General Business Law in New York Attorney General v. iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., and Tether Holdings Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Tether Operations Limited, Tether Limited, and Tether International Limited, all of Hong Kong, regarding a criminal investigation into Bitfinex and Tether, filed at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Criminal Prosecution Order

April 15, 2019
Order Appointing Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office for Prosecution of Defendants in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

USA v. Reginald Fowler: Criminal Indictment

April 11, 2019
Indictment alleging a cryptocurrency-based "unlicensed money transmitting business" and bank fraud in USA v. Reginald Fowler at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Motion to Dismiss

April 9, 2019
Motion to Dismiss in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

envion AG: ‘Illegal Activity’

March 27, 2019
Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regarding "illegal activity" of cryptocurrency mining firm envion AG.

James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Motion for Order to Show Cause

March 7, 2019
Plaintiffs' Motion for Order to Show Cause in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

USA v. Konstantin Ignatov: Criminal Complaint

March 6, 2019
Criminal Complaint in USA v. Konstantin Ignatov regarding an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme known as 'OneCoin' and involving financial institutions in the Cayman Islands, Georgia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Singapore, and the USA, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Eastern Metal Securities et al: Criminal Complaint

March 4, 2019
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.

CFTC v. 1Pool Ltd. et al: Consent Order

March 4, 2019
Consent Order in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. 1Pool Ltd., of the Marshall Islands, and Patrick Brunner, of Austria, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Evgeny Morozov: Chapter 15 Petition

February 27, 2019
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Russia by Yuri N. Demidenko, as the Foreign Representative of Evgeny M. Morozov, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Mark Scott: Bill of Particulars

February 22, 2019
USA's Forfeiture Bill of Particulars in USA v. Mark Scott regarding accounts at DMS Bank and Trust Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; FirstCaribbean International Bank, Iberia Bank, RBC Dominion Securities Global Ltd., Dreyfus Sohne & Cie AG, Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, Northern Trust Company, Ocean Bank, UBS Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors and other property at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Hugh Austin et al: Complaint

February 19, 2019
Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

USA v. Alexandre Cazes et al: Forfeiture Complaint

February 13, 2019
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.

Swiss Fintech Development AG: Warning

February 11, 2019
Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority against Zug-domiciled Swiss Fintech Development AG, whose "Team" is identified on its website as Tibor Muller, Jose Luis Fernandez, Christian Hoffmann, Raban Funk, and Daniel Schmutz, and which offers the "Swisscoin" cryptocurrency.

Bermuda ICO ‘Advisor’ Dan Sloan pleaded guilty to fraud in Texas in 2010

February 10, 2019
An "advisor" to the first cryptocurrency firm to be approved for an Initial Coin Offering by the Bermuda government pleaded guilty to a $200,000 fraud in the U.S. eight years ago and is still on probation, OffshoreAlert can reveal. He is Dan Sloan, who is associated with California-based Uulala Ltd.

Uulala Ltd.: Token Sale Website – February 10, 2019

February 10, 2019
Uulala Ltd. Token Sale Website on February 10, 2019 - four days after OffshoreAlert spoke with Daniel Sloan about his involvement with the firm. The site had been materially changed, with Sloan's name no longer appearing in the public section.

James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Injunction Order

February 4, 2019
Injunction Order in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

James Goldberg et al v. Ronnie Moas et al: Moas Declaration

January 30, 2019
Ronnie Moas Declaration in James Goldberg, Stephen Braverman, and Troy Hogg v. Ronnie Moas and Standpoint Research Inc. regarding Bermuda-domiciled cryptocurrency firm Arbitrade Ltd. at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.