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Hugo Soares v. BitPay Inc.: Complaint (‘Crypto Theft’)

November 16, 2023
Complaint alleging negligence regarding the loss of 336.2008 Bitcoin to a hacker in Hugo Soares, of São Paulo, Brazil v. BitPay Inc., described as "a payment processor that specializes in enabling individuals and businesses to accept payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Scott Bishop v. ‘Selina Hsu’ et al: Complaint (‘$911K Crypto Theft’)

November 15, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendants "stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff valued at $911,140.60 pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Scott Bishop v. Defendant '1', a.k.a. Selina Hsu, described as "a foreign defendant in China", and John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. 97.33604121 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 15, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "an investment fraud scam, commonly referred to as 'pig butchering', perpetrated on victims throughout the United States" that were seized from an account at Binance in the name of Wanpadet Sae-Heng, of Thailand, in USA v. 97.33604121 Bitcoin, 2,560,435.71078314 Dogecoin, 884.33368015 Ethereum, 85,843.844344 Cardano, and 884.13243271 EthereumPoW at the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.

Steven Nerayoff et al v. StormX Global SEZC Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Dispute’)

November 14, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of contract in Steven Nerayoff, of New York, USA, and Maple Ventures LLC, of Delaware, USA v. StormX Global SEZC Inc., formerly known as CakeCodes Global SEZC, of the Cayman Islands, and StormX Inc., of Delaware, collectively described as "the developers and distributors of a software application - originally called Bitmaker - that allowed users to earn Bitcoin by watching videos or advertisements", at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau.

USA v. Changpeng Zhao: Criminal Information (‘Bank Secrecy Act Violation’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "violated the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully causing Binance Holdings Limited to fail to 23 implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program" in USA v. Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

USA v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Criminal Information (‘Unlicensed Crypto Exchange’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "knowingly failed to register as a money services business, willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, and willfully caused violations of U.S. economic sanctions issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act" in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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November 14, 2023
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FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Mirana Corp. et al: Complaint (‘$953M Preferential Transfers’)

November 10, 2023
Complaint to recover "preferential transfers" in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware, and Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Mirana Corp., of the Seychelles; Bybit Fintech Ltd., of the Seychelles; Time Research Ltd., of the Seychelles; Sin Wei 'Sean' Tan, of Singapore; Wei Lin 'Germaine' Tan, of Singapore; Weizheng Ye, of Singapore, and Nashon Loo Shun Liang, of Singapore, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Stack NFT LLC v. NEAR Stiftung: Motion to File Complaint Under Seal (‘Crypto Dispute’)

November 7, 2023
Motion for Leave to File Complaint Under Seal in Stack NFT LLC, which is described on its website as "a utility NFT project" v. NEAR Stiftung (NEAR Foundation), which is described on its website as " a Switzerland-based nonprofit foundation (Stiftung) whose mission is to enable community driven innovation to benefit people around the world", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Olympus Peak Trade Claims Opportunities Fund I Non-ECI Master LP v. Ethereal Tech Pte. Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘FTX Discounted Crypto Claims Dispute’)

November 6, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of contract regarding an agreement to purchase claims against the FTX crypto group "for 30% of the face value of the claims " in Olympus Peak Trade Claims Opportunities Fund I Non-ECI Master LP, of Delaware v. Ethereal Tech Pte. Ltd., of Singapore, and Burdy Technology Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

USA v. Zhong Shi Gao et al: Superseding Indictment (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 2, 2023
Superseding Indictment alleging the defendants "participated in a scheme with others to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions by causing transfers of funds between accounts they controlled, then falsely and fraudulently reporting that the transfers were unauthorized, which induced the financial institutions to credit them the amount of the transfers" in USA v. Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. 30,006 Ether et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Narcotics Trafficking & Crypto Laundering’)

November 2, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of narcotics trafficking involving Christopher Castelluzzo, Luke Atwell, and Brian Krewson in USA v. approximately 30,006 Ether, approximately 153,925.11 Cronos, approximately 244.23 Binance Coin, approximately 764.19 Solana, approximately 23,848.96 Cardano, approximately 32,232.24 Algorand, approximately 299.48 Avalanche, approximately 0.49 Bitcoin, approximately 1,150.71 Polkadot, approximately 1,589.32 Chainlink, approximately 17,208.48 Polygon, approximately 393 TrueUSD, and approximately 2,466.36 Uniswap at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

USA v. 86,766 USDT: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 1, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "a variety of fraud schemes to convince an unsuspecting victim to send co-conspirators money", one of which "involves “pig butchering,” where online co-conspirators utilize social media platforms and dating websites in search of fraud victims" in USA v. 86,766 USDT "seized from OKX account UUID ending 5504 and ID Number ‘097799 with affiliated deposit address ending 94d8" at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

SEC v. SafeMoon LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Securities Fraud’)

November 1, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendants "perpetrated a massive fraudulent scheme that generated millions through the unregistered offer and sale of a crypto asset security called the SafeMoon Token" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. SafeMoon LLC, SafeMoon US LLC, Kyle Nagy, Braden John Karony, and Thomas Glenn Smith at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Gemini Trust Company LLC v.. Genesis Global Capital LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto/Security Agreement Collateral’)

October 27, 2023
Complaint in Gemini Trust Company LLC, of New York, USA, operator of "a cryptocurrency platform that enables its users to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies" v. Genesis Global Capital LLC, of Delaware, USA; Genesis Global HoldCo LLC, of Delaware, USA, and Genesis Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., of Singapore, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Kartik Patel v. John Does: Complaint (‘$285K Stolen Crypto’)

October 23, 2023
Complaint alleging "Defendants stole cryptocurrency from Plaintiff which at the time of the theft had an approximate value of $285,000.00 pursuant to a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in Kartik Patel v. Defendants 1,2, and 3 and John Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Michael Bullock v. 119,873.29 U.S. Dollar Coin et al: Complaint (‘$119K Pig Butchering Crypto Scam’)

October 20, 2023
Complaint alleging theft "through an increasingly common and sophisticated fraudulent scheme known as a “pig-butchering scam,” wherein victims such as Plaintiff are “fattened” for financial “slaughter” by tricking the victim into giving cryptocurrency to the scammer through the creation of a website designed to mimic a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange" in Michael Bullock v. Jessica Doe and John Does I-XX, all believed to be residents of Turkey, as Defendants in personam, and 119,873.29 U.S. Dollar Coin and 119,873 Tether Virtual Currency, as Defendants in rem, and BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance.US; Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken; Circle Internet Financial LLC, d.b.a. Circle, and Tether Operations Limited, d.b.a. Tether, of the British Virgin Islands, as Relief Defendants and Garnishees, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

CipherBlade LLC (PA) v. CipherBlade LLC (AK) et al: Complaint (‘Fraud’)

October 19, 2023
Complaint alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and unfair competition in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, described as "a blockchain investigation company that investigates cryptocurrency-related matters, often involving cybercrime" v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, of Cyprus; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, of Cyprus; Justin Maile, of Cyprus; Ioana Vidrasan, CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

LedgerScore International Pte Ltd. et al v. AuBit International: Winding Up Judgment (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)

October 19, 2023
Ex Tempore Judgment granting the plaintiffs' petition for a winding-up order in LedgerScore International Pte Ltd., of Singapore; LS Litigation Holdings LLC, of Wyoming, USA, and Earn Guild Pte Ltd., of Singapore, collectively described in the winding up petition as “retail investors who utilized an online cryptocurrency trading platform operated by the Company called “Freeway”, and who invested in Freeway’s Supercharger program” v. AuBit International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA v. 0.4157802 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 18, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto "obtained by agents with the United States Secret Service during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" in USA v. 0.4157802 Bitcoin and 90,922.262837 Tether seized from an account in the name of Ram Kumar at Binance crypto exchange, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 50,471.58 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 17, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto "obtained by agents with the United States Secret Service (“USSS”) during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" in USA v. 50,471.58 Tether that was seized from a crypto account in the name of Guo Baokun at Binance crypto exchange, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 44,799.79 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 16, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto that was seized from an account in the name of Pan Zhimin at Binance crypto exchange "during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an investment fraud scheme" in USA v. 44,799.79 Tether at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

WarpSpeed Trading Ltd. v. AVY Entertainment Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$5M Crypto Game Investment’)

October 12, 2023
Complaint alleging negligent misrepresentation regarding a $5 million investment in "a global digital collective card game that integrated features of a dynamic strategy game with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a type of cryptocurrency" in WarpSpeed Trading Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. AVY Entertainment Inc., of California, and BTSE Holdings Ltd., described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled "cryptocurrency exchange", at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

FTC v. Voyager Digital LLC et al: Settlement (‘$1.65B Crypto Fraud’)

October 12, 2023
Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Judgment, and Other Relief in Federal Trade Commission v. Voyager Digital LLC, Voyager Digital Holdings Inc., Voyager Digital Ltd., of Canada, and Stephen Ehrlich, as Defendants, and Francine Ehrlich, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FTC v. Voyager Digital LLC et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

October 12, 2023
Complaint in Federal Trade Commission v. Voyager Digital LLC, Voyager Digital Holdings Inc., Voyager Digital Ltd., of Canada, and Stephen Ehrlich, as Defendants, and Francine Ehrlich, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Stephen Ehrlich: Complaint (‘Voyager Digital Crypto Fraud’)

October 12, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendant and Voyager Digital, of which he was CEO, "fraudulently solicited participation in and operated a digital asset trading and custody platform in a manner that resulted in Voyager’s bankruptcy, owing its U.S. customers over $1.7 billion" in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Stephen Ehrlich at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. v. Citadel Securities LLC: Subpoena Compliance Motion

October 10, 2023
Motion to Compel Compliance with Subpoena Duces Tecum in Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd., described as a Singapore-based "software development firm" that "helped develop a digital asset blockchain called 'Terra'" v. Citadel Securities LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Mignon Guishard-Pole v. Coinbase Inc. et al: Complaint (’10 BTC Crypto Theft’)

October 6, 2023
Complaint alleging negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract regarding the alleged theft of "10 BTC worth $488,260.90" in Mignon Eugenie Guishard-Pole, aged 70 v. Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc., operators of "the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Higround Co. Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: Complaint (‘$4.75M Fraud’)

October 2, 2023
Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, described as a U.S. citizen residing in New York, USA; Genesis Digital Assets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Neon Partners LLC, Stonefort Consultants FZC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Petra Eco Build Sdn Bhd, of Malaysia; West Ranch Capital Management, of Austin, Texas, USA; Jules Corporation, of Singapore, and Jonathan Chan, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Samuel Bankman-Fried v. Continental Casualty Company: Complaint (‘Insurance Coverage’)

October 2, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of contract and insurance bad faith in Samuel Bankman-Fried, described as "a defendant in an ongoing, complex criminal trial relating to alleged conduct related to Paper Bird Inc. and its subsidiary FTX Trading Ltd." v. Continental Casualty Company, described as "Mr. Bankman-Fried’s excess insurer under a directors and officers insurance policy", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Nir Lahav v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Unfair Competition That Damaged Crypto Competitor FTX’)

October 2, 2023
Class Action Complaint "against Defendants for injury under unfair competition and violations of Security Exchange Commission laws for attempts to monopolize the cryptocurrency platform market by hurting the competitor trading platforms operated by the FTX Entities" in Nir Lahav v. Binance Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands crypto firm based in China; BAM Trading Services Inc., BAM Management US Holdings Inc., and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

CFTC v. Or Patreanu et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 29, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendants, "doing business under multiple brand names including Trade2Get, Coinbull, Cryptonxt, Tradenix, Cryptobravos, Nittrex, Wobit, and Pinance", perpetrated a crypto-based investment fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Or Patreanu, of Israel; Snir Hananya, of Italy; Artem Prokopenko, of Ukraine; Elijah Samson, of Germany, and Expected Value Plus Ltd., of Seychelles, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

USA v. 12,324.84 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 29, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "a cryptocurrency fraud scheme operating out of Southeast Asia and China" in USA v. Crypto seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Duean Phikunkaew, a citizen of Thailand; Varat Vitthayanuwat, a citizen of Thailand; Jiang Changsen, a citizen of China, and Wang Xuewen, a citizen of China, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Eric O’Neill et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Wrongful Conduct’)

September 28, 2023
Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment in Eric O'Neill and Patrick O'Neill, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant Coinbase Global Inc. v. Frederick Ernest Ehrsam II, Tobias Lütke, Fred Wilson, Brian Armstrong, Marc L. Andreesen, Kathryn Haun, Kelly A. Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Alesia J. Haas, and Jennifer N. Jones, as Defendants, and Coinbase Global Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.