Court Cases

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ATB Coin the Latest to Face Class-Action Suit After ICO
Early motions may force the court to rule on whether or not this coin should be considered a security under U.S. law.
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Secret Service Agent Gets Extra Jail Time Over Theft of Silk Road Bitcoin
A former U.S. Secret Service agent has been given an additional prison term for laundering Silk Road bitcoin stolen from a U.S government wallet.
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Bitcoin Exchange Operator Given 16-Month Prison Sentence
Coin.mx operator Yuri Lebedev has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to a new report.
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Josh Garza's Sentencing Could Be Pushed Back to Next Year
Convicted cryptocurrency executive Josh Garza may see his sentencing for wire fraud postponed until next year, court records show.
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Arrested Hacker Claims $30 Million Bitcoin Theft – But Offers Little Proof
A Pennsylvania resident is claiming to have stolen millions in bitcoin, though he's offered police little in the way of evidence.
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GAW Miners CEO 'Will Plead Guilty' to Wire Fraud Charge
The former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency mining company GAW Miners is likely to plead guilty to a federal wire fraud charge later this week.
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Federal Judge Rules Bitcoin is Money in US Trial
A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money.
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