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ForkLog 164 31.07.2025

Hacker of Beeple and Louis Vuitton X-Accounts Sentenced to One Year in Prison

A 22-year-old Canadian, Cameron Redman, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for hacking X social media accounts and stealing digital assets worth approximately $794,000. According to the materials of the Virginia District Court (USA), the hacker was also given three years of probation. He is required to compensate $248,257 to […]

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ForkLog 70 30.07.2025

Samourai Wallet Founders Admit to Money Laundering Charges

Co-founders of the cryptocurrency wallet Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, have decided to plead guilty to money laundering charges. Their lawyers submitted the relevant motions to the federal court in New York. Rodriguez and Hill are accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmission business. The maximum […]

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ForkLog 135 24.07.2025

Pump.fun Faces Legal Challenges and Delays Airdrop; LetsBonk Strengthens Position

Co-founder of the Pump.fun platform, Allon Cohen, announced that the airdrop will not occur in the near future. In response, the price of PUMP fell by 18.7%. Allon talks about potentially acquiring more companies/products like KOLscan, Potentially hinting to acquiring Launch on Pump pic.twitter.com/eLRVxIJ8Sc — ً (@0xsyste) July 23, 2025 At the time of writing, […]

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ForkLog 128 22.07.2025

FBI Concludes Investigation into Jesse Powell

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded its inquiry into Jesse Powell, co-founder of Kraken, regarding allegations of hacking a nonprofit organization he established. This was reported by Fortune, citing documents from the Department of Justice. Authorities also returned equipment seized during searches of Powell’s home, including dozens of laptops and phones. […]

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ForkLog 38 22.07.2025

Tornado Cash Co-Founder’s Defense Seeks Dismissal of Legal Proceedings

Lawyers for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm plan to file a motion to dismiss the legal proceedings. This was reported by Inner City Press. The defense argues that witness testimonies are not directly related to the charges against their client. Storm’s lawyers challenged the testimony of witness Hanfeng Li, who claimed to have lost about […]

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ForkLog 165 17.07.2025

Roger Ver Appeals to European Court Against US Extradition

Roger Ver, the founder of Bitcoin.com, has filed a lawsuit against Spain in the European Court of Human Rights. He seeks to challenge the decision to extradite him to the United States, where he faces up to 109 years in prison for tax fraud, reports Bloomberg Law.

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ForkLog 29 14.07.2025

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Seeks $1.5 Million for Legal Battle

Roman Storm, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, has expressed an urgent need for funds to support his legal defense. He announced a critical fundraising effort to secure an additional $2 million for future expenses. Dear Crypto Community & Privacy Advocates, This is an urgent call: My trial begins July 14, and we’re facing […]

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ForkLog 84 28.06.2025

XRP Rises 5% Following Ripple’s Legal Decision with SEC

Ripple will withdraw its cross-appeal in the legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This was announced by the fintech company’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. Ripple is dropping our cross appeal, and the SEC is expected to drop their appeal, as they’ve previously said. We’re closing this chapter once and for all, and […]

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ForkLog 27 26.06.2025

Court Rejects Ripple and SEC Settlement

Judge Analisa Torres has rejected the joint motion by Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reduce the penalty and lift the injunction. ?JUST IN: Judge Torres has denied @Ripple and the @SECGov joint motion for an indicative ruling. pic.twitter.com/iPzD4aMG1H — Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) June 26, 2025 The parties filed the document […]

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ForkLog 89 26.06.2025

Russia Equates P2P Cryptocurrency Transactions with Entrepreneurship: Expert Opinions

The Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region has ruled that P2P cryptocurrency transactions constitute entrepreneurial activity. This was reported by lawyers from the company Nextons. Since 2020, the defendant has been an individual entrepreneur under the simplified taxation system (STS). In the 2022 declaration, he reported an income of 800,000 rubles. However, the Federal Tax […]

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ForkLog 28 25.06.2025

Landmark Ruling: Court Permits Anthropic to Train AI on Copyrighted Books

Federal Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic was entitled to train its models on published books without the authors’ permission. This marks the first instance where a court has upheld an AI company’s claim that the doctrine of fair use can exempt it from liability when using copyrighted materials to train large language models. Previously, […]

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ForkLog 24 24.06.2025

Bitmama Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has sentenced Valeria Fedyakina, known by the alias Bitmama, to seven years in a general regime colony for fraud. This was reported by TASS. Fedyakina was found guilty under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on a particularly large scale). The […]

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