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ForkLog 98 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 29 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 25 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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ForkLog 57 23.06.2025

FTX Lawyers Seek Dismissal of “Illogical” $1.53 Billion 3AC Lawsuit

Lawyers handling the bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have opposed a lawsuit from the now-liquidated hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) amounting to $1.53 billion. They argue that the claims are unfounded, as they “rely on inaccurate figures” and fail to consider “actual events that occurred.” According to the lawyers, 3AC’s extensive spot and margin […]

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ForkLog 157 14.06.2025

Ethereum Foundation Contributes $500,000 for Tornado Cash Co-Founder’s Legal Defense

The non-profit Ethereum Foundation (EF) has donated $500,000 towards the legal defense of Roman Storm, co-founder and developer of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. The EF is donating $500K to the legal defense of Roman Storm, and we will match up to a further $750K in donations from the community. Privacy is normal, and writing […]

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ForkLog 57 12.06.2025

Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Disney and Universal have accused the AI startup Midjourney of stealing and copying characters owned by the film companies. AI-generated images included in the lawsuit against Midjourney. Source: Variety. “Midjourney is a typical copyright infringer and a bottomless pit of plagiarism,” states the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. According to […]

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ForkLog 16 05.06.2025

Reddit Takes Legal Action Against AI Startup Anthropic

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic, alleging the company used its site data to train models without obtaining the necessary licensing agreement. The company claims that the commercial use of its information contradicts the social platform’s user agreement and constitutes a legal violation. Sam Altman is one of Reddit’s largest shareholders—he invested […]

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ForkLog 41 22.05.2025

Uniswap Dismisses Bancor’s Lawsuit as ‘Baseless’

The team at Uniswap Labs has responded to a patent lawsuit from the decentralized exchange (DEX) Bancor, describing it as “baseless.” This was reported by The Block. The legal proceedings commenced following Bancor’s claim of copyright infringement concerning the automated market maker technology, which Uniswap allegedly used without permission since 2017. A representative from Uniswap […]

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ForkLog 45 22.05.2025

SafeMoon Founder Faces Up to 45 Years for Investor Fraud

A federal jury has found Braden John Karony, CEO of the DeFi project SafeMoon, guilty of cryptocurrency fraud. According to prosecutors, the accused and his accomplices misappropriated funds from the liquidity pool, despite public assurances of its safety and lock-up. Karony was convicted on three counts: conspiracy to commit securities fraud; wire fraud; money laundering. […]

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ForkLog 56 21.05.2025

Bancor Team Sues Uniswap Over AMM Patent Use

The developers of the decentralized exchange (DEX) Bancor have filed a lawsuit against competitor Uniswap, seeking damages for the alleged infringement of its patent. According to the lawsuit, the defendant used the automated market maker (AMM) without permission and profited significantly from it. Bancor patented the technology developed in 2016 in January 2017. Uniswap employed […]

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ForkLog 8 21.05.2025

SEC Accuses Unicoin of $100 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Unicoin and three of its executives with fraudulently offering certificates for its token and shares. The lawsuit names the following individuals: Chairman and CEO Alex Konanykhin; former head and current board member Silvina Moschini; former Chief Investment Officer Alex Dominguez. According to the SEC, the company made unverified […]

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ForkLog 25 20.05.2025

Binance Seeks Dismissal of FTX’s $1.76 Billion Lawsuit

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has filed a motion to dismiss a $1.76 billion lawsuit from FTX. The company’s lawyers described the claims as “legally deficient” and demanded the case be dropped. FTX filed the lawsuit last November, accusing Binance of intentionally withdrawing funds through a 2021 deal. At that time, the former bought back 20% of […]

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