Another example of #DigitalAssets providing rich nuance to otherwise established areas of law. We're seeing a great deal of this in our #forensics work...these things surely keep the practicing attorneys hopping as well!
1/15 ๐จ breaking: California federal court rules against heirs who filed an insurance claim based on over $300k of cryptocurrency being stolen from their Coinbase account. The case is Burt v. Travelers Commercial Ins. Co., No. 22-cv-03157-JSC (N.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2022).
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: @TheJusticeDept has secured a guilty plea from an Atlanta-based film producer for his involvement in a $2.5M USD pair of 2017 #ICO#scams.
Just the latest chapter in the "fraud is fraud" manual via U.S. #lawenforcement.
https://t.co/EyvOgaN2e9
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: The @USDOJ_Intl recently charged six defendants in four separate crypto-related fraud cases:
โถ the largest #NFT scheme charged to date;
โท a global #Ponzi scheme;
โธ a fraudulent #ICO; and
โน a fraudulent investment fund.
https://t.co/xfdqTDXPS3
Todayโs #GoodGuysPrevail Update: The
@USDOJ_Intl seized assets worth $500k USD from North Korean hackers targeting U.S.-based #healthcare organizationsโฆseized assets were either extortion payments or monies used in laundering #ransomware payments.
https://t.co/VmpyFmFKKA
Today's #GoodGuysPrevail Update: Earlier this week, theย United States Attorneys'โ Officesย won a conviction against the fraudster behind the crypto schemeย My Big Coin โ the regrettably named defendant and cryptocurrency shill: Randall Crater.
https://t.co/5BwPKrX8km
@stevenylaw โฆ Just ensure that you give him a comfortable space with soft lightingโฆsome music might help, perhaps the Grateful Dead's Europe '72 album. Dogs dig that, I'm told.
I agree that this should become a national discussion โ mostly as it will elevate our political dialog.
Announcing that @endaomentdotorg CEO Robert Heeger is joining us in Sept at Converge22 in San Francisco. Come hear how Endaoment is transforming crypto-based philanthropy with on-chain DAO non-profit giving. https://t.co/AmfsNQUSVh
@Dennis_Porter_ Rightly soโฆjust as energy is the industry that powers all other industries, over time #Bitcoin may become the ultimate reserve for all other stores of value.