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NFTs Are Now a Legal Way to Serve Documents in UK Courts 
July 14, 2022

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Twitter Preps for Court Battle With Musk
July 10, 2022

Elon Musk might be headed for a courtroom fight with social media giant Twitter, in the wake of Musk dropping out of his $44 billion proposal to buy the company out, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday (July 9). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Graff Diamonds Sues Insurance for Losses After Paying $7.5M Ransom to Hackers
July 06, 2022

Graff Diamonds, a British luxury jeweler, has paid a ransom in bitcoin of $7.5 million to Conti, the Russian hacking gang which leaked data on the company’s big clients last year, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (June 6), citing a London lawsuit. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Forever 21 Owner Authentic Brands, Bolt Settle Lawsuit, Make Peace
July 06, 2022

Forever 21 owner Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and checkout technology firm Bolt said they are continuing their partnership after settling a lawsuit filed by ABG against Bolt, according to a Wednesday (July 6) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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DOJ Charges of NFT Insider Trading Show New Digital Focus, Report Says
June 29, 2022

As the first Department of Justice indictment comes down on an insider trading scheme for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), it remains to be seen how the DOJ will work with the wider NFT community, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (June 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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FTC Takes Walmart to Court Over Money Transfer Fraud Allegations
June 28, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has sued Walmart alleging that its money transfer services were corrupted by fraudsters — which reportedly resulted in customers being “fleeced out of hundreds of millions of dollars,” according to a Tuesday (June 28) press release from the consumer watchdog. Get...

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Facebook Owner Meta Sued for Allegedly Accessing Medical Data
June 17, 2022

Meta is facing a federal lawsuit that says private medical data is being secretly shared with Facebook when patients access their healthcare providers’ web portals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Crypto Bank Custodia Sues Federal Reserve Over ‘Black-Box’ Master Account Decision
June 08, 2022

Custodia Bank, a Wyoming-based digital asset bank, has taken legal action against the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the Board of the Federal Reserve to force the institutions to issue a decision on the bank’s application to access the Fed’s Master Accounts.  Get...

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CFTC Charges Gemini Trust Company in Bitcoin Futures Case
June 02, 2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced a complaint against Gemini Trust Company over allegedly false or misleading statements regarding a bitcoin futures product, per a CFTC press release Thursday (June 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...