On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee denied a request for a temporary restraining order against a new state law that bans virtual-currency kiosks, allowing H.B. 2505 to take effect as scheduled.
The court found that CoinFlip and Charles Wernicke,
On Monday, June 29, 2026, Edwin G. Torres, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, recommended that a lawsuit filed by Margarita Elias against Gruvi Limited Company be dismissed for failure to state a claim and for lack of general personal jurisdiction.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Utah issued an order granting in part a motion to dismiss filed by defendants Michael Boggs and Dawn Boggs in a case brought by plaintiff Travis Bott. The lawsuit centers on allegations of fraud related to Bott’s investments in two distinct cryptocurrency-related projects.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the convictions of Jonathan Arvay for conducting and conspiring to conduct an illegal gambling business. Arvay’s appeal centered on his contention that the district court provided incorrect jury instructions regarding the knowledge required for a conviction.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Core Scientific, Inc. The petition sought to compel a lower court to transfer a patent infringement case to the Western District of Texas (WDTX).
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, Ms2 Capital filed an amended complaint in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina against Raj Suthar and several “John Doe” defendants, alleging a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of approximately $3.7 million.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, the United States government filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of New York against Catherine Beth Washburn, a U.S. citizen residing in Irondequoit, New York.
The complaint alleges that Washburn knowingly attempted to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization,
On Friday, June 26, 2026, Kevin Gelasio filed a first amended complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Haris Bin Zafar and Project Ether Limited. The lawsuit alleges a complex scheme of fraud and breach of contract related to a cryptocurrency art project called “Project Ether.”
On Friday, June 26, 2026, Seyed Majid Sadegi filed a first amended complaint in the US District Court for the Central District of California against Topbet Tech Corp., formerly known as ITECHNO Specialist Inc., four individual employees, and several John Doe defendants. Sadegi alleges he was defrauded of approximately $313,774 in cryptocurrency through an international “pig butchering”
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that Christopher Alexander Delgado, 34, of Apopka, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Delgado faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each fraud count and up to 10 years for the money laundering count.
