Interesting real-life legal law cases related to crypto Bitcoin blockchain technology

[marsrobertson]

Collection of various legal cases from the past year or two…

Tried to provide link to a reputable and established media outlets, of course DYOR (do your own research) and RTFS (read the source)!

Faketoshi

David Kleiman vs Craig Wright - thousands of links

Craig Wright vs Peter McCormack - thousands of links

Craig Wright vs Roger Ver: https://decryptmedia.com/6874/roger-ver-craig-wright-lawsuit

Bitcoin Magazine and Jameson Lopp about Craig Wright: https://archive.fo/CzgOI

Other crypto

Sequoia vs Binance: https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1131525133389058050

Winklevoss Shrem: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/winklevoss-twins-reach-settlement-charlie-shrem/

Market manipulation: https://coingeek.com/lawsuit-links-bitmain-roger-ver-group-to-premeditated-hostile-takeover-of-bitcoin-cash-network/

SIM swap scam: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-investor-awarded-over-75-million-in-sim-swapping-hack-case

Bitfinex: https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/26/bitfinex-alleged-850m-fraud/

BTC-E: https://www.coindesk.com/alleged-btc-e-operator-alexander-vinnik-seeks-extradition-to-russia

Mt Gox Mark Karpeles: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/karpeles-beats-embezzlement-charges-mt-gox-ruling/

Technology in general

Valid evidence: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/04/wayback_machine_legit/

Apple Bernadino shooter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI–Apple_encryption_dispute + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars

Bloomberg reporting of a hack: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

Waymo vs Uber: http://fortune.com/2018/02/05/waymo-v-uber-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-high-stakes-self-driving-tech-trial/

Hertz vs Accenture: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/23/hertz_accenture_lawsuit/

Amazon .amazon domain: https://mashable.com/article/amazon-domain-name-icann-approved/?europe=true

Same story

• Microsoft EU antitrust
• Google EU antitrust
• Facebook FTC privacy settlement

Freedom fighters

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht + https://www.amazon.com/American-Kingpin-Criminal-Mastermind-Behind/dp/1591848148 (great book)
• Assange: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/us/politics/assange-indictment.html
• Chelsea Manning
• Edward Snowden
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

Death penalty

• https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8926874/saudi-arabia-teenager-16-beheaded-protests-whatsapp/

A young lad was tortured with electricity and beheaded in Saudi Arabia because he sent WhatsApp messages about a protest aged 16.

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48340209

Frenchman sentenced to death over Indonesia drug smuggling

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48171165

Brunei says it won’t enforce death penalty for gay sex

There were media articles about death penalty but apparently it won’t be enforced

Funny

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46425774

Emile Ratelband, still aged 69, wanted to change his birth date by 20 years to avoid what he called discrimination.
“We live in a time when you can change your name and change your gender. Why can’t I decide my own age?” he said.

He got the attention. Respecting attitude. Forking your identity

• https://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter

[marsrobertson]

More stuff

• https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15681160/kickasstorrents-founder-artem-vaulin-interview-bittorrent
• https://news.bitcoin.com/the-curious-cases-of-the-alphabay-kingpin-and-hansa-takedowns/
• https://news.bitcoin.com/one-of-the-largest-bitcoin-mixing-services-closes-its-doors/
• https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/deep-dot-web-arrests/
• McAffee geolocation: https://www.wired.com/2012/12/oops-did-vice-just-give-away-john-mcafees-location-with-this-photo/
• Loads of interesting legal / hacking cases: https://krebsonsecurity.com/
• Qualcomm antitrust: https://www.qualcomm.com/ftc
• Calvin Ayre, person involved with BSV CSW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Ayre#Criminal_charges
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Love
• https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2013/03/19/telford-black-dragon-hacker-matthew-beddoes-jailed-over-7m-plot/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz#United_States_v._Aaron_Swartz_case
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis
• https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/after-15-years-the-pirate-bay-still-cant-be-killed

Conclusion

There are so many hackers, hactivists, examples of industrial espionage, privacy violations, trade secrets, unfair competition…

Is it default world or the lens I’m looking at?

[digitevolved]

This is a very interesting list of cases. What would be the argument here, though?

I’m not sure I fully follow. Really interested in your two cents!

[marsrobertson]

I think that reasons are similar to those guys editing Wikipedia

Maybe some of these technology giants are more likely to adopt technology (use Kleros) is settling their disputes?

Speaking of Wikipedia - my most notable contributions relate to War on Drugs, Private Prison System and some conspiracy theories, referencing facts and connecting the dots (conspiracy reality)

Note: don’t get me involved in any criminal act, unless you are the government. It’s much easier to play by the rules, breaking the law usually carries a heavy burden, my opportunity cost is too high.

(now as I think about it - Red Team - social engineering - I’m quite good at building rapport and returning items to a shop even if I lose the proof of purchase)

[marsrobertson]

Picture from Leigh Sagar presentation in Leicester:

Check him out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeighSagar/status/1222852598123974658

Robertson v Persons Unknown

• https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/news-and-insights/publications/english-court-grants-asset-preservation-order-over-bitcoin

AA v Persons Unknown

• https://www.scl.org/articles/10799-aa-v-persons-unknown-unmasking-the-proprietary-status-of-cryptoassets

Vorotyntseva v Money-4 Ltd

• https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-gb/knowledge/publications/6a118f69/singapore-courts-cryptocurrency-decision-implications-for-trading-smart-contracts-and-ai