Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini sent $10 million in Bitcoin to the MAGA Inc. Super PAC supporting Donald Trump, weeks after the CFTC filed a motion to reverse a $5 million settlement with Gemini. This donation follows other contributions by the Winklevoss brothers to Trump's campaign.
Venezuela's ousted president Nicolas Maduro is set to appear in a New York court for his third public hearing on Wednesday, facing drug trafficking and firearms charges. Captured by US forces in January, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty, with prosecutors proposing a June 2027 trial date.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a New York courtroom, where his lawyers will challenge the U.S. military operation that led to his ousting and arrest on drug trafficking charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded not guilty.
A New York federal court denied KalshiEX's request for an injunction against state gambling law enforcement on sports-event contracts. The decision allows states to regulate these contracts while federal rules are pending, creating a two-track access risk.
A New York federal court denied KalshiEX's request for a preliminary injunction against state gaming officials enforcing gambling laws on sports-event contracts. The decision allows states to regulate these contracts while federal rules are developed, creating a two-track access risk.
A pseudonymous respondent, John Doe 33, appeared in a New York court to challenge a $200 billion lawsuit seeking control of dormant Bitcoin, including Satoshi Nakamoto's, arguing for constitutional property rights and seeking to remain anonymous.
Donna Sturman, Rex Heuermann's former assistant, describes him as "schlubby" and "awkward" before his arrest for the Gilgo Beach murders. She recounts his disorganization and peculiar habits, like leaving pizza crusts, which ironically became crucial DNA evidence. Sturman expressed shock at his transformation into a serial killer.
Aave is asking a New York court to stop creditors from reaching frozen ETH that was set aside for victims of a major DeFi exploit. The fight turns a crypto recovery effort into a legal test over whether stolen assets can be redirected before users are made whole. Aave filed an emergency motion last week […] The post Aave warns $71M exploit recovery could be seized before victims are repaid appeared first on CryptoSlate.
A purported suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein in July 2019 remains sealed in a New York courthouse. The document, allegedly held by his former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione, was never reviewed by investigators probing Epstein's death.
A purported suicide note written by late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been sealed in a New York courthouse since 2019, inaccessible to investigators. The note was discovered by his cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione in July 2019, shortly after Epstein was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. In the note, Epstein claimed investigators had "found nothing" on him despite months of searching, concluding with "What do you want me to do, bust out crying? Time to say goodbye." The US Justice Department has not seen the note, which was not included in the Epstein files published earlier this year. The New York Times filed a petition to unseal the document.
Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, appeared at the New York courtroom in a wheelchair due to ill health. He is being retried on a count of third-degree rape against Mann that allegedly happened in 2013 in a Manhattan hotel room. Last June, a judge declared a mistrial on the charge after...
