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SEC's Notice of Settlement & Motion for Judgment in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beaxy Digital, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Artak Hamazaspyan, Windy Inc., Nicholas Murphy, Randolph Bay Abbott, Braverock Investments, LLC, Future Digital Markets, Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC, and Brian Peterson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beaxy Digital, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Artak Hamazaspyan, Windy Inc., Nicholas Murphy, Randolph Bay Abbott, Braverock Investments, LLC, Future Digital Markets, Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC, and Brian Peterson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in AE Capital Group LLC v. No-H20 USA Inc., described as "the United States arm of an Irish car-wash franchising company, NO-H2O Holding Limited", and Emmet O'Brien, described as a citizen of Ireland residing in Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Second Amended Class Action Complaint alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in John Blotzer, Katie Rutherford, and Ryan Wadsworth v. Brock Pierce, described as "a 2020 candidate for President of the United States", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Complaint aleging fraud and misappropriation in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Dichao Xie, described as a citizen of China residing in England, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Director Details for Iroquois Master Fund Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on March 28th, 2023.

Fifth Superseding Indictment alleging fraud, money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, making unlawful political contributions, and bribery of "one or more Chinese government officials in order to regain access to Alameda trading accounts that had been frozen by Chinese law enforcement authorities" in USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "self-dealing, fraudulent misconduct, and corporate waste that improperly induced Plaintiffs to invest approximately $5,000,000 in Violet Defense" in Iroquois Capital Investment Group LLC, of Delaware; Iroquois Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Alpha Capital Anstalt, of Liechtenstein; Shay Capital LLC, of Delaware, and V4 Capital Partners LLC, of Minnesota, derivatively on behalf of Violet Defense Group Inc., Kirenafa SAFE LP, and Central Florida Tech Fund I LP v. Violet Defense Group Inc., Kirenaga Partners LLC, Kirenaga SAFE LP, Kirenaga SAFE GP LLC, Central Florida Tech Fund I LP, Central Florida Tech Fund GP LLC, Kirenaga Management Group Inc., Kirenaga Management LLC, and David Scalzo at the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orange County, Florida.

Complaint to recover allegedly unpaid crypto loans in TrustToken Inc., described as "a financial services company at the forefront of the development of new 23 global financial systems, using blockchain technology to facilitate loans and commerce" v. Kbit Global Limited, described as a Chinese company based in Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Class Action Complaint in Dr. Ruth C. May and Donna E. Ledgerwood v. Barclays Plc and Barclays Bank Plc, both of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint regarding "the world’s largest centralized digital asset exchange" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland, and Samuel Lim, described as a resident of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Criminal Complaint alleging fraud, identify theft, and agent of a foreign power (Russia) in USA v. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, a.k.a. Victor Muller Ferreira, described as "a Russian citizen who falsely represented himself in the United States, Brazil and other countries to be a Brazilian citizen", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in Measure 8 Ventures LP, Gron Ventures Fund I LP, Zola Global Investors Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Anson Advisors Inc., of Canada, on behalf of Anson East Master Fund LP, AC Anson Investments Ltd., Anson Investments Master Fund LP, and Anson Opportunities Master Fund LP; Serendipity SPC – Trimble Fund SP, of the Cayman Islands, on behalf of Emerald Spur Limited; Lapid US Investments LLC, and Hadron Healthcare and Consumer Special Opportunities Master Fund, of the Cayman Islands v. Nitin Khanna, Karan Khanna, Angelo Lombardi, Sam Knapp, David Thompson, Nicholas J. Slinde, Benjamin C. Stoller, and Allan Goodman, of Canada, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint alleging breach of contract and fraud in Mobileum Inc. v. Kibott Sàrl, Olaf Funke, and Celine Dellis, all of Luxembourg, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in USA v. James Velissaris at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment in Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., Attestor Value Master Fund LP, Maso Capital Investments Limited, Star V Partners LLC, Blackwell Partners LLC - Series A, Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited, as Trustee of the Allard Growth Fund; DMS UCITS Platform ICAV, on behalf of its sub-fund, Allard Asia UCITS Fund; Allard Partners Australia Pty Limited, as Trustee of the Allard Investment Fund; Alpine Partner (BVI) LP, acting through its General Partner, Alpine Global Management LLC; 405 ACM Ltd., Athos Special situations Fund SPC, on behalf of its segregated account, Athos Global Opportunities SP-1; FMAP ACL Limited, Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund, Citadel Equity Fund Ltd., C+F NV, Portus NV, Value Square Fund NV, Cedar SA, AVI Global Trust Plc, Norges Bank, Wakeland Securities LP, Wakefield Securities LLC, FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund Ltd., FourWorld Event Opportunities LP, Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies LP, Boothbay Diversified Alpha Master Fund LP, Integrated Core Strategies (Asia) Pte Ltd., PWCM Master Fund Ltd., Pentwater Equity Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., Pentwater Merger Arbitrage Master Fund Ltd., Crown Managed Accounts SPC, Pentwater Metric Merger Arbitrage Fund LP, through its General Partner, Pentwater Metric Merger Arbitrage CP LLC; Pentwater Unconstrained Master Fund Ltd., Helium Fund, on behalf of its sub-funds, Helijm Selection and Helium Performance; Helium Opportunities, Merlin Fidelis Emerging Markets Fund, Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II Limited, Stonehill Master Fund Ltd., Stonehill Institutional Partners LP, APS Holdings Corporation, Sunrise Partners Limited Partnership, The Funicular Fund LP, Shay Capital LLC, One68 Global Master Fund LP, Golden Chance Goldsmith Pte Ltd., Qube Master Fund Ltd., QRT Master Fund SPC - Torus Fund SP; Lakeville Capital Investors (enhanced) Master Limited, Lakeville Capital Investors Limited, Prelude Opportunity Fund LP, Davidson Kempner Partners, M.H. Davidson & Co., Davidson Kempner International Ltd., Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners LP. Schonfeld IR Master Fund Pte Ltd., Schonfeld Global Master Fund LP, Samson Rock Event Driven Master Fund Limited, Pictet TR - Diversified Alpha, Alphanatics Master Fuind Limited, Indus Select Master Fund Ltd., Vitruvius - Asian Equity, a sub-fund of Vitruvius SICAV; Cambridge University Endowment Fund, FMI International Fund, FMI International Fund II - Currency Unhedged, Man Funds XII SPC-Man 1783 II SP, Man GLG Credit Multi Strategy Master Fund, Graham Leigh Collins, Beral Holdings Pte Ltd., Wong Hong Yen, Hong Sun Wong, Clifford Cheah King Mun, Stephanie Vanessa Ling-Tsu Cheah, Albert Neo Po Soon, Lau Mei Leng, The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The Gabelli Asset Fund, Gabelli Associates Limited, Gabelli Associates Fund, Gabelli Associates Ltd. II E, The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc., GGCP Inc., Gabelli Associates Fund II LP, The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund, The Gabelli Global Global Utility & Income Trust, The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust, Gabelli Arbitrage Holdings, and Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust v. Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited and Jardine Strategic Limited at Bermuda Court of Appeal.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding assets allegedly associated with fraud and money laundering in USA v. 32,133.63 Tether seized from an account at Binance held in the name of Koriya Aveshbhai Hanifbhai at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Order and Memorandum Opinion Authorizing Enforcement of Judgment and Granting Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Answers to Interrogatories in Stileks LLC SPS, formerly Energoalliance LLC, of Ukraine v. Republic of Moldova at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Criminal Indictment alleging crypto fraud involving Singapore-based Terraform Labs in USA v. Do Hyeong Kwon, a citizen of South Korea, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in BlockFi International Ltd., of Bermuda v. Druk Holding and Investments Limited, of Bhutan, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Application by Centripetal Networks LLC to take discovery from Cisco Systems, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Second Amended Complaint in Nadia Zahmoul, described as a citizen of the USA residing in the United Kingdom v. NBH Bank, d.b.a. Bank of Jackson Hole, and Karim Zahmoul, described as a citizen of France residing in Portugal, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $3,820 on Michele Mason Lohan, described as “a film director and internet personality known as 'Kendra Lust'" residing in Michigan, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that she was paid to do so.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $168,000 on Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, described as "a well-known entertainer and internet personality known as 'Akon'" residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $48,000 on Shaffer Smith, described as “a well-known entertainer and internet personality known as 'Ne-Yo'” residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $40,000 on Miles McCollum, described as "a well-known recording artist and internet media personality known as 'Lil Yachty'" residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $100,000 on Jake Paul, described as "a well-known internet personality and professional boxer" residing in Puerto Rico, for promoting a crypto security known as "Tronix tokens" without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $40,000 on Lindsay Lohan, described as "a well-known actress, singer, and internet personality" residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for promoting a crypto security known as "Tronix tokens" without disclosing that she was paid to do so.

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving crypto in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Justin Sun, described as "a Chinese national and crypto asset entrepreneur"; Tron Foundation Limited, of Singapore; BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., of Singapore; Rainberry Inc., Austin Mahone, described as "a U.S. citizen and a singer and songwriter residing in Miami, Florida", and Deandre Cortez Way, a.k.a. Soulja Boy, a U.S. citizen and a singer and record producer residing in Calabasas, California", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank, a.k.a. State Savings Bank of Ukraine, has filed a petition at federal court in the United States to confirm a $1.1 billion French arbitration award against Russia for losses it incurred as a result of Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014.