Matthew Lee

Matthew Lee

Matthew R. Lee is a writer for InnerCityPress.com, and covers the federal courts in New York.

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Court extends delays to Telegram's blockchain network pending ruling
Following a two-hour hearing, a New York federal judge today extended an emergency restraining order that prevents Telegram from distributing Grams, the native currency for its upcoming blockchain network. Telegram agreed to hold off pending the court’s ruling on the SEC’s request for a preliminary injunction. Telegram’s attorney, however, maintained that it is the firm’s intention to promote the development of the TON blockchain and see Gram tokens become a “new mass-market cryptocurrency” on
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Matthew Lee, Robert StevensFeb 19, 2020
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Judge sets $1 million bail on Ethereum researcher
A federal court judge in New York today relented and agreed to release on $1 million bail Virgil Griffith, the Ethereum researcher who's accused of trying to help North Korean evade U.S. sanctions. After he posts the bond, Griffith, who according to his attorney has been suspended from his work with the Ethereum Foundation, will be released into his parents' custody in Alabama. Federal prosecutors had argued that Griffith, 36, who has been held without bail since his arrest on Thanksgiving Day,
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Matthew LeeDec 31, 2019
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