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Kim K & A $4.5B Heist: 10 Great Crypto Legal Dramas

The crypto boom unleashed a tidal wave of ingenuity from Wall Street to Hollywood—startups, scams, and, yes, outright theft. Now come the lawsuits, and an army of lawyers to fight over the wreckage.

Kim Kardashian
A new lawsuit alleges Kim K and other celebs helped artificially inflate the price of EMAX tokens. Photo: Gotham/GC Images
Eriq Gardner
August 22, 2022

It’s hard to top the recent legal drama between Bored Ape Yacht Club’s allegedly Nazi-sympathizing founders and the conceptual artist selling copycat apes to undercut their NFT empire. But as I teased last week, there are a growing number of remarkable crypto cases that are a must-watch for anyone interested in the industry, from Wall Street to Hollywood. Below, you’ll find the ten that I find most exciting and am now closely tracking.