US judge agrees to drop theft charge in ‘novel’ crypto case
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( June 17, 2025, 22:55 GMT | Insight) -- A US judge today granted a request to dismiss a theft charge in a cryptocurrency case after the government said it would no longer proceed to trial on that count. At the time the charges were filed, prosecutors had called the scheme “novel” and said the exploit was believed to be the first of its kind.A US judge today granted a defendant’s request to dismiss a theft charge in a cryptocurrency case after the government said it would no longer proceed to trial on that count....
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