Bitcointalk Court Ordered to Release Butterfly Labs Messages
This week, Bitcointalk administrator Theymos, contacted every participant in several discussions over the Butterfly Labs case. The reason for this contact was a court decision in which the Bitcointalk admin was forced to reveal information regarding the case. Early this week, Theymos received a subpoena related to the BFL case (FTC Case No. 14-CV-2159-KHV-JPO) forcing him to release private messages connected to BFL. Theymos later opened a thread and sent an email to those involved, explaining what was happening and outlining the possible implications.
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