Federal Judge Rejects Bitcoin Company's Motion to Dismiss Charges
It has been over an year since the Bitcoin mining outfit HashFast Technologies announced bankruptcy, but the company is still continuing to stay at the nucleus of legal troubles. The Bitcoin equipment manufacturer, which once rose to fame for its over-the-top advertising campaigns, was later beset by a number of legal allegations, including breach of contract and fraud. As widely reported, HashFast had launched a fake pre-order scheme, in which it had promised to ship its customers the fastest Bitcoin mining machines within two weeks. But in reality, the company's "in stock" claim was a....
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