BitFury Slapped with Lawsuit from Former Employee
It's one thing to be sued by a neighbor. It's another thing to be sued by former employees. This brings the level of humility to an all-time high that most business owners hope to never experience for themselves. This month, that scenario is becoming all too real for bitcoin mining firm BitFury, a company facing a pending lawsuit from its former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mikhail Golomb. According to Coindesk, the suit was first filed back in April of this year by Golomb, who is claiming he was terminated improperly after the company refused to pay him his allegedly rightful 2 percent....
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