Kiwi entrepreneur settles US$3.2m case against Bitcoin adviser

Kiwi entrepreneur settles US$3.2m case against Bitcoin adviser
Victoria Young
After months of litigation, Kiwi entrepreneur David Yu has had his assets unfrozen by the courts and a case against his company Ecomi settled.The legal action came about after Ecomi — a digital collectibles firm — went into business with cryptocurrency influencer Benn Godenzi and his firm MB Technology.MB Technology is registered in the British Virgin Islands and is described on its website as a company of “industry leading blockchain project advisors and initial coin offering strategists.”According to court documents, t...

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