Artist Ryder Ripps Claims Lawsuit Over Bored Ape NFTs Is Being Used to...
Late last June, Yuga Labs, the parent company behind the NFT projects Bored Ape Yacht Club and Crypto Punks, filed a lawsuit against artist Ryder Ripps, who had created a NFT collection of his own that...
View ArticleSEC to Probe Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Parent Company, Yuga Labs, Over Web3...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching a probe into Yuga Labs, the parent company of the viral Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, over a potential securities violation related...
View ArticleYuga Labs to Donate CryptoPunk to ICA Miami As Part of New Initiative
Yuga Labs, the parent company of the NFT collections Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks, announced Tuesday that it will be donating a CryptoPunk to the ICA Miami as part of its new initiative, the...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Filed Against Celebrities Who Promoted Bored Ape Yacht...
A class action filed Thursday alleges that Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, and Paris Hilton, among other celebrities who promoted Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, were compensated for those promotions and did not...
View ArticleFrom Bored Apes to Kanye West, the 10 Most Discussed Art World Lawsuits In 2022
What would the art world be without a salacious lawsuit every few months? While the selling off of great collections and the arrival of little-known artists can draw worldwide attention, a lawsuit can...
View ArticleWeb Developer Behind Ryder Ripps’ RR/BAYC Has Settled with Yuga Labs in a...
Thomas Lehman, who was named as a defendant by Yuga Labs in a suit related to the Ryder Ripps RR/BAYC case, has agreed to settle with Yuga Labs, according to court documents filed Monday. Lehman, a...
View ArticleYuga Labs Launches Collection on Bitcoin Blockchain, Signaling a Shift in the...
Yuga Labs, the company that owns such popular NFT collections as Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks, will launch a new NFT collection on the Bitcoin blockchain. Most NFTs, and all of Yuga Labs’s...
View ArticleJudge Rules in Favor of Yuga Labs in Ryder Ripps Trademark Infringement Case
A California judge awarded Yuga Labs a partial summary judgement in a case the company brought against artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy Cahen for trademark infringement. In the...
View ArticleArtist Ryder Ripps Ordered to Pay $1.6 M. to Bored Ape Yacht Club Creator...
Artist Ryder Ripps and Ripps’ business partner, Jeremy Cahen, have been ordered to pay Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs roughly $1.6 million, concluding the protracted court battle over...
View ArticleBored Ape Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs Acquires Rival NFT Company Proof
Yuga Labs, the web3 and lifestyle company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, recently announced it had acquired rival non-fungible token creator Proof. Proof is best known for Moonbirds, a collection of...
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