Legal news on October 13, 2026

1. 0118:30 UTC

   UK ruling applies Chinese law to $5.1 billion seized Bitcoin dispute

   3 outlets · first: 24/7 Wall St. Court decisions

   Machine summary Mr. Justice Mark Turner ruled on October 12, 2026 in civil recovery proceedings that Chinese law governs whether fraud victims retain rights over 61,245 Bitcoin seized from devices in London in 2018, now valued at about $5.1 billion.

   1. The UK government holds 61,245 seized Bitcoin, taken from devices in London in 2018 and worth approximately $5.1 billion, according to the report
   2. On October 12, 2026, Mr. Justice Mark Turner ruled in civil recovery proceedings that Chinese law applies to whether fraud victims retain rights over the frozen coins
   3. Her victims are reported to have invested around £640 million, with other estimates cited putting total losses as high as £3.8 billion
   4. According to the report, the UK ranks third among governments as a holder of Bitcoin, trailing the United States, which holds 328,372, and China, with 190,000.

   Reported by 24/7 Wall St. and Yahoo.

   • Bitcoin
   • UK Government

2. 0205:00 UTC

   Taoiseach to chair new Cabinet committee covering AI regulation

   2 outlets · first: irishtimes.com Regulation

   Machine summary The Irish Times reports that Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to chair a fresh Cabinet committee on artificial intelligence, with a remit spanning regulation of that technology and its deployment within the public service. The AI Office of Ireland was established in early August and the Digital Ireland strategy was published in February, according to the report.

   1. According to The Irish Times, Taoiseach Micheál Martin will chair a new artificial intelligence Cabinet committee, addressing impact on society, the labour market and the economy, alongside regulation and deployment of public services.
   2. A Dublin summit occurs during Ireland's spell as chair of the Council that belongs to the European Union; the list of attendees includes European Commissioners, ministers, and persons representing OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft.
   3. The Digital Ireland strategy was published in February and the AI Office of Ireland was established in early August, according to the report.
   4. The Start Up Ireland initiative, which the report says is to be formally established by this week, aims to create 1,000 new Irish start-up companies, with high-potential start-ups awarded €100,000 in investment.

   Reported by The Irish Times and irishtimes.com.

   • OpenAI
   • Anthropic
   • Microsoft
   • Cabinet committee on artificial intelligence
   • AI Office of Ireland
   • Digital Ireland strategy

3. 0322:54 UTC

   Anthropic asks D.C. Circuit to rehear Pentagon blacklisting appeal

   2 outlets · first: CNBC Court decisions

   Machine summary Anthropic filed a petition on Tuesday asking the D.C. Circuit to rehear its appeal of the Defense Department's supply chain risk designation, which the agency applied in March and which bars defense contractors from using the company's AI models. The filing argues a divided panel that upheld the designation 2-1 in September overlooked evidence that the label was retaliation for the company's public statements about AI safety. Meanwhile, in a parallel matter, a federal judge based in San Francisco determined in August that the DOD had breached Anthropic's First Amendment rights and that the label constituted unlawful retaliation.

   1. The Defense Department applied a "supply chain risk" label to Anthropic in March, blocking defense contractors from using the company's technology in agency work (CNBC)
   2. In July 2025, Anthropic entered into a $200 million agreement with the Pentagon; by September 2025, discussions about putting Claude onto the DOD's GenAI.mil platform had fallen apart (CNBC)
   3. The D.C. Circuit upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting in September on a 2-1 vote, rejecting arguments that the ban was arbitrary, unauthorized and unconstitutional (CNBC)
   4. Another similar case: in August a federal judge in San Francisco found the DOD had infringed on Anthropic's First Amendment rights, concluding the designation was unlawful retaliation (CNBC)
   5. Anthropic's filing asserts the designation was retaliation for its speech about AI safety; an Anthropic representative declined to comment beyond the filing (CNBC)

   Reported by CNBC and Seeking Alpha.

   • Anthropic
   • Claude
   • AI Models
   • D.C. Circuit
   • GenAI.mil

4. 0412:22 UTC

   Bank of Russia adds Sberbank to its authorized digital currency register

   2 outlets · first: cointelegraph.com Regulation

   Machine summary Sberbank has been included by the Bank of Russia on its register of organizations permitted to exchange digital currencies, based on a decision published on the regulator's website, which was reported by Interfax through Decrypt. The entry came six days after the central bank listed Sberbank among digital depositories, the entities that keep the official record of coin ownership. Sberbank's press service said launch of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT trading in its apps is planned for December 1, conditional on central bank decisions and secondary regulations being ready.

   1. A decision published on the central bank's website, covered by Interfax through Decrypt, shows the Bank of Russia listing Sberbank among entities permitted to exchange digital currencies.
   2. The exchange authorization landed six days after the central bank placed Sberbank on its list of digital depositories, Decrypt reported
   3. Sberbank's press service said the bank plans to start with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether USDT on December 1 in SberBank Online, SberInvestments and SberBusiness, with the date conditional on central bank decisions and secondary regulations
   4. Sberbank reported 110.6 million retail clients and 3.5 million corporate clients at the end of the second quarter, per its quarterly results cited by Decrypt
   5. Russian crypto trading volumes were forecast by Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov at 4 trillion rubles, worth roughly $46 billion, during the regime's first year, and 7.5 trillion rubles, worth nearly $89.7 billion, by 2029.

   Reported by Decrypt and cointelegraph.com.

   • Bitcoin
   • Bank of Russia
   • Sberbank
   • Interfax
   • SberInvestments
   • SberBusiness

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