{"id":144232,"date":"2026-02-17T13:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/17\/crypto-investor-sues-bkex-in-new-york-over-missing-8-million-deposits\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:16:29","slug":"crypto-investor-sues-bkex-in-new-york-over-missing-8-million-deposits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/17\/crypto-investor-sues-bkex-in-new-york-over-missing-8-million-deposits\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Investor Sues BKEX in New York Over Missing $8 Million Deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis case reflects that broader pattern of investors relying on representations of stability and regulatory credibility from cryptocurrency platforms, only to discover that access to their assets could be halted without warning,&#8221; said Thomas Liam Murphy, a partner at Murphy&#8217;s Law: The Crypto Law Firm, who represents the plaintiff, Xiaoliang Mou.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/947591984\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/29\/947591984\/law\/legal-news%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc1%2F25%2F52f9972a41bd9efa842fbf7d5c50%2Fsdny-4-jpg767x505-1.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/pinterest20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/12\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/stumble20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Post to X.com\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/24\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/x.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/20\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/rss20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis case reflects that broader pattern of investors relying on representations of stability and regulatory credibility from cryptocurrency platforms, only to discover that access to their assets could be halted without warning,&#8221; said Thomas Liam Murphy, a partner at Murphy&#8217;s Law: The Crypto Law Firm, who represents the plaintiff, Xiaoliang Mou.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/947591984\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/29\/947591984\/law\/legal-news%2Chttps%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc1%2F25%2F52f9972a41bd9efa842fbf7d5c50%2Fsdny-4-jpg767x505-1.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/pinterest20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/12\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/stumble20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Post to X.com\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/24\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/x.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/20\/947591984\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/rss20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis case reflects that broader pattern of investors relying on representations of stability and regulatory credibility from cryptocurrency platforms, only to discover that access to their assets could be halted without warning,&#8221; 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