SEC charges LA company with offering of NFT securities
SEC charged US-based media company Impact Theory with offering and touting investment potential of their Founder’s Key NFTs. Impact Theory...
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s life in jail, Tornado Cash’s turmoil, $3B BTC..
Top Stories This Week Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations United States officials pressed charges against the...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers push for temporary release, object to prosecutors’ proposed deal
Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, have claimed the “extraordinary accommodations” offered by authorities were insufficient in...
Bitstamp halts Ether staking in the US, cites regulatory challenges
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Crypto entrepreneur faces potential prosecution in Israel related to $290M scam: Report
Police in Israel have reportedly accused entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg of defrauding users out of roughly $290 million through scams involving...
First Republican presidential debate to feature pro-crypto candidates
Candidates for the Republican nomination for the 2024 United States presidential election who have publicly expressed their support or disdain...
Coin Center responds to US lawmakers’ request for crypto tax guidance
Cryptocurrency advocacy group Coin Center has provided suggestions for United States lawmakers to consider in potential legislation related to the...
US judge rules in favor of human ingenuity, denies copyright for AI art
In a recent court decision, United States District Judge Beryl Howell upheld the stance of the U.S. Copyright Office that...
SEC seeks appeal over Ripple, crypto prices plunge, EU Bitcoin ETF
Top Stories This Week Judge grants SEC request to file motion for appeal in Ripple case Judge Analisa Torres has...
New Zealand parliamentary report advises against hasty crypto regulation
While the cry for crypto regulation is becoming ever louder in much of the world, and regulation by enforcement is...
Tornado Cash lawsuit judge sides with US Treasury in motions for summary judgement
A federal judge in Texas has sided with the United States Department of the Treasury by granting a motion for...
Binance.US request for protective order against SEC goes to magistrate judge
A federal judge overseeing the civil case between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and cryptocurrency exchange Binance,...
US lawmakers press SEC and FINRA on Prometheum’s broker-dealer approval
United States lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have demanded answers from the heads of the Securities and Exchange...
Latest superseding indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried includes campaign finance allegations
The United States Attorney’s Office has released a new superseding indictment against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) which includes...
Legal scholars file amicus brief in support of Coinbase
A group of six legal scholars specializing in securities law and related fields submitted an amicus brief in favor of...
SBF ordered to jail, Bitcoin ETF delayed and SEC to appeal Ripple case
Top Stories This Week Judge revokes Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail, remands him to custody FTX’s former CEO, Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, had...
SEC delays Ark Invest spot Bitcoin ETF application
SEC announced the delay today, publishing a letter calling for more information from the public. A decision on Ark Invest...
Digital Currency Group files motion to dismiss Gemini lawsuit, claiming it’s a PR campaign
Venture capital firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by cryptocurrency exchange Gemini...
Bitstamp suspends trade for seven SEC-flagged tokens
Key takeaways Bitstamp has halted trading of AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for traders in the United...
Former FTX exec Ryan Salame and US prosecutors are discussing a plea deal: Report
Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is reportedly discussing a guilty plea with authorities in the United...
Hong Kong securities regulator warns of ‘criminal’ activity by unlicensed exchanges
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong issued a notice about unlicensed virtual asset trading platforms “engaging in...
CDC report underscores importance of judge’s verdict in Ripple case
On Aug. 1, the Chamber of Digital Commerce (CDC) — a United States blockchain and digital assets advocacy organization —...
