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Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury, said his department is looking into new sanctions tools to pursue bad actors in the crypto space, citing a recent settlement with Binance.In prepared remarks for the Blockchain Association’s Policy Summit on Nov. 29, Adey ...

Pro-soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit from plaintiffs claiming they suffered losses from his promotion of the now-legally embroiled crypto exchange Binance.A Nov. 27 filing to a Florida District Court claimed Ronaldo “promoted, assis ...

A federal judge has accepted materials from Jump Crypto Holdings in discovery for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against Terraform Labs.In a Nov. 28 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Jed Rakoff approved the confident ...

A federal judge has approved an order requiring crypto lending firm Voyager Digital and its affiliates to pay $1.65 billion in monetary relief to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC).In a Nov. 28 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Gregory ...

Many predicted that Binance would never embrace regulation — it would only pretend to comply in jurisdictions like the United States. No more. Binance pleading guilty to money laundering and other federal charges on Nov. 21 means it’s giving up its free-booting ways ...

Mercedes-Benz Formula One team and Major League Baseball helped FTX perpetrate fraud through promotional deals with the crypto exchange, according to a group of FTX users in a newlThe plaintiffs, consisting of FTX users, filed twin class-action suits in a Florida District Court on Nov. 27, ...

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty to one felony charge as part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice involving crypto exchange Binance, may not be permitted to leave the country as he awaits sentencing.According to a Nov. 27 filing in U.S. District Court for th ...

The governing body of Cosmos Hub has endorsed a proposal to decrease the maximum inflation rate of its native token, ATOM (ATOM), from approximately 14% to 10%.As per the proposal, the authorized modification would reduce Atom’s annualized staking yield from around 19% to approximately 13. ...

Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has opposed the United States government's efforts to block his return to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be with his family while awaiting sentencing following his guilty plea.In a court filing on November 23, Zhao’s lawyers urged the judge to reje ...

The Data Act — a contentious piece of European Union legislation that includes a clause requiring the ability to terminate smart contracts — has been approved by the European Parliament. If introduced, the legislation will require a smart contract to have a “kill switch.”In a Nov. 9 p ...

Tether and Bitfinex have jointly agreed to drop initial opposition to a freedom of information (FOIL) request lodged in New York by a number of high-profile news publications.A statement from the USDT stablecoin issuer and cryptocurrency exchange shared with Cointelegraph notes that it is ...

The saga of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon continues to unfold, with a court in Montenegro approving his extradition to either South Korea or the United States.The High Court of Podgorica has determined the legal requirements for Kwon’s extradition, according to an official statement po ...

The crypto trading days of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are over, and the recently convicted founder has found a new thing to trade while in jail — fish. The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 23 that Bankman-Fried recently traded four packets of Mackerel — known in ...

Amid ongoing campaigns for the elections in 2024, many United States lawmakers have not sealed the deal on legislation aimed at establishing regulatory clarity on aspects of the digital asset space, including stablecoins.Speaking with Cointelegraph at the North American Blockchain Summit o ...

After a long and dramatic presidential race, libertarian candidate Javier Milei triumphed in Argentina’s presidential election on Nov. 19.Milei promises to abolish the country’s central bank, among a slew of other radical policy changes capturing the attention and imagination o ...

A federal appeals court in New Orleans is considering a proposal that would mandate lawyers to confirm whether they utilized artificial intelligence programs to draft briefs, affirming either independent human review of AI-generated text accuracy or no AI reliance in their court submissions. ...

Binance’s $4.3 billion settlement with the United States was the final hurdle before the country’s securities regulator approves spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), many industry watchers claim.The settlement involved Binance agreeing to Justice Department and Treasury c ...

CbatGPT developer OpenAI announced last week that it had fired CEO Sam Altman due to a loss of confidence by the board — only to see him return to the company after 90% of OpenAI staffers threatened to resign. The firing caused a flurry of excitement from companies offering to match OpenAI ...

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has renewed its call to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to the company’s petition to create rules on crypto, using the regulator’s recent enforcement action against Kraken to back up its claims. ...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao's (CZ) departure from the platform he founded and the company's guilty plea in a staggering $4.3 billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice have sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency world. This development poses a crucial question: Is it a har ...

OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit alleging the improper use of nonfiction authors’ work to train AI models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT service. Author and reporter Julian Sancton sued the companies on Nov. 21. According to Sancton, OpenAI allegedly utilized tens of thousands o ...

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a new streamlined process for investigating cases involving the unlawful use of artificial intelligence (AI), marking an increased focus on addressing potential legal violations related to AI applications.The commission unanimously ...

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will pay a $175 million release bond and agree to return to the United States 14 days before his Feb. 23, 2024 sentencing — possibly allowing him to return to Dubai. In a Nov. 21 bond document filed in a Seattle federal court, Zhao agreed to share with t ...

Binance and its founder Changpeng"CZ" Zhao has admitted to violating United States laws around money laundering and terror financing — agreeing to pay $4.3 billion in fines The Here's what happened.Feb. 15: Binance was under suspicion since 2018Reports emerged th ...

Crypto markets were subjected to a heavy dose of volatility on Nov. 21 as the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and U.S. Treasury announced a $4.3-billion settlement with Binance and that former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao will plead guilty to o ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are emerging digital technologies that have captured the public imagination but also raised serious concerns.So it bears asking: Can AI and blockchain be integrated in a way that benefits humanity? There are reasons to think so. As far bac ...

A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is taking legal action against its founding team after a decision to dissolve its governing body and distribute most of its assets to tokenholders.On Nov. 2, the team behind Aragon announced that it would be dissolving the Aragon Associati ...

Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell has lashed out at the Securities and Exchange Commission after it sued his crypto exchange for alleged securities law violations. In a Nov. 21 post to X (formerly Twitter), Powell called the regulator “USA’s top decel” — a term us ...

Disgruntled consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple claiming the tech giant has conspired to limit peer-to-peer payment options on its devices and block crypto technology from iOS payments apps.The Nov. 17 complaint filed in a California District Court alleges Apple ...

Stablecoin issuer Tether froze roughly $225 million worth of USDT tokens as part of an investigation into a Southeast Asia human trafficking syndicate launched by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). In a Nov. 20 announcement, Tether said it had worked with the DOJ and crypt ...

Lee Jeong-hoon, the former chairman of Bithumb, one of South Korea’s major cryptocurrency exchanges, is at the center of a legal battle and might be facing an eight-year prison sentence in the appeal whose verdict is scheduled for Jan. 18.According to Korean local media reports, prosecutor ...

As the final weeks of 2023 approach, it’s fair to say that one of the most dominant trends and drivers of crypto companies’ strategies over the past months can be summed up in a single word: licenses. In a tight regulatory environment, getting the green light from regulators has been ...

Founder and lead developer of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) Nick Johnson is urging blockchain domains company Unstoppable Domains to drop a recently awarded patent or face a lawsuit, according to an open letter shared on X (formerly Twitter). In January, Unstoppable Domains was granted ...

IOSCO, the international regulatory body overseeing securities markets, has released its conclusive report containing policy suggestions for crypto and digital asset (CDA) markets.The suggestions within this report play a crucial role in formulating a unified global regulatory approach to ...

Several members of the United States Congress have submitted a memo urging key financial authorities, including the chair of the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission and the acting comptroller of the currency, to provide guidance or take action clarifying that the U.S. Securities and ...

Turkey is reportedly considering regulations for its crypto market, focusing on licensing and taxation. The aim is to remove the country from the “gray list” of an international financial crime watchdog, as Turkey ranks fourth globally in crypto trading.According to a Reuters report, ...

Grayscale Investments is using its Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) application as a “trojan horse” to corner the United States Securities and Exchange Commission into approving its spot Ether ETF, says Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart.Seyffart said in a Nov. ...

Investors pursuing legal action against Robinhood over trading restrictions imposed in early 2021 have faced another setback in court after the Florida Southern District Court rejected the request for class certification by the plaintiffs on Nov. 13, 2023. Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga s ...

The creator of the Mutant Ape Planet nonfungible token (NFT) collection — a knock-off of Yuga Labs’ Mutant Ape Yacht Club project — has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a New York federal court.In a Nov. 14 statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office f ...

A fake filing published to the State of Delaware’s Division of Corporations on Nov. 13 will be referred to the Delaware Department of Justice.In a Nov. 14 statement, a spokesperson for the Delaware Department of State told Cointelegraph that the false filing claiming that asset manager Bla ...

A group of Tornado Cash users has filed an appeal in federal court following a ruling upholding the United States Treasury’s decision to add the cryptocurrency mixer to its list of sanctioned entities.In a Nov. 13 filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, lawyers rep ...

Google has filed a lawsuit against three scammers for creating fake advertisements for updates to Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Bard, among other things, which, when downloaded, installs malware.The lawsuit was filed on Nov. 13 and names the defendants as “DOES 1-3,” as the ...

The FTX bankruptcy estate, headed by CEO John J. Ray III, has filed a lawsuit against ByBit, its investment arm Mirana, and various executives. The aim is to recover funds and digital assets that ByBit withdrew from FTX just before its collapse, with the current value close to $1 billion.T ...

Several former FTX executives have teamed up to help build a new cryptocurrency exchange in Dubai with a specific focus on what FTX failed to do — secure customer funds.Ex-FTX lawyer Can Sun is leading the way with Trek Labs, a Dubai-based startup that received a license to offer cry ...

The Indian Supreme Court declined to consider a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that aimed to establish regulations and a framework of guidelines for cryptocurrency trading in India.According to a report, the bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI), after listening to the plea, r ...

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Genesis has asked the court to approve its proposed settlement agreement with the imploded crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC).According to a court filing on Nov. 9, Genesis argued that the 3AC debtor should receive an allowed general unsecured claim ...

The European Parliament has voted to approve the Data Act — controversial legislation that includes a stipulation necessitating smart contracts have the ability to be terminated.In a Nov. 9 press release, the parliament said the legislation passed 481 votes to 31 against. To become law, it ...

The former compliance chief of OneCoin — a 2015 crypto scheme that defrauded investors out of $4 billion — has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in Manhattan federal court.In a Nov. 10 statement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that U.S. District Ju ...

U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn and Abigail Spanberger have jointly introduced the Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act. The legislation aims to prohibit federal government officials from conducting business with Chinese blockchain companies.The Ac ...

Binance’s arguments used in its motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the United States securities regulator relies on an incorrect legal analysis and have no basis in law, the regulator has argued.In a Nov. 7 court filing the SEC rebuffed Binance’s earlier bid to toss the regulator’s suit sayi ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled its enforcement outcomes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. It highlights a historic surge in digital asset cases, actions to enforce regulatory obligations for registrants, manipulation and spoofing cases, and groundbreaking court decisions in ...

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), along with other regulators in the country, has recently published new joint guidance for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating within the country. The new guidelines include penalties for VASPs operating without proper licenses wi ...

As the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pushes forward with its proposal to increase cryptocurrency surveillance, a past report might offer a clue for how this information may be used in practice. In short, with the IRS set to keep tabs on Americans’ cryptocurrency usage through an expected 8 billi ...

Lawyers handling the FTX bankruptcy case are considering offers that could eventually lead to a relaunch of the troubled exchange.At an Oct. 24 hearing of the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware, Kevin Cofsky of Perella Weinberg Partners revealed he is negotiating wi ...

A United States lawmaker wants to strip the Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler of his salary by paying him just $1 per year.In a proposed amendment to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), Rep. Tim Burchett suggested that Gensler’s salary be brought ...

A new artificial intelligence-backed scam is as multi-faceted and lengthy as it is unconvincing  — at least for would-be victims who dig below the surface.I recently received a threatening “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice” email from an alleged law firm claiming that a Cointel ...

The United States Supreme Court has taken up a legal dispute concerning Coinbase and its users, specifically addressing a significant procedural matter on whether a judge or an arbitrator should decide which contract governs disputes.According to a report from Bloomberg, this issue stems f ...

Lawyers representing the $116 million Mango Markets exploiter have convinced a judge to postpone the fraud trial until April 8, 2023.Avraham Eisenberg’s fraud trial was set to commence on Dec. 4 but several circumstances impacted his trial preparations, according to his lawyers, who ...

On top of the fraud and scam issues related to crypto, NFTs also require intellectual property management. Web3 platform Niftyz aims to add legal clarity to the NFT market by using blockchain-verified emails to create and protect NFTs.The crypto industry is growing remarkably, even ...

Hong Kong’s securities regulatory authority has issued two circulars to regulate digital asset tokenization in its pursuit of becoming a prominent Web3 hub in Asia.The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), in these circulars, offered instructions to intermediaries participating in token ...

Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, has expressed reservations about the recent string of legal defeats suffered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during Gary Gensler’s tenure. These remarks follow another setback for the SEC in the Fifth Circuit court af ...

Artificial intelligence developers heavily rely on illegally scraping copyrighted material from news publications and journalists to train their models, a news industry group has claimed.On Oct. 30, the News Media Alliance (NMA) published a 77-page white paper and accompanying submission t ...

Amir Bruno Elmaani, the 31-year-old founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency scheme Oyster Protocol has been handed the maximum sentence of four years in prison for tax evasion.The United States Attorney’s Office said on Oct. 31 that Elmaani — also known by the alias “Bruno Block” — was s ...

The ghastly events of this past month raise again some troubling questions: Does crypto have a terrorist fundraising problem? Are its networks really being exploited by terrorists to wreak global havoc? If so, what must it do better?On the other hand, maybe the problem is one of perception ...

Ripple’s chief executive officer(CEO), Brad Garlinghouse, strongly criticized former Securities Exchange Commission(SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton’s remarks regarding the SEC’s regulatory approach. Beginning in the first quarter of 2023, the SEC has initiated various regulatory actio ...

Defense attorneys representing Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried questioned the former FTX CEO in front of a jury for the first time as they prepared to rest their case.According to reports from the New York courtroom on Oct. 27, Bankman-Fried denied defrauding FTX customers during his time leading ...

A United States district court judge has ordered nonfungible token (NFT) artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen to pay Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs a total of $1.57 million in disgorgement and damages, along with legal fees, bringing an end to the long-running “copycat” NFT la ...

Testifying in court but without the jury for his criminal trial present, Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried faced questions from prosecutors, who pressed the former FTX CEO on his alleged involvement in using customer funds for investments through Alameda Research. According to reports from the ...

Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have passed legislation allowing authorities to seize and freeze cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) if used for illicit purposes.According to official data on the U.K.’s parliamentary acts website, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is expec ...

Google has been facing a wave of litigation recently as the implications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on copyright and privacy rights become clearer.Amid the ever-intensifying debate, Google has not only defended its AI training practices but also pledged to shield users of i ...

The possible contents of Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried upcoming testimony have been outlined in a letter to Judge Kaplan by his lawyer, Mark Cohen.In the letter submitted by Mark Cohen, to inform the Court of their planned testimony during Mr. Bankman-Fried’s direct examination, th ...

A group of 34 American states are filing a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram owner, Meta, accusing the company of engaging in improper manipulation of minors who use the platforms. This development comes amid rapid artificial intelligence (AI) advancements involving both text and generative ...

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had a lot going against him well before the start of his criminal trial: the ire of many in the crypto space, suspicion from United States policymakers, and negative attention from some in the media looking for clickbait angles to associate with the former FTX CEO.  ...

Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried will testify as part of his defense case, said his attorney Mark Cohen.In an Oct. 25 telephone conference between SBF’s lawyers, prosecutors, and Judge Lewis Kaplan, Cohen said following the prosecution completing the presentation of its case on Oct. ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission overstepped its authority when it classified Coinbase-listed cryptocurrencies as securities, the exchange has argued in its final bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the securities regulator.In an Oct. 24 filing in a New York District Court, Coi ...

Cryptocurrency advocacy group DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has urged a United States court to consider the unique aspects of blockchain technology when evaluating the privacy rights of cryptocurrency users under the Fourth Amendment.DEF filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals (Firs ...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong announced it will update its policies on virtual currency sales and requirements “in light of the latest market developments and enquiries from the industry”.In an Oct. 20 notice, the SFC said under the updated guidelines, certain vi ...

The Chamber of Digital Commerce has aligned with various digital assets firms, associations, legal experts and legislators in a collective effort to challenge the Binance vs. U.S. SEC lawsuit. The blockchain trade association through the recently filed amicus brief seeks to thwart the ...

Thor Technologies, under the leadership of its founder David Chin, has faced a legal setback in an ongoing dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the unapproved sale of $2.6M in crypto asset securities.The SEC on Oct. 19 announced their victory after a de­fault ...

In the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, prosecutors have requested the judge to inform the jury that the defendant's assertion that he is an effective altruist should not serve as a legitimate defense. Bankman-Fried faces allegations of misappropriating billions of dollars from FTX customers for ...

Over two dozen former employees of Ethereum infrastructure firm ConsenSys have filed a fresh lawsuit against the firm’s founder and CEO, Joseph Lubin, over claims he diluted employee equity shares against earlier promises.The former staff allege that Lubin — who is also a co-founder of Eth ...

Lawyers representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced they will seek to dismiss all claims against Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen.In an Oct. 19 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the SEC notified the ...

Universal Music Group (UMG), Concord Publishing and ABKCO Music & Records have filed a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic on accusations of the latter committing copyright infringement in training its AI chatbot Claude.The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 18 an ...

United States-based crypto advocacy organizations are calling out Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers for some of the claims made regarding connections between the terrorist group Hamas and financing through cryptocurrency.On Oct. 17, Sen. Warren and more than 100 lawmakers signed ...

Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, with others, have collaboratively submitted a shared amicus brief to the Supreme Court, wherein they raise concerns about the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approach to conducting internal proceedings without the inclusion of juries.Mark Cuban, ...

Stéphanie Cabossioras has stepped down from her role as the executive director of Binance France, becoming at least the 10th senior executive to leave Binance this year.In an Oct. 19 post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Binance France resident David Prinçay confirmed Caboss ...

Sui’s native SUI token has struggled to regain ground after plunging more than 9% amid allegations from South Korean regulators, which have accused the Sui Foundation of manipulating the supply of the token for its own gain. SUI token gained a little under 1% in the last 24 hour ...

North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee and crypto proponent in Congress, is still temporarily in the third most powerful role in government after one of his Republican colleagues failed to secure enough votes.In a vote c ...

The European Union’s financial regulatory landscape is in flux with the introduction of multiple Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directives and related laws. These regulations, although designed to protect the financial system, come at a hidden, and sometimes steep, cost to consumers and financ ...

Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam “SBF’ Sam Bankman-Fried conducted their cross-examination of Nishad Singh, pressing the former engineering director on events leading to Alameda Research using funds from the crypto exchange.According to reports from the courtroom on Oct. ...

British citizens that hope to access legal assistance through the proposed ‘Help with Fees’ (HwF) scheme will not have cryptocurrency holdings classified as disposable income.The Ministry of Justice published its response following public consultation over its proposed legal aid scheme aim ...

Nonfungible token (NFT) artist Ryder Ripps’ most recent attempt to dismiss the Bored Ape Yacht Club-related lawsuit against him appears to have fallen on skeptical ears.In an Oct. 17 hearing, three judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District appeared largely unper ...

Customers of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and FTX US could see over 90% of assets returned to them by the end of the second quarter of 2024 after a proposed settlement was reached between FTX creditors and debtors.On Oct. 17, FTX debtors said they reached a “major milestone” in ...

A Pennsylvania House Representative has cut a two-year crypto mining ban from their bill to regulate the sector’s energy consumption claiming trade labor unions pressured the change.On Oct. 16, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee passed the Cryptocurrency En ...

Nishad Singh, the former engineering director at now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has reportedly said he “hopes for no jail time” as part of an agreement with prosecutors.According to reports from the criminal trial of Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried on Oct. 16, Singh revea ...

A United States judge has approved an order requiring Genesis Global entities to produce certain documents in accordance with a subpoena requested by Terraform Labs.In an Oct. 13 filing in U.S. District Court the Southern District of New York, Judge Jed Rakoff said Genesis would have 5 day ...

Effective altruism, an ethical philosophy that encourages people to make as much money as possible to give it away later for charitable purposes, played a role in the decision-making processes at crypto exchange FTX, leading to what some described as "increasingly risky and ridiculous" actions. Adit ...

Prominent cryptocurrency influencer Ben Armstrong, previously known as BitBoy, found himself in a dramatic situation as he was arrested while live-streaming outside the residence of a former business associate. Armstrong accused the associate of possessing his Lamborghini. The incident unfolded afte ...

The Blockchain Association, a United States-based cryptocurrency advocacy group, has submitted suggestions for lawmakers to consider in potential legislation on the tax treatment of digital assets.In a Sept. 8 letter to U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo, the Blockchain Association sai ...

Australian fintech firm Block Earner is charging ahead with plans to launch a crypto-backed loans product, despite staring down an upcoming court date with the financial regulator for allegedly offering financial products without a license. The new crypto loan product allows Australia ...

Coinbase has flagged several countries outside the United States where it intends to focus its operations in the near term, citing their comparatively clearer crypto laws.In a Sep. 6 blog post, Coinbase’s international business VP, Nana Murugesan and international policy VP, Tom Duff ...

Binance co-founder and CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has hosed down recent rumors against his firm, assuring its balance sheet and employee retention remain robust, despite the recent market uncertainty. The Binance boss blamed negative news, rumors, bank runs, lawsuits, the closing ...

Caroline Pham, a commissioner with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has suggested a limited pilot program in an effort to address crypto regulation.In a pre-recorded message for a Cato Institute event on Sept. 7, Pham said that following public roundtable disc ...

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has reiterated its warning for all crypto asset firms marketing to users in the country to be in compliance with rules going into effect in October 2023, but added companies could have “more time to implement certain changes&rd ...

Miami Mayor Denis Suarez, who’s running for president of the United States, took a shot at his Republican counterpart in the presidential race, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Emphasizing his own support for crypto, Suarez said about DeSantis: “You gotta go beyond just sayi ...

Australian investors will be left exposed to unregulated markets and investments will be driven away from the country if the Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill is rejected by parliament, the bill's author Senator Andrew Bragg has warned.On Sept. 4, the Senate Committee on Economics Le ...

The United States’ legal system is set to bring the crypto industry “back in the game” after the Biden administration “screwed up” its crypto policy, says Ripple Labs chair and co-founder Chris Larsen.Speaking to Bloomberg on Sep. 7 about his firm’s July ...

OpenAI and Microsoft have been named as the defendants in yet another class action lawsuit over their alleged use of web scraping techniques to obtain supposedly private data for the use of training ChatGPT and other associated artificial intelligence models. The most recent class act ...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, lost an initial appeal to return to being free on bail prior to his criminal trial.In a Sept. 6 filing in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Clerk of the Court Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe said a circuit judge had deni ...

A report released by London-based investment migration consultancy firm Henley & Partners suggests there were more than 40,000 crypto millionaires in the world holding Bitcoin (BTC). According to the ‘Crypto Wealth Report’ published on Sept. 5, Henley & Partners said there wer ...

The legal industry has emerged as a major winner amid cryptocurrency collapses like FTX and Celsius, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for lawyers.Lawyers, accountants, consultants, analysts and other professionals have collected at least $700 million in fees from the bankruptcies ...

Australia’s Senate Committee on Economics Legislation has finally provided feedback to the cryptocurrency bill introduced by senator Andrew Bragg.The committee on Sept. 4 reported on the draft bill referred to as “The Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023,” asking the bill authors t ...

The race to list the first spot-traded Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States has seen the entrance of major financial institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity and VanEck. While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) first approved a Bitcoin-linked Futur ...

Matter Labs co-founder and CEO Alex Gluchowski has proposed an Ethereum court system resembling a hierarchical court system similar to the real world.In a Sept. 2 post on X (Twitter), Gluchowski floated the idea for an “Ethereum Supreme Court” — which would work similar t ...

A group of influential members of parliament (MP) suggests that the UK collaborate with its democratic allies to address artificial intelligence (AI)'s potential misuse, emphasizing London's aim to be a key player in advancing this emerging technology.The Science, Innovation and Technology ...

As the start date of the trial of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) approaches, new court filings indicate that SBF could pay his expert witnesses more than $1000 an hour should they testify on his behalf.SBF may call seven expert witnesses to testify at his fraud trial that is curren ...

Bloomberg analysts have raised the probability for an approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the end of 2023, following a recent Grayscale victory against the federal securities regulator. In a Aug. 30 post on X (Twitter), Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said they ...

While United States regulators such as Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler make bad-faith claims that “there’s been clarity for years” when it comes to cryptocurrency, the European Union took real action in April when it passed the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory fram ...

Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, have reportedly not asked for a different trial date in order to prepare, but a federal judge has offered a limited window to do so.According to an Aug. 30 X thread from Inner City Press, Judge Lewis Kaplan said the deadli ...

The lenders of the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Genesis are not satisfied with the latest in-principle settlement agreement with other parties including the Digital Currency Group (DCG).The Ad Hoc Group of Genesis Global Capital (GGC) lenders — represented by lawyers Brian Rosen and Jord ...

The lawyers representing the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a new court document late on Aug. 29 arguing that Sam Bankman-Fried should provide additional disclosures to his planned defense. The document called the current proposed argument, which claims his lawyers ap ...

South Korea’s parliamentary ethics subcommittee has voted down a motion to expel Kim Nam-kuk, a former member of the main opposition Democratic Party.A parliamentary ethics subcommittee of South Korea has voted down a motion to expel Kim Nam-kuk, a former member of the main opposition Demo ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is facing its first deadlines to decide on seven new Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund applications with the latest being Sept. 4 amid its defeat to Grayscale Investments in a U.S. federal appeals court.Investment firm Bitwise will ...

The legal team representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its civil case against Binance is requesting the court grant a motion to allow documents filed under seal.In an Aug. 28 filing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the SEC petitioned a ...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has seemingly been doing it tough behind bars, eating only bread with peanut butter to accommodate his vegan diet, while exhausting his supply of prescription medication. In the same hearing where Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to seven fraud-related charges, B ...

A federal judge has sentenced former OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain to three months in prison for wire fraud and money laundering related to insider trading on the platform. In an Aug. 22 announcement from the United States Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said ...

Seven days following the Department of Justice's bail revocation for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, he is now seeking permission to spend five weekdays outside to collaborate with his legal team on his defense case. According to a letter sent to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Fri ...

Grayscale Investments, which has been seeking to convert its Bitcoin (BTC) trust into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, could be getting a decision on its lawsuit against the federal securities regulator before the week’s end.In an Aug. 11 tweet, Scott Johnsson, a general partner ...

The United States’ securities regulator could completely u-turn its approach to crypto enforcement, depending on a key election in the United States in 2024, according to former SEC official John Reed Stark.In an Aug. 13 tweet, the former SEC Office of Internet Enforcement chief pred ...

A group of six legal scholars specializing in securities law and related fields submitted an amicus brief in favor of crypto exchange Coinbase in its ongoing legal battle against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).An amicus brief is a document filed in court by ...

A judge in the bankruptcy case of defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has denied a motion that would have held co-founder Kyle Davies in contempt of court and imposed sanctions.In an Aug. 11 filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New Yo ...

A United States federal appeals court has upheld a decision to dismiss an investor class-action lawsuit against online brokerage firm Robinhood Markets over its meme stock trading debacle in early 2021. A total of 16 investors took part in a class action lawsuit against the trading platfor ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to appeal a July court decision from its lawsuit against Ripple Labs, which had ruled the sale of XRP (XRP) is not a security when sold to retail investors.In an Aug. 9 letter to Judge Analisa Torres — the presiding ...

The judge overseeing the civil case of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple Labs plans to schedule a jury trial starting in the second quarter of 2024.In an Aug. 9 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Analisa To ...

FTX’s former primary counsel Fenwick & West LLP has been hit with a class-action suit claiming it aided the crypto exchange’s alleged multi-billion dollar fraud.An Aug. 7 filing by a group of FTX customers in a California District Court alleged the law firm set up several “shadowy enti ...

Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is reportedly discussing a guilty plea with authorities in the United States.According to an Aug. 8 Bloomberg report, lawyers for Salame could enter a guilty plea as early as September, in advance of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried&rs ...

CoinGecko launched a new index tracking the biggest crypto tokens viewed as likely securities by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The "Top Alleged Securities Coins" page sorts the selection of crypto assets by market capitalization, placing BNB (BNB) at the top of ...

Elon Musk stated that his social media company X (formerly Twitter) will fund the legal bills of any user that was treated unfairly by their employer for engaging with content on the platform. In an April 5 X thread announcing the move, Musk said that lawsuits of any scale will be supporte ...

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission in June.In an Aug. 4 filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyers for Coinbase filed a motion for judgment, c ...

Google and Accenture, which have a joint business venture, are being accused by the Alphabet Workers Union of being in violation of federal labor laws in the United States, according to a Bloomberg report. The union claims that Alphabet acted against a law that prohibits retaliat ...

A number of United States’ lawmakers have urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury to speed up the closure of tax loopholes being exploited by “crypto tax evaders.”In an Aug. 1 letter, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Bob Casey and Richard Blumenthal w ...

The United States Department of Justice is reportedly considering charging cryptocurrency exchange Binance with fraud, but hesitating based on costs to consumers.According to an Aug. 2 Semafor report citing people familiar with the matter, Justice Department officials are concerned about a ...

Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried have denied that he attempted to intimidate witnesses in his criminal trial by talking to New York Times reporters and argued there is no reason to jail him.In an Aug. 1 letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers claimed the prosecution’s attempt to ...

A body representing FTX customers said it is “extremely disappointed” by the exchange’s draft bankruptcy exit plan and claims it was ignored by FTX’s restructuring team.In a July 31 court filing, FTX’s Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) said despi ...

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is looking to bring smaller algorithmic stablecoins to the market, in a bid to offer investors options other than the current global stablecoin giants.Speaking in a July 31, ask me anything (AMA) session on Twitter, CZ cited risks associated with ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Richard Schueler, better known in the crypto space as Richard Heart, for alleged unregistered offerings of three tokens. In a July 31 filing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, th ...

Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, has said that the actions taken by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the crypto industry are driven by a broader motive to safeguard corporate capitalism rather than prioritizing the protection of investors.Deaton highlighted wh ...

According to a July 28 court filing, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking the revocation of Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) bail, accusing him of attempting to tamper with witnesses and leaking Caroline Ellison’s diary to The New York Times.The DOJ notes that SBF was released ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Binance have submitted responses regarding the entity “Eeon,” which has sought to intervene on behalf of customers in the SEC’s case against the crypto exchange.According to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ...

Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as ‘“SBF,” have requested the court seal documents related to his interviews with a New York Times reporter revealing details about his relationship with Caroline Ellison.In a July 27 filing in the United States District Cou ...

The House Financial Services Committee has advanced another two landmark crypto bills previously under consideration —  with one aiming to better regulate stablecoin issuers and another seen as positive for crypto self-custody in the United States. On July 28 the Committee said ...

United States House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry has pointed a finger at the Biden administration for the lack of bipartisan agreement on a stablecoin bill.In a July 27 hearing, Representative McHenry said the version of the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act, H.R. 4 ...

The latest legal action against Block.one (B1), the creator and original seller of EOS (EOS), could potentially help plaintiffs get higher compensation, according to EOS Network Foundation (ENF) founder and CEO Yves La Rose.On July 25, La Rose officially announced that ENF is preparing a l ...

United States prosecutors are expected to drop a charge against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried that alleged he haconspired to make unlawful campaign contributions.In a July 26 letter to District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the government was informed ...

A key United States House panel has approved a pair of bills that could finally deliver some regulatory clarity to crypto firms — including clarifying the differences in jurisdiction between the U.S. securities and commodities regulators.On July 26, the majority of U.S. lawmakers vot ...

Members of the United States House Financial Services Committee seem to be divided on the best legislative path forward dealing with regulatory clarity for crypto and blockchain technology.In a July 26 markup hearing, the committee had several bills on its agenda, including the Financial I ...

The EOS Network Foundation (ENF) is the latest entity to initiate legal action against major investor Block.one (B1) over its alleged failure to honor $1 billion in investment commitments.On July 25, ESF founder and CEO Yves La Rose took to Twitter to announce that the foundation is prepar ...

Blockchain security firm Quantamp is set to return $28 million raised in a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) following charges brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.The U.S. agency announced that it had formally charged the California-based firm on July 21 for cond ...

Professional basketball player Jimmy Butler has asked to be dismissed from a class-action lawsuit targeting celebrities involved in the alleged promotion of unregistered securities by Binance, saying tweets he appeared in did not promote the named securities.In a July 24 filing, Butler&rsq ...

Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney with Gerben Intellectual Property, has suggested the company formerly known as Twitter could spend upward of $100 million in dealing with litigation as a result of the X rebranding.In a July 25 X thread, Gerben predicted that lawsuits against X related to ...

Since 2022, there have been at least 50 digital asset bills reportedly introduced to Congress, aiming to govern everything from stablecoins to the jurisdictions of United States regulators.However, at least four of them are seen as potentially having a major impact on the industry (if pass ...

Celsius was one of the top lenders in the crypto ecosystem during the bull market in 2021. At its peak, it served 1.7 million customers and managed $25 billion in assets.All that came crashing down in June 2022 amid major flaws in the company’s working structure.The bear marke ...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to a gag order preventing him from making comments to third parties that may interfere with his trial — but argues other potential witnesses should be gagged as well, including current FTX CEO John Ray.The gag order against Sam Bankman-Fried was ...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has condemned the United States securities regulator over recent comments from its lawyers that hint at a possible appeal to its case against Ripple.In a July 23 tweet, Garlinghouse slammed the regulator for its "regulation by enforcement" approach, arguing it ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suggested that it may appeal a recent ruling on the Ripple Labs lawsuit, which deemed XRP to not be a security when sold to retail investors. The SEC argues that the ruling goes against “fundamental securities laws principles” suc ...

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The past week in DeFi saw new advancements in zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) as a scaling solution a ...

The husband and wife alleged to have laundered billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin connected to the 2016 Bitfinex hack have reached a plea agreement with authorities in the United States.According to records filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 21, ...

Crypto industry advocacy bodies have slammed a newly proposed United States Senate bill for what they say is a confused approach to regulating the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.On July 20, crypto think tank Coin Center and crypto advocacy group the Blockchain Association released sep ...

On July 13, 2023, United States District Court Judge Analisa Torres ruled that Ripple’s XRP (XRP) token should not be considered a security when sold on retail digital asset exchanges.Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer at Ripple, told Cointelegraph that last week’s ruling mak ...

The Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada has granted a petition from the state’s Financial Institutions Division (NFID) placing crypto custodian Prime Trust into receivership, pending a hearing to show cause. In a July 14 filing, the Nevada court ordered the appointment of a ...

On July 11, the European Commission formally adopted its new strategy on Web4 and virtual worlds with the aim of ensuring “an open, secure, trustworthy, fair and inclusive digital environment” for European Union citizens. The strategy is based on four main pillars, revolving around th ...

A former federal prosecutor turned chief executive of a crypto-focused venture capital fund says she would be “surprised” if the United States securities regulator lodges an immediate appeal against the Ripple case ruling, as it currently benefits from lack of “legal clarity.&rd ...

A third-party entity called Eeon has intervened in the lawsuit filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against crypto exchange Binance.As stated in the filing with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Eeon claims that the SEC and attorn ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has argued in court that approving a firm's S-1 application to go public, does not represent a “blessing” from the agency, nor provide a verification that the business is regulatory compliant. ...

In every major litigation, there comes a moment when you realize it’s time to settle. A ruling doesn’t go your way, a juror gives your legal team the side eye, the judge makes it clear it’s time for a settlement conference. After Judge Analisa Torres’ decision in SEC v. Ri ...

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced it will be temporarily stopping customers from staking additional assets in four states amid legal proceedings from local regulators.In a July 14 blog post, Coinbase said users in California, New Jersey, South Carolina, and ...

On July 13, authorities arrested Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network. He faces criminal and civil charges stemming from his time at the cryptocurrency lending platform, which he helped co-found in 2017.Though the potential criminal proceedings of Mashinsky and indictment of C ...

Ripple Labs’ split-decision victory against the United States securities regulator is being seen as a significant blow to the regulator’s “war on crypto,” however, crypto lawyers warn it isn't a definitive victory for the industry.In a landmark ruling on July 13, Ju ...

The United States dollar’s place as a global reserve currency will be under threat if Congress isn’t quick to regulate stablecoins, warns the CEO of Circle.On July 13, Jeremy Allaire appeared in a two-minute video by Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), targeted at lawmakers. ...

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Federal Bureau of Investigation have announced fraud charges against the former CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, Alex Mashinsky.In a July 13 announcement, the U.S. Justice Department said it had charged Mashinsky wi ...

United States Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand will reintroduce legislation aimed at establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets.The U.S. lawmakers said they would reintroduce the Responsible Financial Innovation Act to the Senate on July 12 after roughl ...

The United States-based crypto advocacy group Blockchain Association has submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General calling for an investigation into crypto firm Prometheum.In a July 12 letter, the Blockchain Association requested ...

Ripple may be holding its breath a bit longer after a United States District Judge refused to rule on if the secondary sale of LBRY Credits (LBC) constitutes a security.On July 11, New Hampshire District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro made the ruling in the case the United States Securities an ...

Grayscale Investments has reached an agreement with New York-based investment firm Fir Tree Capital Management over its Bitcoin Trust.According to a July 11 announcement from Fir Tree, Grayscale agreed to provide additional documentation related to its Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) after Fir Tree f ...

The treasury department of the United Kingdom has proposed excluding unbacked cryptoassets and derivatives from its plans for a Digital Securities Sandbox.In a consultation paper released on July 11, HM Treasury said the regulatory sandboxes which will be established under the country’s Fi ...

Crypto investment firm Paradigm’s special counsel Rodrigo Seira has slammed the United States securities regulator for “wrongfully” pursuing crypto exchange Bittrex in an attempt to police secondary crypto markets.In a July 11 Twitter thread, Seira added his thoughts afte ...

Digital asset manager Grayscale has filed a letter in its lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the rejection of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing a possible precedent in furtherance of its case.In a letter dated July 10, Grayscale& ...

Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong, also known as Daniel Shin, has reportedly had his first hearing for charges related to allegedly illicit profits from the sale of Terra (LUNA).According to a July 10 report from News1 Korea, a trial preparation hearing for Shin and seven ...

A Canadian judge has ruled that the widely used thumbs-up emoji can affirm that a person is legally entering into a contract. According to a report from the New York Times, judge T.J. Keene said the decision mirrors a "new reality in Canadian society" as more people use emojis to expr ...

According to a letter sent by the SEC on July 7 to a district judge, Coinbase had knowledge of the probability that federal securities laws would apply to its operations, openly informing its shareholders about the possibility of assets traded on its platform being classified as securities. ...

The investigative work of independent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT has been cited in a class action lawsuit in Canada against Boneheads, an alleged $3.1 million nonfungible token rug pull.Tweeting on July 7, ZachXBT highlighted that lawsuit as he reiterated accusations that the Boneheads tea ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has petitioned a Florida court to confirm a judgment in its favor through arbitration after the platform mistakenly deposited $50,000 into a user’s account.According to the July 6 court filing, Crypto.com “erroneously deposited” $50,000 into James Deutero ...

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced legal action against the conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO, Barry Silbert, claiming “fraud against creditors.”In a July 7 filing in a New York court, Gemini alleged DCG and Silbert engaged in a ...

The legal team representing the billionaire entrepreneur George Bachiashvili has issued a statement denying the criminal charges filed by the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, alleging that the businessman misappropriated Bitcoin (BTC) worth $39 million. On July 6, the prosecutor& ...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) reportedly searched the home of Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell in March as part of an investigation into claims he hacked and cyber-stalked a nonprofit arts group.It is claimed that Powell interfered with computer accounts by blockin ...

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation is considering action against United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May.In a July 5 filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Florida Office of Financial ...

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US has reportedly seen its market share drop more than 20% amid a lawsuit from federal financial regulators.According to a July 5 report from Reuters citing data from Kaiko, the market share of Binance.US in the U.S. dropped from more tha ...

When the leaders of the American Revolution signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, they had no guarantee of victory. The battle for independence was underway, and their prospects were uncertain. Despite occasional victories, these audacious freedom fighters were grossly outnumber ...

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has announced that all crypto asset firms marketing to users in the country must be in compliance with its financial promotions regime by October 2023.In letters dated July 4, the FCA said starting on Oct. 8, companies operating in ...

The United Kingdom’s Law Commission is pushing for the creation of a “distinct” category of personal property to accommodate and protect the unique features of cryptocurrencies and digital assets.The body made the recommendation alongside three other key points following a mandate from the ...

A new decentralized autonomous organization purportedly made up of a “dedicated group of Azuki enthusiasts,” has launched a proposal to claw back 20,000 Ether (ETH) from Zagabond, the founder of the blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) brand Azuki. The proposal, initiated on ...

Bittrex, a cryptocurrency exchange, has made a notable move in its legal dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by submitting a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it.In its recent court filing, Bittrex argues that the SEC does not possess the neces ...

Investors in Logan Paul’s troubled NFT gaming project CryptoZoo are reportedly still waiting for any specific details on the 1000 Ether (ETH) refund (worth $1.93 million at current prices) that was promised back in January.In a YouTube video posted on June 30, “internet detecti ...

Imagine your daily commute to work, uninterrupted by traffic lights or stop signs, allowing you to sail smoothly. Suddenly, a new red stop sign disrupts your route, turning a main intersection into a four-way stop overnight. That evening, a letter from local law enforcement shocks you with a heft ...

A bill that would see North Carolina’s Treasurer study the feasibility and benefits of the state holding Bitcoin (BTC) has passed the lower house of the state’s legislature.On June 28, the House passed the bill which would commission a $50,000 study to examine “acquiring, ...

Cryptocurrency laws in the United States should be “reserved” and not regulate the technology as though every use is financial, a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has argued.On June 29, Commissioner Hester Peirce — dubbed “Crypto Mom&rdquo ...

Following the filing of a cease and desist order, Nevada’s Financial Institutions Division has again moved against crypto custodian Prime Trust by petitioning for the appointment of a receiver.In a June 26 filing, the regulator petitioned the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada ...

A federal judge overseeing the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has denied motions from his legal team seeking to dismiss all but three criminal charges against him.In a June 27 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis ...

Even the most stalwart crypto supporters could see why the Securities and Exchange Commission might target the crypto industry for some enforcement. Events of the past year — from the failure of Three Arrows Capital to the fraud at FTX — were bound to bring some scrutiny, and the indust ...

The Ethics Investigation Advisory Committee of the South Korean government has reportedly convened to discuss potential disciplinary measures against National Assembly member Kim Nam-kuk for alleged conflicts of interest involving cryptocurrency trades and related legislation. Accordi ...

The Australian Treasury’s token mapping of digital assets will adopt a “tech agnostic” and “principles-based” approach in order to define crypto assets, according to a Treasury official.Speaking to Cointelegraph on June 26 at the Australian Blockchain Week, Tr ...

French luxury fashion house Hermès International has notched another win in its infringement case against artist Mason Rothschild, after a Manhattan judge ordered a permanent injunction on all "MetaBirkin" non-fungible token sales. Hermès initially submitted the request to th ...

Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of FTX, has been denied his request to obtain documents from a Silicon Valley law firm, Fenwick & West LLP, as part of his defense strategy in his ongoing federal fraud case, Bloomberg reported. Bankman-Fried had hoped to use thes documents to support his cla ...

The United States Supreme Court decided in favor of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on June 23 in a partisan opinion that will halt court proceedings against the company in two California cases. Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuits alleged Coinbase failed to provide proper relief ...

Prime Trust’s financial condition is “critically deficient,” and the crypto custodian has been unable to honor customer withdrawals since June 21, according to Nevada’s business regulator.In a June 21 cease and desist order, Nevada’s Department of Busines ...

Michigan Representative Bill Huizenga, who chairs the United States House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, has called out the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its failure to produce appropriate documents related to the timing of the charges and arrest of former FTX CEO Sam B ...

Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has obtained in-principle regulatory approval from Singapore’s financial regulator to offer digital asset payments and token products in the city-state.Ripple confirmed the approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a June 22 stat ...

Democrats with the United States House Financial Services Committee have introduced several bills in what they described as the “first wave” of legislation aimed at addressing failures at major banks.In a June 21 announcement, committee ranking member Maxine Waters said House D ...

Fees charged by the lawyers and the restructuring team working on the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX have topped $200 million in just over seven months, but an independent auditor argues it makes sense, given the mammoth task.On June 20 the court-appointed fee examiner, Katherine Stadler, fi ...

The Australian government needs to quicken its pace in developing crypto regulation or risk falling behind developing markets, according to the chair of a new crypto think tank.Loretta Joseph, chair of the Australian Digital Financial Standards Advisory Council (ADFSAC) — the newly l ...

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon told a Montenegro court that he wasn’t aware the passport he was traveling with was allegedly forged and instead pinned the blame on a Chinese-named agency.In a June 17 report from South Korean news outlet Segye Ilbo, Kwon told the Montenegrin Basic Cou ...

Coinbase has slammed the United States securities regulator for failing to answer questions asked in the U.S. Court of Appeals as part of its ongoing legal battle with the regulator.In a June 17 letter filed in the Court, lawyers for the crypto exchange accosted the Securities Exchange Com ...

Gurbir Grewal, director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of enforcement, has reportedly said the entire crypto industry was “built around noncompliance,” leading to enforcement actions.According to a June 16 Reuters report, Grewal spoke at an event hos ...

The criminal case against the crypto user allegedly behind a multimillion-dollar exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets will be moving forward in the United States, with a trial scheduled for Dec. 4. According to court records filed on June 14, Judge Richard Berman of U.S. Di ...

Crypto lending firm Abra, which once handled more than $116 million in assets, had allegedly committed securities fraud and has been insolvent since March 31, according to Texas regulators.In a June 15 enforcement action — including an emergency cease and desist order —&nb ...

The newly released Hinman documents relevant to the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission have shed light on internal divisions within the SEC and raised questions about its motives.The Hinman documents pertain to internal SEC communic ...

The final quarter of 2020 saw the launch of a precedent-setting lawsuit by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission against Ripple Labs, CEO Bradley Garlinghouse and co-founder Christian A. Larsen. The allegation: raising north of $1 billion in 2013 through the unregistered sale of a ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Binance on June 5, alleging that the exchange was involved in the sale of unregistered securities. In its 136-page complaint, the SEC accuses Binance and its founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, of participating in a c ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known to many as simply Lula, has signed legislation giving clarity to the roles the country’s central bank and securities regulator will take in regards to cryptocurrencies.In a June 14 notice, President Lula signed government decree No. 11.5 ...

Binance.US and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed to work on an arrangement that will allow the exchange to avoid freezing all of its assets.On June 14, Bloomberg reported that U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson referred the two organizations to a mag ...

The United States securities regulator has asked for four more months to provide a response to Coinbase’s request for crypto regulatory clarity.In a June 13 letter submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it needs an ad ...

On June 13, the long-awaited Hinman documents were finally unsealed and released to the public. The unveiled documents offer valuable insights into a significant speech delivered in 2018 by Bill Hinman, the former director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) corp ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and BAM Trading (Binance’s U.S. arm) recently filed a request for a consent order that would ease some of the restrictions from a previous SEC request to freeze the company’s assets. The proposed new consent order would offer ...

The United Kingdom arm of cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has joined the list of registered firms under the country’s Financial Conduct Authority.According to the FCA list of registered crypto-asset firms as of June 13, Bitstamp U.K. Limited and Interactive Brokers Limited became th ...

Binance.US has asked the court to deny the securities regulator’s proposed temporary restraining order against its assets ahead of a June 13 hearing, claiming that the move would “effectively end” its business.In a June 12 filing, Binance.US slammed the SEC’s emerge ...

Algorithmic and high-frequency trading firm Jump Trading is seeking to have the class action lawsuit against the firm moved from Illinois to a Northern district court in California, arguing that it would significantly speed up legal proceedings. The lawsuit was initially filed on May 9 by ...

The United Nations has called artificial intelligence-generated media a “serious and urgent” threat to information integrity, particularly on social media.In a June 12 report, the UN claimed the risk of disinformation online has “intensified” due to “rapid adv ...

With just one day until the Hinman documents are due to be unsealed, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse suggests the documents will be “well worth the wait."In a June 12 Twitter reply to a question raised by crypto YouTuber Jungle Inc, Garlinghouse said that while he did not want to & ...

United States-based crypto exchange Binance.US has reportedly hired a former enforcement official for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of the legal team to defend itself against allegations of operating as an unregistered securities exchange.According to a June 12 ...

The Delaware Court of Chancery in the United States has granted a motion from crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital largely dismissing digital asset custodian BitGo’s case following a dropped acquisition of the firm in 2022.According to court documents filed on June 9, Vice Chancello ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially entered the United States presidential race on May 24. During a Twitter broadcast hosted by venture capitalist David Sacks, DeSantis pledged to lead a “Great American Comeback,” provoking accusations of plagiarism from ex-President ...

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has become one of the latest industry figures to call out the United States securities regulator for purportedly failing to provide cryptocurrency firms with a clear registration process.The Shark Tank investor claimed in a June 11 tweet that no registration ...

A U.S. District Judge has entered a default judgment order that requires Decentralized Organization Ooki DAO to permanently shut down and pay a civil monetary penalty of $643,542. Today the CFTC’s Division of Enforce ...

The allegations against Binance and Coinbase by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have substantial ramifications for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, and they are far from positive. DeFi has developed as a promising area within the crypto industry, aiming to disrupt establish ...

Cryptocurrency and stock trading app Robinhood announced it will be ending support for Cardano, Polygon and Solana — all tokens labeled as unregistered securities by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its recent legal actions against crypto exchanges Binance ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking "alternative service” from the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C. to issue a legal summons to Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance.Zhao and Binance were recently sued by the SEC over ...

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood doesn’t appear to have been swayed by recent crypto regulatory action, after buying another $19.9 million shares of Block Inc. right after buying $21 million of shares in Coinbase.Wood’s latest buying spree comes despite the United States Securities C ...

The judges presiding over Coinbase and Binance’s lawsuits will likely watch the results of the SEC v Ripple case closely, crypto lawyers told Cointelegraph.Ripple has been in a legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission since December 2020, with the regula ...

Court filings have revealed the names of the two United States District Court Judges that will preside over the Coinbase and Binance lawsuits brought against them by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.The case of SEC v Coinbase will be heard by District Court Judge Jennifer H. Rea ...

Celebrity defendants Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather are back on the hook for a class action lawsuit that alleges their improper promotion of the now-defunct crypto token EthereumMax (EMAX).While the class-action suit was brought against the pair in January 2022 for allegedly promoting ...

Messari CEO Ryan Selkis has praised a newly proposed Republican crypto bill, commenting it is a “10x improvement” on all other crypto bills introduced to the United States Congress so far.The “Digital Asset Market Structure” (DAMS) bill, introduced on June 1, propos ...

United States Securities and Commission Chair Gary Gensler once offered to serve as an adviser to Binance, lawyers representing the crypto exchange and its founder Changpeng Zhao have alleged.According to a June 7 CNBC report, documents filed by the SEC on June 7 indicated attorneys from&n ...

Binance.US removed trading services for several crypto tokens on June 7. The move follows a lawsuit filed earlier this week by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission against Binance entities and thei leadership. “After careful consideration, Binance.US will remove s ...

Long-time Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Jack Dorsey has found himself in a Twitter war with several crypto industry pundits after he responded with “yes” to a question asking if Ether (ETH) was a security.The comment caught the attention of Udi Wertheimer, a Bitcoin Ordinals developer ...

The net worths of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) have suffered heavy blows due to recent lawsuits by the United States securities regulator. Armstrong’s net worth was slashed by $289 million and Zhao’s by $1.33 billion within a span of 30 hours after the S ...

According to a statement published by the Alabama Securities Commission on June 6, a multistate task force comprising state regulators from Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin have issued a Show Cause Order against crypt ...

Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions over a 10-month timespan in 2018.The 63-year-old, who was a co-owner of the Mi ...

Hong Kong — officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China — is a city of over seven million residents on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. The city is known for being pro-innovation and technology, and over the past year, it ...

Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has tipped less than a 3% chance for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to score an outright win against Ripple, as an end to the long-running lawsuit draws closer.The CryptoLaw founder has been a vocal advocate for Ripple against the SEC, which ...

Crypto influencers are taking an extra cautious approach to endorsement deals since the collapse of crypto exchange FTX last year, which has seen several celebrities hit with a lawsuit for their alleged role in its promotion. In March, a $1 billion class-action lawsuit was filed alleg ...

Just a month after bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX was seeking $4 billion from the also bankrupt crypto lender Genesis, it is now contesting a claim that it is entitled to nothing.According to a June 2 court filing in a New York Bankruptcy Court, the FTX debtors have raised an objecti ...

What do progressive Democrats, Republican national security hawks and Wall Street traders have in common? They are all apparently enlisting in United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “anti-crypto army.” The progressive senator’s reported alliance with Marc Cohodes, a Wall Street short-seller who ...

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.May was a month filled with exit scams in the DeFi world, with over $45 million lost to exit scams, whi ...

Venture capital firm the Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO, Barry Silbert, have requested to consolidate two class-action lawsuits over alleged losses during the crypto winter.In a letter sent to United States District Judge Stefan Underhill in Connecticut, the defendants argued tha ...

A group of Dogecoin (DOGE) investors has requested leave to amend a class-action lawsuit against soon-to-be former CEO of Twitter Elon Musk, alleging he manipulated the price of the meme token.In a May 31 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the ...

New controversial law on cryptocurrencies reduced the number of registered firms in Estonia by about 80%. These data were published by experts from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). About 200 licenses were revoked by the fir ...