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SEC charges SBF with defrauding investors
SEC charge SBF with violation of anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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DAOs
Courts orders the CFTC to serve lawsuit to Ooki DAO’s original founders
Judge William Orrick said that there was no point indicting all Ooki DAO members when its original founders Tom Bean and Kyle Kistner are known.
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FTX CEO John Ray blames collapse on ‘inexperienced and unsophisticated individuals’ in testimony following SBF arrest
A Dec. 12 press statement by the Bahamas Attorney General revealed that the U.S. government had filed criminal charges against SBF and is likely to request extradition.
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Bankruptcy
FTX debtors attempt to seal corporate identities to obfuscate bankruptcy proceedings
The U.S. Trustees have filed a claim asking the court to deny Debtors' request to seal individual and legal entities information.
Politics
SBF ‘not currently planning’ on attending Dec. 14 Senate hearing
Talking on a Twitter Space Sam Bankman-Fried stated that he is not currently planning to attend the Wednesday hearing
Crime
Binance denies US DOJ looking to prosecute the exchange, says Reuters is ‘wrong’
The Reuters article claimed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is at the cross-road of charging Binance for allegedly facilitating money laundering activities.
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Judge throws out lawsuit against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr. for EthereumMax promotion
Plaintiffs suing Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had their case dismissed due to it being unclear whether they had seen the promotional material.
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Celsius authorized to return certain customer assets after court hearing
Court grants Celsius the authority to return "pure" and "transferred" assets, as well as digital assets not supported on the platform.
Regulation
The Majilis approve new crypto regulation bill in Kazakhstan
The Majilis have approved the new bill governing the regulation of crypto assets alongside four other crypto mining regulation bills in Kazakhstan.
