Legal News

Legal developments, lawsuits, and compliance updates impacting the blockchain industry.

Stories 1,647 in this category

Coverage footprint 6.6% of all CryptoSlate stories

Regulation

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

U.S. crypto companies were being regulated twice — now regulators say they’ll try to fix it.

3 weeks ago

Enterprise

Celsius users share harrowing posts as withdrawal freeze extends to fourth day

Users are left in limbo as Celsius CEO posts vague update on what is happening at the lending and borrowing platform.

4 years ago

Regulation

FINRA CEO welcomes crypto employees who were laid off as agency increases focus on digital assets

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority welcomes people who got laid off from crypto platforms as it increases resources to understand and monitor cryptocurrencies.

4 years ago

Legal

Celsius hires restructuring lawyers to help ease its financial woes

Celsius hired attorneys from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to help advise on possible solutions for its liquidity issues.

4 years ago

Rumors

SEC writes crypto exchanges over insider trading

In a May interview, SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, had said that some crypto exchanges were providing services that could be against their customer’s interest.

4 years ago

Lending

BlockFi fined $943,000 for not registering securities in Iowa; to pay $100M in settlement

A multi-state investigation in the U.S. found that BlockFi has sold unregistered securities and misrepresented facts about its loan risks.

4 years ago

Legal

NYC Mayor plans to ask Governor Hochul to veto crypto mining bill

Passing the crypto mining bill into law will cause New York residents significant economic damage, according to Mayor Adams.

4 years ago

Legal

Terra’s Do Kwon claims SEC investigation reports, other allegations are ‘misinformation’

According to a report, the SEC got a court order that forces Terraform Labs to comply with subpoenas issued by the commission to investigate whether the firm’s tokens were unregistered securities.

4 years ago