Legal News

Updated April 27, 2026 · 6:15 PM UTC

Read crypto legal news on court cases, enforcement actions, lawsuits, and legal disputes affecting digital asset markets.

Stories 1,651 in this category

Coverage footprint 6.6% of all CryptoSlate stories

Coinbase demands SEC reveal US taxpayer cost of Gary Gensler’s aggressive crypto enforcement

Coinbase demands SEC reveal US taxpayer cost of Gary Gensler’s aggressive crypto enforcement

Coinbase questions SEC's spending on crypto oversight as it seeks transparency through FOIA.

Upbit owner clashes with South Korean regulators in legal battle

Upbit owner clashes with South Korean regulators in legal battle

The legal show down arrives as South Korea intensifies crypto oversight.

SEC withdraws Coinbase lawsuit amid crypto regulatory pivot

SEC withdraws Coinbase lawsuit amid crypto regulatory pivot

SEC dismissal marks a new era for crypto, with focus shifting to structured regulation and transparency.

SEC agrees to dismiss enforcement case against Consensys

SEC agrees to dismiss enforcement case against Consensys

The decision comes amid a broad stance shift in the regulator, with multiple enforcement cases dismissed in the past week.

UK lawmakers advance bill to strengthen crypto seizure powers

UK lawmakers advance bill to strengthen crypto seizure powers

New UK bill empowers law enforcement to seize crypto assets preemptively to disrupt unlawful gains.

Gemini’s Winklevoss demands triple legal costs from SEC after dropped investigation

Gemini’s Winklevoss demands triple legal costs from SEC after dropped investigation

SEC's pattern of retracted cases draws criticism for halting industry's creative momentum.

Tron founder Justin Sun and SEC seek time-out for potential resolution

Tron founder Justin Sun and SEC seek time-out for potential resolution

Joint request by Sun and SEC seeks to pause litigation, aiming for settlement discussions.

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face market manipulation and fraud charges

Gotbit founder extradited to US to face market manipulation and fraud charges

Aleksei Andriunin was allegedly part of a wash trading scheme to facilitate token listing in major exchanges.

Ethereum Foundation backs Tornado Cash developer with $1.25 million legal aid

Ethereum Foundation backs Tornado Cash developer with $1.25 million legal aid

Vitalik Buterin and the crypto community rally behind Alexey Pertsev, to emphasize the importance of open-source code protection.

SEC drops investigation into Uniswap Labs causing UNI to surge 5%

Legal 1 year ago

Bitcoin surges to $99K as Coinbase defeats Gensler’s SEC lawsuit pending Commission approval

Legal 1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried seeks clemency, empathizes with President Donald Trump over legal convictions

People 1 year ago

Tigran Gambaryan claims Nigerian officials targeted Binance to distract from economic scandals

People 1 year ago