Legal News

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

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.

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%

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

Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, considered the legal victory as a win for DeFi as a whole.

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

SEC and Binance pause legal battle amid new crypto regulatory task force

Legal 1 year ago