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Updated April 27, 2026 · 6:15 PM UTC

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Montenegro high court greenlights Do Kwon’s extradition to US

The timeline for his extradition is unclear and could take several weeks or months to finalize.

2 years ago

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Alex Mashinsky wants to continue retaining SBF’s defense lawyers for his trial

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky waived any possible conflicts of interest and wants Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers to continue defending him in court.

2 years ago

Featured

Gaunt photos of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in prison emerge online

SBF was seen sporting a beard and a emaciated look.

2 years ago

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FTX secretly used Deltec Bank to create and sell Tether for profit, lawsuit alleges

FTX and Alameda may have created billions of dollars in USDT in this manner.

2 years ago

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Forgery, plagiarism, and ninja costumes: The bizarre battle over Bitcoin’s origins

In the first two weeks of the trial, Craig Wright has contradicted his testimony from previous trials and called expert witnesses incompetent.

2 years ago

Exchanges

US prosecutors ask judge to approve Binance plea deal

The prosecutors are justifying the historic $4.3 billion penalty saying Binance willfully violated the laws, led by senior executives.

2 years ago

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SEC Inspector General investigating crypto conflicts of interest within federal agency

Empower Oversight threatened the SEC with a lawsuit if it fails to provide information about the investigations.

2 years ago

RWA

Tokenized real world assets (RWA) redefined as personal property in landmark Iowa digital asset bill

Iowa move forward with 91 page digital asset bill with progressive elements recognizing importance of digital assets.

2 years ago

Bankruptcy

Genesis secures court approval to sell GBTC shares worth $1.3 billion

The sale is poised to inject substantial liquidity into Genesis, which has been navigating through financial complexities.

2 years ago

ENS considering $300k settlement over eth.link litigation

Legal 2 years ago

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentencing rescheduled for April 30

Legal 2 years ago

Grayscale, DCG stand against Genesis plan to liquidate $1.6 billion in trust shares

Bankruptcy 2 years ago

Court orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC inquiry over Twitter acquisition

Legal 2 years ago

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Montenegro high court greenlights Do Kwon’s extradition to US

Alex Mashinsky wants to continue retaining SBF’s defense lawyers for his trial

Gaunt photos of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in prison emerge online

FTX secretly used Deltec Bank to create and sell Tether for profit, lawsuit alleges

Forgery, plagiarism, and ninja costumes: The bizarre battle over Bitcoin’s origins

US prosecutors ask judge to approve Binance plea deal

SEC Inspector General investigating crypto conflicts of interest within federal agency

Tokenized real world assets (RWA) redefined as personal property in landmark Iowa digital asset bill

Genesis secures court approval to sell GBTC shares worth $1.3 billion

ENS considering $300k settlement over eth.link litigation

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentencing rescheduled for April 30

Grayscale, DCG stand against Genesis plan to liquidate $1.6 billion in trust shares

Court orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC inquiry over Twitter acquisition

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