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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.

Top SEC crypto lawyer leaves to join pro-crypto firm, regulator facing new lawsuit

Top SEC crypto lawyer leaves to join pro-crypto firm, regulator facing new lawsuit

News of the departure comes amid reports of a fresh lawsuit filed against the regulator in Texas.

Montenegro high court greenlights Do Kwon’s extradition to US

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.

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

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.

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

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

SBF was seen sporting a beard and a emaciated look.

ftx creditor claims

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.

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

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.

US prosecutors ask judge to approve Binance plea deal

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.

SEC Inspector General investigating crypto conflicts of interest within federal agency

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.

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

RWA 2 years ago

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

Bankruptcy 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