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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

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Joseph Lubin, Consensys sued by early employees over 2020 restructuring

More than two dozen early employees of Consensys when it was a Switzerland-based startup claim to have been rooked out of their equity shares when the firm relocated stateside.

2 years ago

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LBRY concedes to total shutdown, citing loss to SEC and millions in debt

The company said the LBRY blockchain is open-source and could continue on in theory, but that it would die without users.

2 years ago

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SBF Trial – FTX general counsel had ‘no idea’ that SBF was misusing customer funds

FTX General Counsel Can Sun began his testimony by stating that he "didn't do anything wrong" and had "no idea" that the exchange and Alameda were misusing customer funds.

2 years ago

Regulation

SEC drops charges against Ripple executives

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen no longer face charges. However, Ripple and the SEC must settle on remedies for institutional XRP sale violations.

2 years ago

Universal Music Group sues Anthropic for IP infringement

UMG alleged that Anthropic's AI could output "original" music and lyrics that were almost direct copies of protected songs.

2 years ago

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Gemini claims ‘victim’ status in NYAG’s billion-dollar lawsuit

Gemini said the lawsuit validates its claim that Genesis and its parent company, Digital Currency Group, conspired defraud creditors.

2 years ago

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SBF Trial – Forensic accountant reveals almost 70% of Alameda’s loans were serviced with FTX customer funds

The main witnesses for the day were Professor Peter Easton, an esteemed accounting expert from the University of Notre Dame, FBI accountant Paige Owens, and a former FTX employee, Eliora Katz.

2 years ago

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U.S. Treasury sanctions Gaza-based crypto broker alleged to have facilitated $25M in transactions since 2015

Israeli authorities had seized wallets associated with the broker as early has 2021.

2 years ago

SBF Trial – Defense grills Singh over personal spending despite knowing FTX was misusing customer funds

Legal 2 years ago

Evidence shows Bankman-Fried and associates gave $230M to friends, family, politicians, PACs, and special interests

Legal 2 years ago

SBF Trial – Nishad Singh kicks off week 3 by confessing to stealing customer funds for straw political donations

Legal 2 years ago

Court orders Genesis to produce subpoenaed documents in Terraform Labs case

Regulation 2 years ago

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Legal News

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

Joseph Lubin, Consensys sued by early employees over 2020 restructuring

LBRY concedes to total shutdown, citing loss to SEC and millions in debt

SBF Trial – FTX general counsel had ‘no idea’ that SBF was misusing customer funds

SEC drops charges against Ripple executives

Universal Music Group sues Anthropic for IP infringement

Gemini claims ‘victim’ status in NYAG’s billion-dollar lawsuit

SBF Trial – Forensic accountant reveals almost 70% of Alameda’s loans were serviced with FTX customer funds

U.S. Treasury sanctions Gaza-based crypto broker alleged to have facilitated $25M in transactions since 2015

SBF Trial – Defense grills Singh over personal spending despite knowing FTX was misusing customer funds

Evidence shows Bankman-Fried and associates gave $230M to friends, family, politicians, PACs, and special interests

SBF Trial – Nishad Singh kicks off week 3 by confessing to stealing customer funds for straw political donations

Court orders Genesis to produce subpoenaed documents in Terraform Labs case