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Regulation

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

Bankruptcy

Lawyers, consultancy firms charge bankrupt FTX over $145M in 5 months

Law firm Sullivan and Cromwell (S&C) has charged roughly $70 million for five-months of its services to the bankrupt FTX exchange.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Coinbase executives saved $1B by dumping stocks ahead of bad news, a lawsuit alleges

The Coinbase stockholder's lawsuit alleges that 9 Coinbase executives and board members used inside information to profit from stock sales.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Poloniex reaches $7.6M settlement with U.S. Treasury’s OFAC

Poloniex allowed customers in sanctioned countries to trade more than $15 million.

3 years ago

Crime

Ex-OpenSea employee charged with insider trading says info he used was not considered confidential

Nate Chastain was in charge of which NFTs would be featured on OpenSea's homepage and used it to make roughly $50,000 in profits via anonymous trades.

3 years ago

Crime

CFTC fines South African CEO $3.4B over Bitcoin MLM scheme

The case represents the CFTC's highest civil fine and largest Bitcoin fraud case.

3 years ago

Legal

What changed? 2018 video reveals SEC Chair Gensler’s contradictory view on crypto

From MIT professor to SEC Chair: Gary Gensler's change of heart on security definition leaves crypto community perplexed.

3 years ago

Regulation

CFTC commissioner says there is no ‘immediate path forward” with Binance

The two parties have not decided to settle or go to court, Commissioner Johnson said.

3 years ago

Legal

Paradigm files amicus brief in SEC’s lawsuit against Terra, Do Kwon

Paradigm seeks to prevent the SEC from using the Terra case to widen its jurisdiction over the crypto market.

3 years ago

South Korea indicts Terra co-founder Daniel Shin

Legal 3 years ago

Coinbase files action against SEC seeking clarity on crypto regulations

Regulation 3 years ago

Judge approves alternate monitoring software on SBF parents’ phones

Legal 3 years ago

SEC tells financial professionals that crypto assets demand ‘heightened scrutiny’

Regulation 3 years ago

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Legal News

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

Lawyers, consultancy firms charge bankrupt FTX over $145M in 5 months

Coinbase executives saved $1B by dumping stocks ahead of bad news, a lawsuit alleges

Poloniex reaches $7.6M settlement with U.S. Treasury’s OFAC

Ex-OpenSea employee charged with insider trading says info he used was not considered confidential

CFTC fines South African CEO $3.4B over Bitcoin MLM scheme

What changed? 2018 video reveals SEC Chair Gensler’s contradictory view on crypto

CFTC commissioner says there is no ‘immediate path forward” with Binance

Paradigm files amicus brief in SEC’s lawsuit against Terra, Do Kwon

South Korea indicts Terra co-founder Daniel Shin

Coinbase files action against SEC seeking clarity on crypto regulations

Judge approves alternate monitoring software on SBF parents’ phones

SEC tells financial professionals that crypto assets demand ‘heightened scrutiny’