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Poloniex reaches $7.6M settlement with U.S. Treasury’s OFAC
Poloniex allowed customers in sanctioned countries to trade more than $15 million.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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South Korea indicts Terra co-founder Daniel Shin
Shin had previously denied his involvement with Terra, saying he left the company long before the project collapsed.
Regulation
Coinbase files action against SEC seeking clarity on crypto regulations
Coinbase aims to force the SEC to express its decision on a 2022 petition — a prerequisite for the company to challenge certain SEC policies in court.
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Judge approves alternate monitoring software on SBF parents’ phones
The court ordered SBF's defense in March to monitor his parents' phones to ensure that he was not doing anything that goes against the conditions of his bail.
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SEC tells financial professionals that crypto assets demand ‘heightened scrutiny’
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Brazil investigating Binance over illegal derivatives offerings
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Dutch court to release Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev under surveillance
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