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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

FTX lawyers S&C file $7.5M invoice for November services

Over 150 Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) employees spent 6,561 hours working on the FTX bankruptcy case.

3 years ago

Legal

Voyager Digital deal under increased scrutiny as law firm subpoenas SBF and FTX, Alameda execs

The move comes a week after a separate suit was filed by FTX against Voyager seeking $445.8 million in loan repayments

3 years ago

Legal

US prosecutors seek postponement of fraud charges by CFTC, SEC against SBF

U.S. Prosecutor Damian Williams says he does not want SBF to "circumvent the criminal discovery rules."

3 years ago

Legal

Class-action lawsuit alleges Signature bank ‘permitted’ FTX comingling customer funds

Signature bank was accused of aiding and abetting the FTX fraud and the breach of its fiduciary duties.

3 years ago

Legal

SBF lawyers reach agreement on messaging apps usage

SBF will be allowed to use messaging apps including FaceTime, Zoom, iMessage, SMS, emails, Facebook, and WhatsApp — but not Signal.

3 years ago

Legal

Ex-Coinbase Manager files to dismiss SEC claims

Ishan Wahi's lawyers argued that the assets involved in the case are not investment contracts and the SEC lacked congregational authorization to classify tokens as securities.

3 years ago

Mining

Layer1 CEO accuses founder of running it as his ‘own personal fiefdom’

The compliant also accuses founder Jakov Dolic and board member Tobias Ebel of "actively looting" the company.

3 years ago

Legal

Elon Musk cleared in trial over Tesla tweets

The Tesla CEO was found not liable in a case that accused him of securities fraud.

3 years ago

Craig Wright’s lawsuit against multiple Bitcoin developers will go to trial

Legal 3 years ago

Logan Paul faces class-action lawsuit over failed CryptoZoo NFT project

NFTs 3 years ago

DOJ probes Silvergate over FTX, Alameda ties

Legal 3 years ago

SBF wins Texas case alleging violations of securities laws via FTX offerings

Legal 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

FTX lawyers S&C file $7.5M invoice for November services

Voyager Digital deal under increased scrutiny as law firm subpoenas SBF and FTX, Alameda execs

US prosecutors seek postponement of fraud charges by CFTC, SEC against SBF

Class-action lawsuit alleges Signature bank ‘permitted’ FTX comingling customer funds

SBF lawyers reach agreement on messaging apps usage

Ex-Coinbase Manager files to dismiss SEC claims

Layer1 CEO accuses founder of running it as his ‘own personal fiefdom’

Elon Musk cleared in trial over Tesla tweets

Craig Wright’s lawsuit against multiple Bitcoin developers will go to trial

Logan Paul faces class-action lawsuit over failed CryptoZoo NFT project

DOJ probes Silvergate over FTX, Alameda ties

SBF wins Texas case alleging violations of securities laws via FTX offerings