Legal News

Legal developments, lawsuits, and compliance updates impacting the blockchain industry.

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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

Legal

Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison takes plea deal, faces no criminal charges

A recently unsealed plea agreement shows that Caroline Ellison, the CEO of Alameda Research, pleaded guilty to seven fraud charges. In return for cooperating with authorities, Ellison faces a $250,000 fine and forfeiture of any assets she obtained from FTX money.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Sam Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the U.S. Wednesday night

Sam Bankman-Fried's extradition from the Bahamas is imminent.

3 years ago

Legal

SBF to return to U.S. immediately in hopes of securing bail

A decision was made for Bankman-Fried to return to the U.S. after he agreed to be extradited.

3 years ago

Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried has signed extradition papers

The former FTX CEO is one step closer to returning to the United States.

3 years ago

Legal

McCormack trial Judge – Craig Wright was ‘dishonest,’ alludes to victory for McCormack

The judge's final decision will be published on Dec. 21, but current information hints at victory for McCormack.

3 years ago

Legal

Top 50 FTX creditors only account for $114M of unsecured claims out of billions lost

If there are billions of dollars to account for within the bankruptcy investigation — which is the case — then the majority of victims are likely retail customers that had non-whale balances.

3 years ago