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Ripple and SEC End Legal Fight With Joint Dismissal of Appeals
9.8.2025
On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced an official close to its years-long legal dispute against Ripple Labs. The SEC and Ripple formally ended the case by filing a joint stipulation to dismiss their respective appeals in the Second Circuit. The following opinion...
XRP tops $3 as Ripple case nears potential SEC dismissal
7.8.2025
A joint report due on Aug. 15 may lead to the conclusion of the nearly five-year legal dispute between the SEC and Ripple Labs
XRP tops $3 as Ripple case nears potential SEC dismissal
7.8.2025
A joint report due on Aug. 15 may lead to the conclusion of the nearly five-year legal dispute between the SEC and Ripple Labs
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao seeks dismissal from $1.8B FTX lawsuit
6.8.2025
Changpeng Zhao has asked to dismiss a lawsuit from FTX seeking to recover $1.8 billion the bankrupt crypto exchange said it used in a share repurchase deal
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao seeks dismissal of $1.8B FTX lawsuit
6.8.2025
Changpeng Zhao has asked a court to dismiss FTX’s $1.8 billion lawsuit over a share buyback deal the bankrupt exchange claims was funded with misused assets
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao seeks dismissal of $1.8B FTX lawsuit
6.8.2025
Changpeng Zhao has asked a court to dismiss FTX’s $1.8 billion lawsuit over a share buyback deal the bankrupt exchange claims was funded with misused assets
UK court partially dismisses Bitcoin SV investor’s lawsuit against Binance
22.5.2025
The United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal has partially dismissed a lawsuit brought by Bitcoin SV investors against major crypto exchanges, including Binance, for allegedly conspiring to delist the token in 2019.In a judgment handed down on May 21, the court ruled that investors who held...
Binance seeks to dismiss $1.76B FTX lawsuit, blames SBF for collapse
20.5.2025
Binance has filed a motion to dismiss a $1.76 billion lawsuit brought by the FTX estate, accusing the defunct crypto exchange of trying to deflect blame for its own failure.Filed on May 16 in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Binance’s legal team called the suit “legally deficient,”...
Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'
8.5.2025
Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal.In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York...
Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'
8.5.2025
Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal.In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York...
Defense Seeks Dismissal in Samourai Wallet Case After FinCEN Disclosure, DOJ Policy Shift
5.5.2025
The legal team for Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill has requested dismissal of criminal charges, citing newly disclosed FinCEN guidance that contradicted prosecutors’ claims and a recent Justice Department policy discouraging “regulation by prosecution” in the crypto...
Samourai Wallet’s Lawyers Say Prosecution Suppressed Critical Evidence, Call for Dismissal
5.5.2025
Before SDNY prosecutors filed charges in the case, FinCEN told them that Samourai Wallet didn’t meet the definition of a money transmitting business
SEC Walks Away From Case Against HEX Founder Richard Heart, Attorney Says
23.4.2025
Attorney says dismissal marks only crypto case tossed in full by a federal judge
Digital Rights Group EFF Calls for Roman Storm Dismissal in Tornado Cash Case
29.1.2025
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues that U.S. government's prosecution of Tornado Cash "stretches criminal laws beyond their intended scope"
Coinbase files to dismiss BiT Global lawsuit over wBTC
22.1.2025
The complaint, filed in December 2024, alleged “antitrust injury” from Coinbase over its decision to delist wrapped Bitcoin in favor of promoting its cbBTC product
Coinbase files to dismiss BiT Global lawsuit over wBTC
22.1.2025
The complaint, filed in December 2024, alleged “antitrust injury” from Coinbase over its decision to delist wrapped Bitcoin in favor of promoting its cbBTC product
Coinbase files to dismiss BiT Global lawsuit over wBTC
22.1.2025
The complaint, filed in December 2024, alleged “antitrust injury” from Coinbase over its decision to delist wrapped Bitcoin in favor of promoting its cbBTC product
Coinbase files to dismiss BiT Global lawsuit over wBTC
22.1.2025
The complaint, filed in December 2024, alleged “antitrust injury” from Coinbase over its decision to delist wrapped Bitcoin in favor of promoting its cbBTC product
Coinbase files to dismiss BiT Global lawsuit over wBTC
22.1.2025
The complaint, filed in December 2024, alleged “antitrust injury” from Coinbase over its decision to delist wrapped Bitcoin in favor of promoting its cbBTC product
SEC defends amended suit against Binance, CZ over securities claims
5.12.2024
In the latest round of the SEC suit against Binance, Binance.US and CZ, the agency has largely repeated itself in a form more acceptable to the court