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SEC Backs Off Crypto Dealer Fight, Continues Resetting Industry Approach
20.2.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been overhauling its digital asset legal strategy, and this week it dropped an appeal of the crypto dealer rule
Private Jets, Political Cash Among $1B in Sam Bankman-Fried's Forfeited Assets: Court
19.2.2025
A federal court confirmed the final tally of SBF assets the government staked a claim to, including $606 million in Robinhood stock sales and two private jets
Federal Court Bans My Big Coin Founder, Orders $7.6M Restitution
12.2.2025
A Florida man must repay over $7.6 million after deceiving investors with a fake cryptocurrency, using their funds for luxury goods instead of promised assets. Cryptocurrency Fraudster Ordered to Repay Millions A federal court has ruled that Randall Crater of Heathrow, Florida, must pay more than...
U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules
13.1.2025
In another 11th-hour court loss for Chair Gary Gensler's tenure, judges in a Coinbase case again call the SEC's crypto position "arbitrary and capricious."
Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned by U.S. Appeals Court
27.11.2024
A U.S. federal appeals court has delivered a major legal victory to the crypto sector by throwing out the U.S. Treasury Department's earlier effort to directly sanction crypto mixing service Tornado Cash.The court found that the government didn't have the proper tools to include the actual...
DOJ charges crypto exchange operator of laundering Silk Road money
29.10.2024
Along with money laundering, Maximiliano Pilipis is also accused of failing to file a tax return for income generated in 2019 and 2020.
Homeowner fails to sue insurer over $170K crypto theft in appeals court
25.10.2024
A United States appeals court said a federal court was right to toss Ali Sedaghatpour’s lawsuit claiming that his insurer, Lemonade Insurance, should cover him for a crypto scam loss
Homeowner lawsuit over $170K crypto theft rejected on appeal
25.10.2024
A United States appeals court said a district court was right to toss Ali Sedaghatpour’s lawsuit claiming that his insurer, Lemonade Insurance, should cover him for a crypto scam loss
U.S. Election Betting: Federal Court 'Erred' in Letting Kalshi Launch Prediction Markets, CFTC Says
17.10.2024
A federal judge "erred" in letting prediction market purveyor Kalshi list and trade election contracts, attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission argued in a brief to an appellate court Wednesday, reiterating many of the arguments it made during its case before the lower court
86-year-old to pay $14M after admitting to running crypto Ponzi scheme
9.10.2024
Prosecutors only sought a five-year probation sentence for crypto schemer David Kagel because of his age and ailing health
Ripple, Kraken Legal Chiefs Weigh in on Court Decision in SEC’s Crypto Securities Lawsuit
25.8.2024
The chief legal officers at Kraken and Ripple have weighed in on the Federal Court for the Northern District of California’s recent decision in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Kraken. “Another court, this time in the Kraken case, confirms...
Kraken Crypto Exchange Fined by Australian Court
24.8.2024
The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Bit Trade Pty Ltd., operating crypto exchange Kraken in Australia, failed to meet regulatory obligations for its margin trading product. The product was offered without a required market determination, breaching the Corporations Act. ASIC emphasized...
Australian regulator claims win over Kraken’s Bit Trade in federal court
23.8.2024
A court has found Bit Trade offered a product without following design and distribution obligations and acted as a credit facility, in violation of Australian laws.
Cryptos, secondary BNB sales not securities: Federal court rules in Binance vs SEC case
2.7.2024
In a major win for the crypto industry, a federal court ruled that crypto tokens are not securities
Block Earner spared penalty in regulator’s crypto yield suit
4.6.2024
The Australian federal court relieved Block Earner from paying a penalty after an Australian regulator’s legal action over unlicensed crypto yield-bearing products
Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Gets 7.5 Years In Prison
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive and Sam Bankman-Fried associate Ryan Salame has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for criminal charges stemming from his time at the crypto exchange following a Tuesday morning hearing at Manhattan federal court.
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Australian Federal Court Rules Mostly in Favor of Regulator in Case Against BPS Financial
6.5.2024
The Australian Federal Court has delivered a ruling mostly in favor of Australia's markets regulator in its case against BPS Financial Pty Ltd (BPS) over its Qoin scheme.
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Australian court rules against Qoin issuer BPS Financial on 4 charges
3.5.2024
Qoin still has a class-action suit pending against it in addition to the case brought by regulator ASIC
Australian Federal Court Rules in Favor of ASIC, Against Unlicensed Qoin Crypto
3.5.2024
In 2022, the ASIC alleged that Qoin misled consumers, lodging civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against BPS Financial.
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Mango Markets Hacker Found Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Prison: Reuters
19.4.2024
Avraham Eisenberg, the notorious Mango Markets hacker, has been found guilty of commodities fraud, manipulation, and wire fraud in a Manhattan federal court. Eisenberg orchestrated a complex scheme to exploit the Solana-based DeFi platform, resulting in the theft of approximately $110 million.
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