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SEC Drops Three Key Crypto Cases as Regulatory Grip Loosens
28.3.2025
The regulator quietly dismissed enforcement actions against Kraken, Consensys, and Cumberland on Thursday. SEC Softens Stance, Dismisses Three Prominent Crypto Cases Ohio Republican Senator Bernardo Moreno, on Thursday called former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary...
Coinbase Chasing Receipts at SEC to Tally Cost of Agency's Crypto Saga
3.3.2025
The U.S. digital assets exchange made a public-records request to add up what the regulator spent on crypto cases in recent years, including against Coinbase
SEC under Trump could freeze crypto cases not involving fraud: Report
15.1.2025
Two of the three Democratic commissioners at the SEC will be leaving before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20
SEC under Trump could freeze crypto cases not involving fraud: Report
15.1.2025
Two of the three Democratic commissioners at the SEC will be leaving before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20
SEC under Trump could freeze crypto cases not involving fraud: Report
15.1.2025
Two of the three Democratic commissioners at the SEC will be leaving before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20
SEC under Trump could freeze crypto cases not involving fraud: Report
15.1.2025
Two of the three Democratic commissioners at the SEC will be leaving before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20
SEC under Trump could freeze crypto cases not involving fraud: Report
15.1.2025
Two of the three Democratic commissioners at the SEC will be leaving before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20
U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives
10.1.2025
Ian McGinley, the enforcement director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is stepping down days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration
NY prosecutor suggests office will scale back crypto cases
15.11.2024
Scott Hartman reportedly said authorities in New York’s Southern District had filed “a lot of big cases” after a crypto market downturn but suggested it was petering out
SEC crypto cases will be ‘dismissed or settled’ under Trump: Consensys CEO
15.11.2024
The crypto industry is “going to save hundreds of millions of dollars” with Donald Trump as president, Consensys CEO Joe Lubin forecasts
SEC crypto cases will be ‘dismissed or settled’ under Trump: Consensys CEO
15.11.2024
The crypto industry is “going to save hundreds of millions of dollars” with Donald Trump as president, Consensys CEO Joe Lubin forecasts
Singapore Court Orders Multichain to Pay Fantom Foundation $2.19 Million
10.7.2024
The High Court of Singapore has awarded Fantom Foundation Ltd. damages totaling $2.19 million in a case against Multichain Foundation Ltd. and Multichain Pte Ltd. This ruling followed a default judgment due to Multichain’s failure to deliver 4.175 million FTM tokens or their equivalent...
Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Crypto-Funded Murder-for-Hire Scheme
10.5.2024
Michelle Murphy, 58, from Bedford, Texas, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman using bitcoin to kill her boyfriend’s lover. Charged in September 2023 and pleading guilty in December, Murphy used the dark web to orchestrate the crime, paying...
Indian National Pleads Guilty in Case Involving ‘Largest Single Cryptocurrency and Cash Seizure in DEA History’
30.1.2024
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a case involving “the largest single cryptocurrency and cash seizure” in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) history. The defendant “is designated as a Consolidated Priority Target, which makes him one of the most significant...
What's Uniting the SEC's Crypto Cases
24.1.2024
Earlier this week, a federal judge asked attorneys with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission why – "big picture" – there wasn't any sort of uniting regulation addressing crypto
DOJ’s Decision on SBF Case Outrages Crypto Industry — Coinbase Calls It ‘Miscarriage of Justice’
31.12.2023
The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) not to pursue a second trial against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has outraged the crypto industry. Crypto exchange Coinbase calls the decision a “miscarriage of justice.” One lawyer opined, “Ask yourself why is this case...
FCA Has Dealt With 1,400 Cases Related to Unregulated Crypto Activity, UK Regulator Reveals
13.12.2023
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it has dealt with over 1,400 crypto cases between January 2020 and June 2023. The regulator noted that “a shortage of crypto skills meant the FCA took longer than planned to register crypto-asset firms under money laundering...
Former SEC Official Warns of the End of Binance — ‘It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Entire Binance Plea Deal Collapses’
12.12.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has warned that the newly unsealed Department of Justice (DOJ) filing should “signal the end of Binance.” Additionally, he noted that the SEC has heightened its legal action against the crypto exchange....
SEC Scores ‘Huge Victory’ in Binance-DOJ Settlements, Former SEC Official Says
25.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has detailed why the SEC is a huge winner in the Binance settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Treasury, and other federal authorities. He stressed that what Binance has agreed to could...
SEC Enforcement Director: 'We're Not Concerned With the Labels' in Crypto Cases
16.6.2023