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Supreme Court Rules SEC In-House Penalty Proceedings Violate Seventh Amendment
27.6.2024
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s use of in-house proceedings to impose civil penalties for securities fraud violates the Seventh Amendment’s right to a jury trial. The case arose from the SEC’s action against George...
U.S. Supreme Court Says No More In-House Tribunals for the SEC, Other Federal Regulators
27.6.2024
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday to strip the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of one of its key enforcement processes, deciding in a 6-3 vote that the federal agency’s use of in-house judges is a violation of the constitutional right to a jury trial
Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation
26.6.2024
CEO Michael Kane and Shane Hampton, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison
Cash or crypto? FTX creditors to vote on how they're paid back
26.6.2024
FTX lawyers stressed that in-kind crypto payouts would clash with bankruptcy laws but several creditors feel shortchanged by the proposed cash repayments plan
Ex-fintech CEO sentenced to 3.75 years over price manipulation scheme
25.6.2024
A federal judge in Florida recognized the HYDRO token as an investment contract qualifying as a security under SEC guidelines
Ripple CEO Hails Latest Court Ruling ‘a Big Win’ — Calls His Lawsuit Baseless Troll Attempt
23.6.2024
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the latest court ruling on Ripple’s securities lawsuit “is a big win.” He stressed that “absolutely nothing in the decision negates or changes the fact that XRP is, in and of itself, not a security.” The Ripple executive slammed...
Ripple Clarifies XRP Is Not a Security After New Court Ruling
22.6.2024
Ripple’s chief legal officer has clarified that a California district judge has dismissed all allegations that Ripple violated federal securities laws. He stressed that District Judge Analisa Torres’ ruling regarding the non-security status of XRP “stands undisturbed.”...
Fake ID crypto exchange sign-ups attract 2-year prison sentence
21.6.2024
Australian authorities sentenced a man who had used other people’s identities to open accounts on crypto exchanges
Binance exec legal battle escalates amid US-Nigeria tug of war
21.6.2024
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan’s wife expressed her confusion about why the Nigerian law enforcement agency cannot release her husband based on the Federal Inland Revenue Service rebuttal
Ripple faces securities suit in California over CEO's ‘misleading statement’
21.6.2024
Judge Phyllis Hamilton found XRP could be a security when sold to retail and gave the go-ahead to a class-action lawsuit over statements from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse
Judge in SEC v. Kraken case suggests he will deny motion to dismiss
21.6.2024
In their motion to dismiss, Kraken’s lawyers disputed the legal theory that the exchange was an “ecosystem” for crypto asset securities
SEC drops Ethereum investigation to avoid ‘embarrassing’ court case
20.6.2024
Gary Gensler’s SEC has halted its investigation into whether Ether is a security. What could have motivated the SEC withdrawal, and is the fight over?
Nigerian Court Dismisses Fugitive Binance Exec’s Rights Lawsuit
20.6.2024
A Nigerian court dismissed a human rights violation lawsuit filed by the fugitive Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, against law enforcement agencies. In his ruling, Judge Inyang Ekwo reportedly cited Anjarwalla’s lack of legal representation as one of the reasons for dismissing the lawsuit....
Australian Regulator Appeals Court Decision Exempting Block Earner From Penalty
20.6.2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) stated on Tuesday that it had appealed the federal court’s decision to relieve Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd., trading as Block Earner, from liability to pay a penalty for offering unlicensed financial services through its crypto-related Earner...
Nigerian High Court dismisses Binance exec's suit over detention
19.6.2024
Nadeem Anjarwalla escaped prison and traveled to Kenya, and his colleague will press his rights claims in court next month
Crypto community backs Tornado Cash devs with $2.3M legal fund
19.6.2024
Tornado Cash’s founders and developers are in the legal crosshairs, but the crypto community argues merely writing code shouldn’t be a crime
FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as 'Second Act of Theft,' File to Recover $8B in Forfeited Assets
18.6.2024
FTX's victims are seeking a court hearing to rule on their claim that all the failed crypto exchange's forfeited assets, about $8 billion, belong to its customers, not the bankruptcy estate
US Supreme Court to Hear Nvidia’s Bid to Dismiss Crypto-Related Lawsuit
17.6.2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Nvidia’s appeal to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about its sales to the cryptocurrency industry. Nvidia’s appeal follows a lower court’s decision to revive a class-action lawsuit. The suit...
FTX victims go after company’s assets from criminal forfeiture
17.6.2024
Though Sam Bankman-Fried is currently serving a prison sentence, affected FTX customers and creditors are making claims on the firm’s assets, which are still worth millions
SEC shoots down Ripple’s argument for a lower penalty
17.6.2024
The SEC argued Ripple’s proposed lower civil penalty wouldn’t be enough, and there’s no comparison to its settlement with Terraform Labs