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Coinbase Files Legal Action Against SEC Over Lack of Regulatory Clarity
25.4.2023
On April 24, 2023, Coinbase announced that it had filed an action in federal court requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to their petition. The petition, submitted in July 2022, requested the commission to propose and adopt rules governing the regulation of digital...
Do Kwon seeks SEC charges dismissal as S.Korea rules LUNA as non-security
25.4.2023
The South Korean district court recently dismissed security violation charges against Terra co-founder Hyun-seong Shin, deeming LUNA as non-security under Korea’s Capital Markets Act
First Mover Americas: Coinbase Seeks Clear Answers From SEC
25.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
OpenSea 'insider trading' trial kicked off in New York district court
25.4.2023
The court case might have a decisive influence on the legal classification of NFTs
Coinbase files a narrow action to seek regulatory clarity from the SEC
25.4.2023
Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer for Coinbase, has shared the update that the crypto venture has filed a narrow action in the federal court, seeking more clarity from the US Securities & Exchange Commission. The development aligns with the mission of Coinbase, wherein the crypto venture...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Sues the SEC, Demands Court Compel Response to Rulemaking Petition – Here's the Latest
25.4.2023
Coinbase has asked a court to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to its July 2022 petition that asked for clearer crypto regulation guidelines.
On Monday, the company filed a lawsuit with a federal appellate court in Philadelphia, arguing that the SEC hasn’t been reasonable...
Coinbase files court action to compel SEC’s response to rulemaking petition
25.4.2023
Coinbase is looking to force the SEC to respond to its rulemaking petition seeking rules for the crypto industry that's been pending since July 2022
Coinbase Asks for Court to Force SEC Response to 2022 Rulemaking Petition
25.4.2023
South Korean Court Rules Terra Crypto Asset LUNC Is Not a Security
24.4.2023
Amidst the allegations against Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, a recent report by the Korean Sunday News has revealed that the Seoul Southern District Court has ruled in favor of LUNA, now renamed LUNC, by stating that it is not a financial investment product. Despite the recent...
Pan-European crypto regulation is almost here: Law Decoded, Apr 17–24
24.4.2023
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Act, also known as MiCA, was finally passed by the European Parliament
Today in Crypto: Standard Chartered Says BTC Could Hit $100K by 2025, Bank of Korea Allowed to Investigate Crypto Business Operators, US Judge Orders Hydrogen to Pay $2.8M in Penalties
24.4.2023
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Terra's Do Kwon Wants SEC Charges Dismissed, Court Filings Show
24.4.2023
The SEC cannot regulate digital assets involved in the case as the UST stablecoin is a currency, not a security, lawyers for the disgraced crypto executive said
Do Kwon Lawyers: SEC Has No Terra Jurisdiction – Could CEO Walk Free?
24.4.2023
The legal team of the Terraform Labs Co-founder and CEO Do Kwon has hit out at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – claiming Terra coins are not securities.
The lawyers claimed that the SEC charges against Terraform, Kwon, and other executives are baseless.
And they filed...
SEC wins $2.8M in suit over alleged crypto token price manipulation
24.4.2023
Hydrogen Technology Corp. and its former CEO will pay $2.8 million in fines and remedies for allegedly operating a price manipulation scheme
Do Kwon Challenges SEC’s Jurisdiction in Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Securities Fraud Case
22.4.2023
Attorneys defending the co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Hyeong Kwon, also known as Do Kwon, have presented their argument that says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has no jurisdiction in the matter. The legal team asserts that U.S. law precludes regulators “from using...
Do Kwon lawyers reportedly dismiss SEC's securities fraud allegation
22.4.2023
Kwon's lawyers claimed that the SEC failed to prove the alleged defrauding of US investors in connection with Terra’s $40 billion collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and Luna (LUNA)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $28K
21.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
SEC’s ‘brute force’ crypto regulation attempt is ‘bad policy’ — Paradigm
21.4.2023
The venture capital firm pointed out the fundamental differences between crypto assets and securities
U.S. SEC Warns Advisers They Need to Know Crypto Before Recommending to Clients
20.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advising brokers and investment advisers that they need to use heightened scrutiny when it comes to making crypto recommendations to ensure the risky products are in the best interests of their clients, the agency said in a new bulletin
Ether’s Security Status Remains Unclear as SEC Chair Gensler Fails to Answer Lawmaker’s Question
20.4.2023
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, would not answer a direct question in a congressional hearing about whether ether is a security. While the SEC chair insisted that the law is clear on crypto, Congressman Patrick McHenry argued that the SEC’s...