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El Salvador’s Bukele Defends Bitcoin Strategy as Holdings Hit Record 53% Profits
6.3.2024
El Salvador's President Bukele has defended his Bitcoin strategy as the country's holdings hit a record 53% profit, reaching $164.5 million. This progress stems from El Salvador's declaration of Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar in 2021. According to data from Bitcoin Treasuries,...
Report: DCG, Barry Silbert Seek Dismissal of NYAG Lawsuit, Citing ‘Baseless Innuendo’ and Integrity in Operations
6.3.2024
Digital Currency Group (DCG) has submitted a request to the court to drop the legal action taken against it by New York Attorney General Letitia James. DCG argues that it’s “wrongfully” depicted and maintains that the lawsuit is nothing but a “thin web of baseless innuendo.” DCG Challenges...
Montenegro Court Halts Extradition of Terra’s Do Kwon to the US
5.3.2024
In a pivotal legal reversal, Montenegro’s Court of Appeals has annulled the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States, siding with his defense’s appeal and invalidating a prior High Court ruling from Feb. 20. Montenegro’s Appeal Court Blocks...
Terra’s Do Kwon Wins Extradition Appeal in Montenegro, Avoids U.S. Charges
5.3.2024
Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, has received a legal reprieve as a Montenegro court overturned a previous ruling for his extradition to the U.S.
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Terra's Do Kwon Wins Extradition Appeal in Montenegro
5.3.2024
Kwon is facing fraud charges in the U.S. around his role in Terra's collapse
Founders of $400 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Arrested in Argentina
5.3.2024
Two individuals, a woman and a man, were captured in Argentina on charges of having perpetuated a Ponzi scheme that moved over $400 million in cryptocurrency in Brazil. The operation managed to track the couple’s whereabouts with the help of the Argentine Federal Police and Interpol....
Fantom Plans Multichain Liquidation to Help Recover Millions Lost in Exploit
5.3.2024
Fantom Foundation, the team that builds Fantom Network, has received a favorable judgement from the High Court of Singapore in its legal action against the cross-chain protocol Multichain.
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US Court Rules Crypto Trades on Secondary Markets as Securities Transactions
4.3.2024
In a pivotal insider trading case, a U.S. court has ruled that trading of crypto assets on secondary markets like Coinbase constitutes securities transactions, setting a new legal precedent.
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Montana Blasts SEC ‘Regulatory Power Grab’ in Kraken’s Case: ‘Crypto Assets Are Not Automatically Securities’
4.3.2024
Montana introduced an amicus curiae in the case of the SEC vs. Kraken, a US-based crypto exchange, criticizing the “regulatory power grab” of the institution. Montana, supported by seven other states, affirms that crypto assets are not automatically securities and that the SEC’s...
Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Secure Legal Victory in Bitcoin Mining Data Collection Lawsuit
3.3.2024
In a landmark ruling, the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC) and Riot Platforms Inc. have triumphed in their lawsuit against the Biden administration, successfully halting the data collection efforts on bitcoin mining operations. TBC and Riot Platforms Win Case Against Bitcoin Mining Data Survey...
Unveiling the Dark Web: How Privacy Coins Fuel the Trade of Criminal Material Online
1.3.2024
Privacy coins are fuelling the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to Chainalysis’s 2024 Crypto Crime Report. The report highlights crypto’s growing role as legal tender among dark web vendors of CSAM. Like other things listed on the dark web, CSAM is often...
Chamber of Digital Commerce: SEC Actions ‘Pose Separation of Powers and Due Process Concerns’
1.3.2024
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a Washington-based blockchain advocacy group, has filed an amicus curiae document on the SEC v Payward, Inc. (Kraken) case. The chamber argues that the actions of the SEC pose “separation of powers and due process” concerns and that digital assets...
SEC Overstepped Bounds in Kraken Lawsuit, State AGs Charge
1.3.2024
Chamber of Digital Commerce Files Brief on Behalf of Kraken in Controversial SEC Case
29.2.2024
Crypto advocacy group the Chamber of Digital Commerce has thrown its support behind Kraken in its battle against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a February 27 court filing. The brief marks the latest stage in Kraken's legal saga with the federal agency...
Seneca Hacker Returns $5.3M Amid Legal Threats, Keeps $1M Bounty
29.2.2024
After exploiting the Seneca blockchain protocol, the hacker returned $5.3 million of the stolen funds to the project's Ethereum wallet, keeping a $1 million bounty for identifying a critical vulnerability.
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Sam Bankman Fried’s Legal Team Cites Autism Spectrum Disorder in Plea for Leniency
29.2.2024
Lawyers for disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have argued that judges should consider their client’s autism traits when deciding his prison sentence. SBF faces a maximum of 110 years between seven counts of money laundering, wire fraud and securities fraud. However, his defense...
A Maximum of 78 Months — Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Team Calls for Leniency
29.2.2024
In a recent legal submission, Sam Bankman-Fried’s freshly appointed defense team strongly criticized the suggested century-long sentence as “grotesque.” The firm Mukasey Young is pushing for a gentler verdict for the 31-year-old creator of FTX. Bankman-Fried’s Defense Urges Judge to...
Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again
28.2.2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase again led a legal charge on the ins and outs of arbitration in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. The latest case isn't about digital assets, directly, but it may be important for every modern consumer who buys, registers or contracts for a product or service – and...
Senator Elizabeth Warren Advocates for a “Level Playing Field” and Regulations in Crypto and AI
28.2.2024
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has emphasized the need for a legal "level playing field" in the cryptocurrency industry and has called for restrictions on major tech companies' development of artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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Legal Woes of Former Binance CEO Spotlight Trust Issues in the Crypto Industry
27.2.2024
On February 25, renowned crypto attorney Steven Nerayoff has expressed concerns that the legal challenges faced by former Binance CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao could cast a shadow over the crypto industry.
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