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Pro-Bitcoin Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Joins Race for 2024 US Presidential Election
15.6.2023
Another politician entered the race for America’s presidential election in 2024, and unlike the Democratic incumbent, Joe Biden, and the Republican, Donald Trump, this candidate is crypto-friendly. Miami mayor Francis X. Suarez filed to run as a Republican, according to his recent Federal...
Custodian Prime Trust’s Payments Subsidiary Banq Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
15.6.2023
Shortly after the custodian Bitgo announced its acquisition of the company Prime Trust, its payments subsidiary, a firm called Banq, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. According to court documents, the filing reveals that Banq listed approximately $17.725 million...
Prime Trust subsidiary Banq files for bankruptcy amid BitGo acquisition deal
14.6.2023
Prime Trust payment subsidiary Banq files for bankruptcy, citing “unauthorized’ asset transfers to Fortress Group
An In-Depth Look at Binance’s TRO Opposition, Filing Insists SEC Manufactured an Emergency ‘for Its Own Purposes’
14.6.2023
Binance fired back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s temporary restraining order (TRO) request on Monday, assuring the court that “there is no risk” to customer assets. The exchange’s legal team dismissed the notion of an “emergency,”...
Asset Freeze to Halt Binance US Operations, Exchange Says, Seeks Rejection of SEC Request
13.6.2023
Crypto exchange Binance US has urged a federal judge to reject a request by the U.S. securities regulator to freeze its assets. The company won’t be able to maintain the trading platform or pay employees and vendors, defense attorneys said in a court filing. ‘No Need for the Draconian Relief Sought...
XRP Prices Jump as Hinman Speech Released in Ripple Labs Filing
13.6.2023
Hinman suggested in his 2018 speech that bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) were not securities, in his view
Ethereum Staked on Coinbase Sees Massive Redemptions, Over 27,000 Tokens Redeemed on June 6
8.6.2023
Recent statistics reveal that a significant amount of ethereum staked on Coinbase has been redeemed, with 27,280 tokens being redeemed on June 6. This development comes in the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing a lawsuit against Coinbase for not registering...
Meet the judges that will preside over Coinbase and Binance’s SEC lawsuits
8.6.2023
One judge has ruled on a key crypto case of late, while the other has ruled on high-profile political cases in the U.S. in recent times
Coinbase CEO responds to SEC suit, says team is ‘confidant’ in facts and law
6.6.2023
In a social media post, Brian Armstrong said he thinks the SEC's rules are unclear and that the courts need to make rulings to clarify them
IOHK’s Charles Hoskinson Warns of CBDC Agenda and Potential Dystopian Future Amid Binance Lawsuit
6.6.2023
Following the lawsuit filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance, encompassing 13 allegations of “operating unregistered trading platforms” and “participating in multiple unregistered offers and sales of crypto asset securities,” Charles...
Lawyer uses ChatGPT in court and now 'greatly regrets' it
29.5.2023
The court used the word “bogus” to describe the quotes and citations provided by the New York attorney, which were sourced from ChatGPT
FTX 2.0 to launch soon? Court filing shows a reboot plan in the works
23.5.2023
The new FTX CEO has undertaken a series of meetings over the past month to work on the relaunch of the failed crypto exchange by entering in a bidding process
Valkyrie Goes for a Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF Dubbed 'BUFD' in Regulatory Filing
16.5.2023
Asset management firm Valkyrie filed an application to a US regulator to launch a leveraged bitcoin futures ETF with an interesting ticker symbol.
The Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF, with the ticker symbol BTFD, would not invest directly in bitcoin, and instead seeks to benefit...
BTC miner Rhodium faces lawsuit over an alleged $26M in unpaid fees: Report
14.5.2023
Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms seeks to terminate “certain hosting agreements” with Rhodium and requests exemption from any owed power credits to the counterparty
Lawsuit against FTX celebrity promoters gets backup from former exec
12.5.2023
Daniel Friedberg, the former top compliance chief for FTX and FTX US, has provided a declaration that could support the lawsuit
Crypto Exchange Bittrex Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Following SEC Lawsuit
9.5.2023
Bittrex Inc., the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware after being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to register with the regulator. The exchange reportedly has over 100,000 creditors and liabilities ranging...
Coinbase remains '100% committed' to US market: Armstrong
5.5.2023
The Coinbase CEO has a lot of faith in Congress in making a “clear rule book” for crypto firms to follow. But the SEC? Not so much
Mainstream media renew push for non-US FTX user identities
4.5.2023
A May 3 filing to the United States Bankruptcy Court brings new objections to a motion that aimed to redact customer identities
FTX seeks to claw back $4B from Genesis in a battle of the bankrupt
4.5.2023
The bankrupt crypto exchange wants to recoup billions from the bankrupt crypto lender claiming it was “instrumental” to FTX’s “fraudulent” business model
Crypto influencer named in FTX lawsuit served via tweet
3.5.2023
A law firm backing an FTX investor suit tagged a crypto influencer in a tweet to serve its lawsuit