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New Law Will Force Companies To Admit You Don't Actually Own Digital Games
27.9.2024
AB 2426, a newly passed piece of legislation in California signed into law earlier this week by governor Gavin Newsom, will force companies selling digital goods—like games—in the state to warn consumers that they don’t actually own that content, but instead are licensing it and could lose access...
Tether Helps Dutch and US Authorities Seize $7.8M in Crypto
27.9.2024
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, reportedly played a crucial role in a joint operation led by Dutch and U.S. law enforcement agencies to dismantle two cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of money laundering. The operation resulted in the seizure of €7 million ($7.8M) in crypto and...
OpenAI’s move to for-profit: Is it indeed ‘illegal’?
27.9.2024
OpenAI’s potential transformation into a for-profit corporation is not impossible, but it will likely not be an easy process
Crypto founder paid LA cops to extort victim for crypto, FBI alleges
27.9.2024
Adam Iza, the founder of the crypto trading platform Zort, allegedly paid Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies for information that he used to blackmail a target he intended to rob
Russian Republic Dagestan Battles Underground Crypto Mining Amid Power Outages
26.9.2024
Dagestan, a republic in Russia, is stepping up efforts to tackle illegal cryptocurrency mining due to its impact on the power grid and public safety. Underground mining operations have caused recent infrastructure damage, including a substation fire. Officials call for stricter measures to address...
Binance continues to serve Russian users despite 2023 exit
26.9.2024
A spokesperson confirmed that Binance continues to serve a “limited number of existing Russian users” a year after announcing its full exit from Russia
Coinbase-backed Truflation confirms hack, estimated around $5M
26.9.2024
Truflation’s team said that no customer funds were stolen in the security breach
Will Trump pardon SBF? 6 weird Polymarket betting pools on US politics
24.9.2024
As the US elections approach, crypto policy betting surges on Polymarket. From traditional political predictions to quirky, unexpected wagers, users are placing bets on what’s to come
CFTC eyeing Polymarket, betting platforms amid US elections: Law Decoded
23.9.2024
Polymarket and other offshore platforms are under CFTC scrutiny for compliance, and the SEC and German authorities are ramping up crypto crackdowns
CFTC eyeing Polymarket, betting platforms amid US elections: Law Decoded
23.9.2024
Polymarket and other offshore platforms are under CFTC scrutiny for compliance, and the SEC and German authorities are ramping up crypto crackdowns
Telegram’s Privacy Overhaul: IPs and Phone Numbers of Lawbreakers to Be Shared
23.9.2024
After the arrest and subsequent release of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, his Telegram channel shared that the messaging platform has updated its terms of service and privacy policy. According to these changes, the platform may disclose the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate...
Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses
23.9.2024
Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges
Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses
23.9.2024
Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges
What to expect at Caroline Ellison’s sentencing hearing
20.9.2024
The former Alameda Research CEO’s lawyers have requested time served, and prosecutors seemed flattering in their sentencing memo, but what will Judge Lewis Kaplan say on Sept. 24?
What to expect at Caroline Ellison’s sentencing hearing
20.9.2024
The former Alameda Research CEO’s lawyers have requested time served, and prosecutors seemed flattering in their sentencing memo, but what will Judge Lewis Kaplan say on Sept. 24?
Court approves Terraform Labs winding down in bankruptcy hearing
19.9.2024
After collapsing in 2022, facing an SEC lawsuit in 2023, and filing for bankruptcy in 2024, many of Terraform’s legal cases in the US are beginning to wind down
SEC asks court for four months to produce documents for Coinbase
19.9.2024
The financial regulator requested an extension until February 2025 to review “at least 133,582 unique documents” as part of discovery motions with Coinbase
Partner of ex-FTX exec pleads not guilty to campaign finance charges
18.9.2024
Michelle Bond was free on a $1 million bond and restricted from traveling outside the continental US, while her partner Ryan Salame is expected to report to prison on Oct. 11
US gov’t cites Caroline Ellison’s ‘extraordinary cooperation’ before sentencing
17.9.2024
Lawyers representing the former Alameda Research CEO have requested time served and supervised release — an outcome that appeared more likely after a filing by US Attorneys
US gov’t cites Caroline Ellison’s ‘extraordinary cooperation’ before sentencing
17.9.2024
Lawyers representing the former Alameda Research CEO have requested time served and supervised release — an outcome that appeared more likely after a filing by US Attorneys