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US prosecutors oppose Ethereum dev’s motion to reduce 5-year sentence
18.6.2024
In April 2022, a judge sentenced Virgil Griffith to 63 months in prison for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea
Signal boss slams EU’s latest ‘upload moderation’ surveillance ploy
18.6.2024
The Chat Control law is aimed at combating child exploitation material, but Meredith Whittaker said it’s just the latest proposed tactic to undermine encryption
Terraform Labs to shut down after $4.5B SEC settlement: Law Decoded
17.6.2024
Terraform Labs plans to sell key projects within the Terra ecosystem and give the community control of the Terra blockchain
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
South Korea devises law for constant scrutiny of 600 crypto tokens
17.6.2024
South Korea is set to implement the virtual asset user protection law, which will come into force by July 19
Salvadoran Government Introduces Bitcoin Banking Law Reform
16.6.2024
The Salvadoran government has presented an initiative to accelerate the inclusion of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in its investment banking sector. The banking law reform introduced to the National Assembly would allow private investors to constitute banks that can provide services in Bitcoin...
Gemini reaches $50M settlement with New York AG over Earn program
14.6.2024
Gemini Trust said that affected Earn users could expect “100% of the assets owed to them” within seven days
Ripple invokes SEC v. Terraform case, argues for smaller civil penalty
14.6.2024
The blockchain firm’s case with the SEC has been ongoing since December 2020, when the regulator alleged Ripple used XRP as an unregistered security to raise funds
MicroStrategy upsizes latest stock sale to $700M to buy more Bitcoin
14.6.2024
MicroStrategy upsizes its convertible senior notes offering to $700 million, earmarking proceeds for Bitcoin purchases and corporate purposes
UwU Lend offers a $5M bounty to whoever catches its exploiter
14.6.2024
The UwU Lend hacker has now stolen a combined $24 million from the protocol across two attacks
Holograph fell 80% in 9 hours after exploiter mints 1B additional HLG
14.6.2024
The 1 billion HLG tokens were worth $14.4 million at the time of the first mint, Etherscan data shows
Landmark Ruling: Crypto Dealings Not Illegal in India, Says High Court
14.6.2024
The Orissa High Court in India ruled that cryptocurrency dealings are not illegal under Indian law. This decision arose from a case involving individuals accused of fraud through a Ponzi scheme. Justice Sasikanta Mishra clarified that cryptocurrency is not considered money under the Prize Chits...
Judge okays early approval of $2.4M deal with sports stars over Voyager
11.6.2024
After months of proceedings, Robert Gronkowski, Victor Oladipo and Landon Cassill may see the light at the end of the tunnel for a lawsuit involving promoting Voyager Digital
Crypto Mixers, Privacy Coins, Layer 2s Complicate Tracing for Law Enforcement, EU Innovation Hub Says
11.6.2024
Separately, France's markets regulator said crypto remains a high risk for money laundering
EU elections 2024: Pro-crypto parties pick up seats amid Green losses
11.6.2024
The European elections have caused a stir, but several pro-crypto or crypto-supportive parties have gained seats
Trump promises to become the ‘crypto president’ — Law Decoded
10.6.2024
The former United States president is intensifying his cryptocurrency advocacy as part of his 2024 presidential campaign
Bitfarms adopts shareholder rights plan as Riot attempts takeover
10.6.2024
The plan, which passed after Bitfarms’ shareholder meeting, will complicate Riot’s effort but not necessarily stop it from succeeding
South Korea enacts Virtual Asset User Protection Law, issues NFT guidelines
10.6.2024
South Korea is making significant strides in regulating the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape with the implementation of the Virtual Asset User Protection Law. This landmark legislation, now in effect, aims to safeguard users and ensure the integrity of the virtual asset market. Alongside...
Impact of shifting SEC policy on ETH ‘yet to be seen’ — Consensys SC
7.6.2024
Bill Hughes, Consensys’ senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters, spoke to Cointelegraph at Consensus 2024 in Texas on the status of its lawsuit against the SEC
US elections are a ‘huge variable’ for Solana ETF approval
7.6.2024
The approval of spot Ether ETFs has opened Pandora’s box for another altcoin ETF. Solana, XRP, Chainlink or Dogecoin could be next, but is the crypto market overly optimistic?