Search
Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC, FDIC of Improperly Blocking Document Requests
27.6.2024
A research firm Coinbase contracted is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a federal banking agency, accusing them on Thursday of failing to produce documents under open-records laws that would shed light on the regulators' views on cryptocurrencies
Ripple Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Securities Lawsuit
21.6.2024
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued an order granting in part and denying in part the motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit concerning allegations of securities law violations against Ripple Labs, XRP II, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Court Ruling...
Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit
4.6.2024
Dapper Labs has reached a tentative settlement agreement with a group of investors who sued the non-fungible token (NFT) company and its co-founder and CEO Roham Gharegozlou for allegedly violating federal securities laws
MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor Agrees to $40M Settlement in D.C. Income Tax Case
3.6.2024
The District of Columbia sued Saylor in 2022 for allegedly not paying income taxes while living in the district
What Is the Howey Test? Understanding Its Role in Crypto Regulation
25.5.2024
This year, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increasing enforcement on businesses accused of offering unregistered crypto securities to American investors, regulators, attorneys, and judges have been utilizing the Howey Test to ascertain whether specific crypto assets...
The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play
8.5.2024
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It's the latest company to follow a growing trend...
SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion in Final Judgment Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs
25.4.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the court to order Terraform Labs and Do Kwon to pay around $5.3 billion as part of the final judgment against the two defendants. This sum includes $4,192,147,847 in disgorgement and $545,748,909 in prejudgment interest. SEC Seeks Final...
Ripple Asks Court to Reject SEC’s $2 Billion Penalty Request in XRP Case
24.4.2024
Ripple Labs has filed its opposition to the request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the company to pay $2 billion in fines in the XRP case. “The SEC’s draconian remedial requests are ungrounded in law or principle. This court should reject them in their...
US Court Sentences Onecoin’s Head of Legal and Compliance to 4 Years in Prison
5.4.2024
A U.S. court has sentenced Onecoin’s purported head of legal and compliance to four years in prison. She “facilitated and committed money laundering, aiding in the exploitation of millions of victims,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. The Onecoin legal chief was also ordered...
Google Sues Chinese Nationals for Running Crypto Scam Using Google Play App Store
4.4.2024
Tech giant Google has filed a lawsuit against two Chinese nationals, accusing them of developing fraudulent cryptocurrency apps on the Google Play store and defrauding more than 100,000 users globally. “This is a unique opportunity for us to use our resources to actually combat bad actors...
Binance Executives File Suit Against Nigeria: Local Media
29.3.2024
The two Binance executives held in Nigeria after being invited for consultations filed suit against two government agencies for allegedly violating their human rights
SEC Asks Judge to Fine Ripple $2 Billion in XRP Case — Ripple CEO Says ‘There Is Absolutely No Precedent for This’
27.3.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking nearly $2 billion in fines from Ripple Labs in the ongoing XRP lawsuit. “There is absolutely no precedent for this,” exclaimed Ripple’s CEO regarding the $2 billion fine. “We will continue to expose the SEC...
Ripple CEO Expects SEC to Lose Against Ethereum, Mirroring XRP Lawsuit Outcome
23.3.2024
Ripple’s chief executive believes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be unsuccessful in classifying ether as a security, similar to how the agency lost its legal battle, for the most part, against XRP. Noting that the SEC has been “losing badly in courts”...
How an Appeals Court Ruled on an Aspiring Class-Action Lawsuit Against Binance
13.3.2024
A federal appeals court ruled last week that Binance needs to face a putative class-action lawsuit from a group of U.S.-based crypto investors who allege the exchange allowed them to buy and trade unregistered securities in the form of certain cryptocurrencies. The ruling doesn't make...
Hut 8 Faces Multiple Lawsuits From Shareholders Following Stock Crash
7.3.2024
A class action securities lawsuit was filed against Hut 8 Corp., seeking to recover the losses of shareholders who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between November 9, 2023, and January 18, 2024.
The post Hut 8 Faces Multiple Lawsuits From Shareholders Following Stock Crash...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Shares ‘Real Story’ of SEC Lawsuit — Claims SEC Seeks ‘Boundless Authority’ Over Commerce
27.2.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has shared what it called “the real story” of the lawsuit against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kraken also explained why it is moving to dismiss the case. “Crypto innovators in the United States should not have to fear...
Many of Lawsuits Initiated under Gensler Will be Dropped: Billionaire Investor Mike Novogratz
26.2.2024
Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz believes many of the lawsuits brought under current Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will be dropped.
The post Many of Lawsuits Initiated under Gensler Will be Dropped: Billionaire Investor Mike Novogratz appeared first on Cryptonews
Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs
31.1.2024
Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its case comes to court Feb. 5
New York’s Bar Association Seeks Law Reform to Keep Crypto Market Lead
30.1.2024
New York City’s Bar Association has pitched an amendment to the law relating to emerging technologies aiming to see the city maintain its crypto market lead. The proposals on several issues were contained in its New York’s state Legislative Agenda released on Jan 29. The Bar seeks to amend lawsuits...
Top 10 Crypto Exchanges Saw $34.26 Trillion Trading Volume in 2023, Binance Maintained Top Rank: Report
17.1.2024
The combined trading volume of the top 10 crypto exchanges in 2023 reached a staggering $34.26 trillion, a 16% decline from the previous year, cryptocurrency rating and research firm TokenInsight revealed in a report today. Binance Retained Top Rank Despite Lawsuits Binance, one of the leading...