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Today in Crypto: US Court Orders SEC to Respond to Coinbase's Rulemaking Petition Within 7 Days, Circle Gets Its Singapore MPI Licence, Cathie Woods Uses Drop in Coinbase Stock Price to Stock Up
7.6.2023
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Russian Prosecutors to Gain Crypto Confiscation Powers – But There’s a Wrinkle
7.6.2023
The Russian Prosecutor-General is set to let investigators confiscate crypto and liquidate criminals’ tokens, with the Treasury hoping to benefit.
But legal experts say the plan could hit a roadblock when prosecutors try to liquidate coins.
The media outlet Vedemosti first reported on...
Coinbase Was Dismissed by the US SEC After Months of Figuring Out How To Register, Chief Legal Officer Says
7.6.2023
Coinbase was dismissed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with no response after months of discussing how to register with the agency, the crypto exchange’s chief legal officer told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Paul Grewal, chief legal officer at Coinbase, faced lawmakers hours after...
Tornado Cash 2.0: The race to build safe and legal coin mixers
6.6.2023
Projects are racing to create legal coin mixers that preserve privacy while revealing just enough data to stay on the right side of the law
Coinbase Becomes the Latest Target of SEC: Accused of Unregistered Brokerage and Securities Violations
6.6.2023
After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Binance, it has now filed a legal case against the San Francisco-based exchange, Coinbase. The SEC alleges that Coinbase breached multiple securities regulations and has been functioning as an unregistered broker since 2019. SEC Alleges...
US CFTC Chair Behnam, Coinbase Chief Legal Among Others To Testify at House Hearing
6.6.2023
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal and a slew of former regulators are set to testify Tuesday morning in front of a US congressional committee.
The House Agriculture Committee will meet to discuss legislation to regulate...
Genesis Bankruptcy Judge Extends Mediation Period Between Genesis, Creditors
5.6.2023
The insolvent lender will now have until August 2 to submit a plan to emerge from bankruptcy
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Plunges Amid Legal Action by US SEC Against Binance and Its Founder
5.6.2023
In the wake of recent legal action by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its founder, Bitcoin has witnessed a significant plunge.
This development has sent shockwaves throughout the crypto market, raising concerns...
Gate.io Exchange Threatens Legal Action Against Bankruptcy Rumor Spreaders
5.6.2023
Major crypto exchange Gate.io has threatened to take legal measures against those spreading rumors of its possible bankruptcy.
“Legal proceedings will be initiated against people who cause panic among investors only with rumors and gossip, without relying on any concrete source,” according to...
Binance Faces Legal Action by SEC for Violating US Securities Laws
5.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took legal action against Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, for violating U.S. securities laws. Gary Gensler, the chairman of the SEC, revealed that Binance is facing thirteen charges related to these violations. Binance...
Today in Crypto: JPMorgan Partners with 6 Indian Banks on Blockchain-Based Interbank Transactions, APPG Makes 53 Crypto Recommendations to the UK Government, Charles Hoskinson Warns About the Rise in AI-generated Frauds
5.6.2023
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Metropolitan Museum of Art to Refund $550K in Donations from FTX
5.6.2023
The New York-based Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than half a million dollars in donations it received from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX.
The popular US museum, known as the Met, is set to refund $550,000 to FTX debtors, according to a filing to the United States Bankruptcy...
Gate.io threatens legal action against rumor-mongers
4.6.2023
Insolvency rumors surfaced after a series of events involving Multichain. Gate.io has denied any liquidity issues
Today in Crypto: Elon Musk Accused of DOGE-Related Insider Trading, Xapo Integrates with the Single Euro Payments Area Network, US CFTC Mulls Rules Change to Include Crypto Risk
2.6.2023
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Today in Crypto: Xapo Integrates USDT Payment Rails, Police Reportedly Detains Trust Reserve Core Team, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Recommends All Banks Adopt Blockchain & AI
31.5.2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried Leverages Law Firm Advice for FTX Fraud Defense
31.5.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is preparing to argue that he relied on the advice of Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West in his defense against fraud charges.
On Tuesday, his lawyers requested that prosecutors turn over documents that were provided...
Could Ben.eth’s PSYOP tokens face legal scrutiny? It depends, say lawyers
31.5.2023
Michael Kanovitz, a lawyer threatening to file a class action against Ben.eth, says the PSYOP scheme bear similarities to cases that have seen SEC enforcement
Today in Crypto: Key App Reveals Bridge Connecting Solana & Ethereum, ECB Publishes Two Reports on Digital Euro, Russia Abandons National Crypto Exchange Plans, CoinEx Launches BitHK
30.5.2023
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South Korean Court Jails Civil Servant Who Stole Public Funds to Buy Crypto
29.5.2023
A South Korean court has handed a suspended jail term to a civil servant who stole thousands of USD worth of public funds to pay for crypto investments.
Per Yonhap, the public official was handed a one-year suspended prison sentence, as well as two years of probation.
The official was not named...
Today in Crypto: Genesis & Gemini File Motion to Dismiss the SEC Lawsuit, Temasek Cuts Compensation for Team Who Recommended FTX Investment, Hong Kong Police Launches 'CyberDefender Metaverse' Platform
29.5.2023
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