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Coinbase Shares Wells Response, Challenges SEC’s Change in Attitude Towards Its Core Businesses
28.4.2023
On April 27, Coinbase, the crypto exchange based in San Francisco, made public the disclosure of its response to the Wells notice it had received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) back in March. The company maintained that the regulatory body’s enforcement actions were...
Kraken asks San Francisco court to intervene against IRS demands
27.4.2023
Kraken has joined Coinbase in an effort to push back against the growing regulatory scrutiny by U.S. regulators
Court Orders Crypto Exchanges to Aid in Investigation of Collapsed Globix Trader
26.4.2023
A court in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has ordered several crypto exchanges to assist in the investigation of the collapsed crypto trading firm Globix.
Per a report from the Financial Times on Tuesday, investigators are seeking to track down $43 million in missing funds from...
Apple's outside payments ban upheld as unlawful in likely win for NFTs and crypto
26.4.2023
Unless Apple appeals the decision and has the ruling overturned, developers are free to direct app users to their own systems to make purchases
Binance US Pulls the Plug: Voyager Purchase Deal Falls Through
25.4.2023
According to the now-defunct crypto lender Voyager, Binance US sent a letter to the company “terminating the asset purchase agreement.” While the announcement was “disappointing” for Voyager, the firm maintained that its customers would still be receiving their cash...
Genesis settlement disrupted by new creditor demands, DCG says
25.4.2023
Under the initial settlement plan, Genesis creditors were expected to receive 80% recovery of funds lost due to the bankruptcy
Coinbase Files Legal Action Against SEC Over Lack of Regulatory Clarity
25.4.2023
On April 24, 2023, Coinbase announced that it had filed an action in federal court requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to their petition. The petition, submitted in July 2022, requested the commission to propose and adopt rules governing the regulation of digital...
OpenSea 'insider trading' trial kicked off in New York district court
25.4.2023
The court case might have a decisive influence on the legal classification of NFTs
Terra Co-Founder Daniel Shin Indicted in South Korea: Bloomberg
25.4.2023
Shin was indicted with nine others as prosecutors froze $185 million in assets
Ugandan High Court Rules to Uphold Central Bank’s Crypto Prohibition
25.4.2023
A Judge of a High Court in Uganda recently dismissed an application which sought to quash a Bank of Uganda directive that barred licensed entities and individuals from facilitating crypto transactions. In his ruling, Justice Musa Ssekaana insisted that the central bank’s crypto prohibition...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Sues the SEC, Demands Court Compel Response to Rulemaking Petition – Here's the Latest
25.4.2023
Coinbase has asked a court to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to its July 2022 petition that asked for clearer crypto regulation guidelines.
On Monday, the company filed a lawsuit with a federal appellate court in Philadelphia, arguing that the SEC hasn’t been reasonable...
Gibraltar Court Orders Crypto Wallet Freezes as Investigators Probe Failed Trader Globix: FT
25.4.2023
A Gibraltar court has ordered Binance, Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Kraken to freeze wallets or identify owners linked to the collapsed crypto trader
Judge approves taps on SBF’s parents’ phones to meet bail conditions
25.4.2023
Surveillance software installed on Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents’ phones will track every minute of their activity across browsers, messaging and calls
Coinbase files court action to compel SEC’s response to rulemaking petition
25.4.2023
Coinbase is looking to force the SEC to respond to its rulemaking petition seeking rules for the crypto industry that's been pending since July 2022
Coinbase Asks for Court to Force SEC Response to 2022 Rulemaking Petition
25.4.2023
South Korean Court Rules Terra Crypto Asset LUNC Is Not a Security
24.4.2023
Amidst the allegations against Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, a recent report by the Korean Sunday News has revealed that the Seoul Southern District Court has ruled in favor of LUNA, now renamed LUNC, by stating that it is not a financial investment product. Despite the recent...
LUNA token is not a security, rules S.Korean court in Terra co-founder case
24.4.2023
The court in its ruling noted that It is difficult to see Luna coin as a financial investment product regulated by the Capital Markets Act
Terra's Do Kwon Wants SEC Charges Dismissed, Court Filings Show
24.4.2023
The SEC cannot regulate digital assets involved in the case as the UST stablecoin is a currency, not a security, lawyers for the disgraced crypto executive said
US Court Sentences Russian Crypto Ransom Launderer to Probation and Fine
24.4.2023
A Russian crypto entrepreneur, charged with laundering money from ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to probation and fined in the U.S. after pleading guilty. Founder of two coin trading platforms, Denis Dubnikov, was arrested in the Netherlands and extradited to the U.S. last year. Oregon...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Copycats Dealt Legal Blow by US Court
23.4.2023
The hugely popular non-fungible token (NFT) maker of Bored Ape, Yuga Labs, has recently won its case against copycat Ryder Ripps.
According to court documents, Yuga Labs is said to have won on all counts.
The legal tussle which began last summer seems to have turned in the face of Yuga Labs. ...