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Sam Bankman-Fried Sort of Had a Rough Day

22.9.2023
Yesterday was arguably not a great day for Sam Bankman-Fried. First, the judge overseeing his case rejected all seven of his proposed expert witnesses*, questioning at least one’s qualifications and saying some others really wouldn’t be relevant to the case

Vivek Ramaswamy Plans to Have Crypto Policy Ready by Thanksgiving

22.9.2023
Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is working on a crypto policy framework that he aims to finalize by Thanksgiving. The Republican criticized the regulation-by-enforcement approach of U.S. government agencies like the securities regulator under the administration of President Joe Biden and vowed...

Binance, U.S. Affiliate, Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao File to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

22.9.2023
Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao filed to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit Thursday, claiming the regulator hadn't "plausibly alleged" various securities-related violations

Sam Bankman-Fried Will Remain in Jail Through the Start of His Trial

21.9.2023
An appeals court rejected his attorneys’ attempt to free him in the run-up to the trial

Judge Blocks Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Witnesses From Testifying

21.9.2023
Judge Lewis Kaplan, who's overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried's trial, granted the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to block all of the FTX founder's proposed witnesses from testifying at his trial next month

Ex-Senator Who Once Shepherded Crypto Legislation Sees No Path in Current Congress

21.9.2023
Former U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who tried and failed to push his own crypto legislation through Congress before leaving at the start of the year, can’t see how the current Senate will have any better luck, despite recent progress in the House of Representatives

Binance Warns of Multiple Stablecoin Delistings as Lawyers Puzzle Over EU's MiCA

21.9.2023
The EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets law, MiCA, takes effect next year, but it’s not clear how it will apply to foreign or decentralized issuers

Here’s How FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial May Play Out

21.9.2023
FTX founder and onetime CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will stand trial in just under two weeks to defend himself against allegations he deliberately committed fraud and conspired to defraud crypto investors and customers in FTX and Alameda Research. CoinDesk spoke to several legal experts about how...

US Presidential Hopeful Ramaswamy to Release “Comprehensive Crypto Policy Framework” Before Thanksgiving

21.9.2023
A major candidate for the US Presidency is on the verge of releasing a “comprehensive crypto policy framework”. Speaking at a crypto event on Wednesday, Republican Party presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy announced plans to release the framework by Thanksgiving (on 23rd November). Crypto data...

Vivek Ramaswamy is Drafting a 'Crypto Policy Framework'

20.9.2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will release a crypto policy paper

U.S. CBDC Efforts Opposed in Legislation Advanced by House Republicans

20.9.2023
A crypto-related bill meant to stifle a future U.S. central bank digital currency is now heading toward consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives after committee approval Wednesday, marking further progress for digital assets legislation in Congress

Breaking Down the Infamous Alameda Balance Sheet

20.9.2023
The infamous balance sheet of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm, Alameda Research, served as the basis for a Nov. 2, 2022, story by CoinDesk’s Ian Allison. The article raised questions about how sturdy the company’s financial underpinnings were – and, by extension, how safe Bankman-Fried’s...

South Koreans Hold $99B of Digital Assets Overseas: Tax Service

20.9.2023
The crypto held in overseas accounts for about 70% of all assets held outside the country

UK Just Passed an Online Safety Bill That Will Apply to the Metaverse

20.9.2023
The bill requires companies to assess the likelihood that children will encounter harmful content in virtual worlds and have measures in place to mitigate such risks

Stanford University Will Return 'Gifts' Donated by FTX: Report

20.9.2023
Stanford University will be returning "gifts" it received from FTX, allegedly orchestrated by Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, according to a Bloomberg report

U.S. SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Warns More Charges Coming to Exchanges, DeFi

19.9.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) isn’t done chasing down crypto exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects it sees as violating securities laws in the same vein as Coinbase Inc. (COIN) and Binance, said David Hirsch, head of the agency’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit

Crypto Wants a De Minimis Tax Exemption in the U.S.

19.9.2023
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) published an open letter in July asking the crypto industry to weigh in on crypto tax issues, including loans, staking, mining, constructive sales and wash trading. These comments were due earlier this...