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Blockchain Legal Newsreel

  • September 27, 2024:  Mango DAO and Mango Markets agree to settle SEC charges involving unregistered sale of MNGO tokens - Link

  • September 24, 2024:  SEC settles charges against TrueCoin, TrustToken over TrueUSD  - Link

  • September 19, 2024:  Judge dismisses Consensys lawsuit against SEC over MetaMask and Ethereum claims - Link

  • September 17, 2024:  Days before opening, Flyfish Club settles with SEC for $750K  - Link

  • September 13, 2024.  SEC ‘regrets any confusion’ from dubbing tokens as securities: filing - Link

  • September 12, 2024.  Judge rules CFTC exceeded authority in blocking Kalshi’s election contracts - Link

  • September 7, 2024:  CFTC files emergency motion seeking to stop Kalshi listing election prediction contracts - Link

  • September 4, 2024:  Uniswap Labs settles with the US CFTC for $175,000 on charges related to derivatives trading - Link

  • August 28, 2024:  OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC, Which Calls NFTs Sold on Platform 'Securities' - Link

  • August 26, 2024:  Abra settles SEC charges of unregistered sale of crypto asset securities in Abra Earn - Link

  • August 9, 2024:  Federal Reserve takes enforcement action against Customers Bank re digital assets - Link

  • July 31, 2024:  SEC Plans to Adopt 16 Rules in Coming Months - Link

  • July 12, 2024:  CORNER POST MAGNIFIES REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY AFTER LOPER BRIGHT - Link
    May 31, 2024:  Biden vetoes bill overturning SAB 121, says standard 'necessary' for crypto innovation - Link

  • May 30, 2024: A16z Crypto donates additional $25 million to pro-crypto super PAC Fairshake - Link

  • May 26, 2024:  Donald Trump pledges to free Ross Ulbricht, stop CBDCs, and support self custody in speech to Libertarian Convention - Link

  • May 23, 2024:   - SEC approves 8 Ethereum ETFs including BlackRock and Fidelity - Link

  • May 22, 2024:   US House passes market structure bill to regulate the crypto industry - Link

  • May 21, 2024.  Alexey Pertsev: Details in Full as Court Jails Tornado Cash Developer for 64 Months - Link

  • May 21, 2024:  Uniswap responds to SEC Wells notice, says litigation is not the path forward - Link

  • May 10, 2024.  CFTC Votes to Ban Election Events Contracts - Dissent

  • May 8, 2024:  House Votes to Erase SEC Crypto Policy While President Biden Vows Veto (SAB 121) - Link

  • May 8, 2024: Proposed US Blockchain Integrity Act would ban crypto mixers for 2 years - Link

  • May 6, 2024:  Robinhood Crypto gets Wells notice from US SEC - Link

  • April 25, 2024:  Consensys files preemptive lawsuit against SEC over Ethereum - Link

  • April 25, 2024:  SEC delays decision on listing and trading spot bitcoin ETF options, asks for public comments - Link

  • April 22, 2024:  SEC lawyers resign after judge blasts agency for 'abuse' of power in crypto fraud trial: Bloomberg - Link

  • April 10, 2024:  DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice From the SEC - Link

  • April 8, 2024:  US to begin fraud trial on Avi Eisenberg’s $116 million Mango Markets exploit - Link

  • March 29, 2024:  Custodia Bank Loses Lawsuit Challenging Fed Rejection of Master Account Application - Link

  • March 23, 2024:  SEC pushes back decision on Grayscale Ether futures ETF - Link

  • March 21, 2024:  Crypto exchange OKX exiting India, asking users to withdraw funds by Apr. 30 - Link

  • March 18, 2024:  Utah judge denies SEC's motion to dismiss DEBT Box case, imposes sanctions - Link

  • March 13, 2024:  DIFC passes New Digital Assets law - Link

  • March 8, 2024:  Wyoming Grants DAOs New Legal Structure - Link

  • March 5, 2024:  On Today’s Episode of As the Crypto World Turns: Statement on ShapeShift AG - Link

  • March 5, 2024:  Russia, China team up against the US dollar with planned blockchain payment system - Link

  • March 1, 2024:  SEC overstepped its authority in Kraken case, state AGs allege - Link

  • March 1, 2024:  Department of Energy drops emergency survey of Bitcoin miners after legal backlash - Link

  • February 29, 2024.  U.S. House Panel Votes to Disapprove of Controversial SEC Custody Guidance (SAB 121) - Link

  • February 8, 2024:  Bankrupt Crypto Lender Genesis Global Settles NY Fraud Lawsuit - Link

  • January 31, 2024:  Bankrupt FTX won't be restarting, but former customers will get money back in full - Link

  • January 30, 2024: SEC plans to dismiss case against DEBT Box after admitting inaccurate statements were made - Link

  • January 11, 2024:  Why a US bitcoin ETF is a game-changer for crypto - Link / Hester

  • December 28, 2023:  Judge sides with US SEC, says Terraform Labs crypto founder Do Kwon violated law - Link

  • December 22, 2023:  SEC ‘deeply regrets’ errors in crypto case (Debt Box), asks judge to waive sanctions after misleading statements - Link

  • November 26, 2023:  Paradigm Says Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Launch 'Crossed Lines' as Users Lock Up $535 Million - Link

  • November 24, 2023:  Do Kwon's extradition to South Korea and US approved by Montenegro court - Link

  • November 23, 2023:  Singapore to tighten crypto regulations for retail customers - Link

  • November 21, 2023:  Binance and CEO Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in $4B Resolution - Link

  • November 20, 2023:  US SEC sues Kraken crypto exchange over failure to register - Link / Link2

  • November 20, 2023:  US Justice Dept reportedly ready to settle with Binance for $4B - Link

  • November 9, 2023:  Crypto business in (and “to”) the UK: Further light on the new regulatory regimes - Link

  • November 2, 2023.  PayPal Faces SEC Subpoena Over Its PYUSD Stablecoin - Link

  • November 2, 2023:  SBF is guilty on all counts as jury rules he defrauded investors - Link

  • October 31, 2023:  Circle will no longer support stablecoin minting for consumer accounts - Link

  • October 31, 2023:  GAO reviewed SAB 121, Bulletin Was an Agency Rule - Link

  • October 30, 2023:  Singapore, Japan, U.K., Swiss Regulators Plan Asset Tokenization Pilots - Link

  • October 30, 2023:  Marshall Islands Further Strengthen's Law That Made DAOs Legal Entities - Link

  • October 30, 2023:  U.K. Publishes Final Proposals for Crypto, Stablecoin Regulation - Link

  • October 27, 2023:  Hester Peirce speaks out against LBRY enforcement action: ‘The market could have decided’ - Link

  • October 24, 2023:  Seven Things to Know About California’s New Crypto Licensing Bill - Link

  • October 20, 2023:  LBRY throws in towel against the SEC - Link

  • October 19, 2023:  NY AG Sues Cryptocurrency Companies Gemini, Genesis, and DCG for Defrauding Investors - Link

  • October 19, 2023: SEC Dismisses Lawsuit Against Ripple Execs in 'Stunning Capitulation' - Link

  • October 19, 2023:  FinCEN Proposes New Regulation to Enhance Transparency in Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing and Combat Terrorist Financing - Link / Link 2

  • October 17, 2023:  California Enacts Landmark Crypto Licensing Law - Link / Link 2

  • October 16, 2023:  BlackRock says application for spot bitcoin ETF is still under review by SEC despite rumors on social media - Link

  • October 13, 2023:  SEC doesn't plan to appeal court ruling on Grayscale spot bitcoin ETF: Reuters - Link

  • October 12, 2023:  CFTC charges Voyager co-founder Stephen Ehrlich with fraud - Link

  • October 11, 2023:  SEC’s ATS Re-proposal Doubles Down on DeFi and Digital Asset Regulation - Link

  • October 10, 2023:  Hamas-Linked Crypto Accounts Frozen by Israeli Police, With Binance's Help: Report - Link

  • October 3, 2023:  Binance hit with class-action lawsuit over alleged market manipulation - Link

  • October 3, 2023:  Judge rejects SEC’s Ripple interlocutory appeal - Link

  • October 1, 2023:  SEC Chair Gensler Clashes With Congressman On Bitcoin, Ether - Link

  • September 27, 2023:  SEC’s Gensler taken to task over crypto custody guidance again in House hearing - Link

  • September 26, 2023:  IRS Proposed Rule on Digital Asset Broker Reporting Could Kill Crypto in America - Link

  • September 26, 2023:  Ethereum Wallet Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Sanctioned by U.S. Government - Link

  • September 13, 2023:  SEC Charges Creator of Stoner Cats Web Series for Unregistered Offering of NFTs - Link

  • September 10, 2023:  FTX estate sues LayerZero Labs to recover $86M transferred on eve of bankruptcy - Link

  • September 8, 2023:  CTFC cracks down on DeFi protocols Opyn, ZeroEx and Deridex - Link

  • August 31, 2023: U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap - Link

  • August 31, 2023:  SEC delays decisions on bitcoin ETFs from firms including BlackRock and Fidelity - Link

  • August 29, 2023:  Genesis, DCG reach in-principle deal with creditors - court filing - Link

  • August 29, 2023:  Court hands Grayscale win in long-running suit against SEC - Link

  • August 29, 2023:  Grayscale’s Court Win Over SEC Lifts Hopes for Bitcoin ETF Approval - Link

  • August 29, 2023:  SEC's Secret Binance Court Filing Has Observers Bracing for Bad News - Link

  • August 28, 2023:  SEC takes first action against an NFT project (Impact Theory) as an unregistered security - Link 

  • August 17, 2023:  Court sides with government in Coinbase-backed lawsuit over Tornado Cash sanctions - Link

  • August 16, 2023:  Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. secures approval to bring federally regulated crypto futures trading to eligible US customers - Link

  • August 10, 2023:  Crypto Asset Trading Platform Bittrex and Former CEO to Settle SEC Charges for Operating an Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency - Link

  • August 8, 2023:  Federal Reserve Board provides additional information on its program to supervise novel activities in the banks it oversees - Link

  • August 7, 2023:  PayPal Launches U.S. Dollar Stablecoin - Link

  • August 4, 2023:  Revolut to terminate US crypto services, citing ‘regulatory environment’ - Link

  • August 3, 2023:  SEC to Prioritize AI Regulations Over Cryptocurrencies! - Link

  • August 3, 2023:  Crypto regulatory bills were successfully voted out of committee for the first time - Link

  • August 3, 2023:  HashKey obtains first license in Hong Kong to offer crypto retail trading - Link

  • August 2, 2023:  Hex crypto founder used investor funds to buy $4.3 million black diamond, SEC says - Link

  • August 1, 2023:  3AC co-founder says US court can no longer tell him what to do - Link

  • July 31, 2023:  Judge Rejects Ripple Ruling Precedent in Denying Terraform Labs' Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit- Link

  • July 27, 2023:  Crypto regulatory bill advances to House floor - Link

  • July 21, 2023:  SEC lawyers preview likely Ripple appeal in case against Do Kwon - Link

  • July 13, 2023:  Ripple Labs notches landmark win in SEC case over XRP cryptocurrency - Link

  • June 23, 2023:  Supreme Court rules in favor of Coinbase in arbitration dispute - Link

  • June 17, 2023:  Coinbase Slams 'Evasive Response' from SEC to Court Order - Link

  • June 17, 2023:  Binance Escapes Asset Freeze In Exchange For A Raft Of Restrictions - Link

  • June 16, 2023:  A Look at the Reserve Statements That Tether Tried to Conceal - Link

  • June 15, 2023:  Prometheum: What You Need to Know About the SEC’s Poster Child for Crypto Compliance - Link

  • June 14, 2023:  Ripple’s Alderoty calls for probe into Bill Hinman and his infamous speech - Link

  • June 13, 2023:  Financial Services Republicans Demand SEC Rescind Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Definition of “Exchange” - Link

  • June 11, 2023:  a16z opening UK office as prime minister plans to make country web3 hub - Link

  • June 9, 2023: CFTC wins Ooki DAO case, setting precedent that DAOs can be held liable - Link

  • June 9, 2023:  Robinhood ends support for Solana, Polygon, Cardano amid SEC exchange crackdown - Link

  • June 8, 2023:  US SEC crackdown on Coinbase, Binance puts crypto exchanges on notice - Link / Complaint

  • June 7, 2023:  Circle obtains Major Payment Institution license in Singapore - Link

  • June 7, 2023:  Robinhood Joins Coinbase in Saying It Tried to 'Come In and Register' Like SEC Wanted - Link

  • June 7, 2023:  IDC Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Strengthening American Leadership in Blockchain Technology - Link

  • June 6, 2023:  Coinbase Violated Securities Laws With Staking Program, Multiple U.S. State Regulators Allege - Link

  • June 6, 2023:  SEC files motion to freeze cryptocurrency held by Binance, Binance.US, CZ - Link

  • June 5, 2023:  Sec Sues Binance - Link / Complaint

  • June 5, 2023:  Congress Introduces A Game-Changing Crypto Bill Amid $350 Billion Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB And XRP Price Pump - Link

  • June 5, 2023:  JPMorgan to use blockchain to settle US dollar forex trades in India hub - Link

  • June 2, 2023:  McHenry, Thompson, Hill, Johnson Release Digital Asset Market Structure Proposal - Link

  • June 2, 2023:  Elon Musk is accused of insider trading by investors in Dogecoin lawsuit - Link

  • May 29, 2023:  Hong Kong SFC Concludes Consultation on Regulation of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms - Link

  • May 25, 2023:  Coinbase-supported motion counters Tornado Cash sanctions - Link

  • May 24, 2023:  Hong Kong regulator to issue crypto licences with retail investor guardrails - Link

  • May 23, 2023:  Crypto giant Binance commingled customer funds and company revenue, former insiders say - Link

  • May 19, 2023:  HKMA Commences e-HKD Pilot Programme - Link

  • May 18, 2023:  Crypto exchange volumes sink after Jump, Jane Street pull back - Link

  • May 17, 2023:  Citadel Securities sues crypto firm, alleges former executives stole trade secrets - Link

  • May 15, 2023:  BlockFi looks to liquidate lending business after unsuccessful sales attempt - Link

  • May 13, 2023:  Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Is Being Felt by Cayman Depositors - Link / Link2

  • May 11, 2023:  SEC’s Enforcement by Action Is ‘Crippling’ Digital Assets: Paradigm - Link

  • May 11, 2023:  Judge says BlockFi customers can be refunded $300 million from custodial wallets - Link

  • May 10, 2023:  U.S. Internal Revenue Service Files Claims Worth $44 Billion Against FTX Bankruptcy - Link

  • May 10, 2023:  Bain Capital Crypto Among 5 Firms Bashing SEC’s Proposed Custody Rule - Link

  • May 8, 2023:  Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy After SEC Sues the Crypto Platform - Link

  • May 9, 2023:  Coinbase ex-manager sentenced to 2 years in prison in US insider trading case - Link

  • May 5, 2023:  Wyoming Adopts Stable Token Legislation and Lays the Foundation for a Government-Issued Stablecoin - Link

  • May 3, 2023:  Ex-OpenSea manager convicted in NFT insider trading case - Link

  • May 2, 2023:  Dubai Reprimands Three Arrows Capital Founders Over New Exchange OPNX - Link

  • May 2, 2023:  Coinbase launches international crypto derivatives exchange - Link

  • April 28, 2023:  Hamas armed wing announces suspension of bitcoin fundraising - Link

  • April 26, 2023:  Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers - Link

  • April 25, 2023:  Terra co-founder Daniel Shin and nine others formally charged by South Korea - Link

  • April 25, 2023:  Binance.US nukes Voyager deal, bankrupt lender will distribute cash to customers - Link

  • April 24, 2023:  Coinbase sues the SEC for answer on rule specific to digital assets - Link

  • April 23, 2023:  Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Urges U.S. Congress to Step In for Regulatory Clarity - Link

  • April 22, 2023:  Old-School Rules Apply to New-School DeFi Exchanges - Link

  • April 20, 2023;  The MiCA Marathon: Are we reaching the finishing line? - Link / Link2

  • April 20, 2023:  Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Seals Fed Deal for $1 Billion Binance US Acquisition - Link

  • April 17, 2023:  SCOTUS Unanimously Endorses Early Challenge to Agency Proceedings, Limiting Enforcement Agency Power - Link

  • April 17, 2023:  Crypto Exchange Bittrex Violated Federal Laws, SEC Charges in Lawsuit - Link / Complaint

  • April 17, 2023:  New York Finance Regulator to Bill Crypto Firms for Annual Supervision Fees - Link

  • April 15, 2023:  New stablecoin bill draft introduced in US House of Representatives - Link

  • April 14, 2023:  SEC poised to increase its scrutiny of decentralized finance exchanges - Link

  • April 13, 2023:  Do DAOs Need to Worry About Infringing Patents? MakerDAO and Compound Protocol Serve as Test Cases - Link

  • April 7, 2023:  Carla Reyes - Crypto’s Future Is at Stake in a Dispute Over Commercial Law’s Definition of Money (UCC Article 12)- Link

  • April 1, 2023:  US Department of Treasury:  Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance - Link

  • March 31, 2023:  Bittrex to leave US - Link

  • March 28, 2023:  DAO token holders are plausibly liable, judge rules in bZx class action - Link

  • March 27, 2023:  US Crypto Firms Eye Overseas Move Amid Regulatory Uncertainty - Link

  • March 27, 2023:  New White Paper Uncovers How Federal Banking Regulators Are Waging "Operation Choke Point 2.0" Against The Cryptocurrency Industry - Link 

  • March 27, 2023:  Coinbase's Wells Notice Is Business As Usual For The SEC - Link

  • March 27, 2023:  How U.S. Regulators Are Choking Crypto - Link

  • March 27, 2023:  US regulator sues top crypto exchange Binance, CEO for 'willful evasion' - Link / Complaint

  • March 29, 2023:  Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit - Link

  • March 23, 2023:  SEC Investor Alert:  Exercise Caution with Crypto Asset Securities - Link

  • March 23, 2023:  Paradigm:  Due to SEC Inaction, Registration is Not a Viable Path for Crypto Projects - Link  

  • March 23, 2023:  Wyoming Could Be First US State to Issue Official Stablecoin - Link

  • March 22, 2023:  SEC sues Tron founder and celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Soulja Boy, for crypto securities violations - Link / Complaint

  • March 21, 2023:  Sushi DAO, Key Contributor Served With SEC Subpoena - Link

  • March 21, 2023:  IRS Guidance on NFT as Collectibles - Link

  • March 20, 2023:  Taiwan will soon have special legislation to regulate cryptocurrency and its Financial Supervisory Commission will be in charge - Link

  • March 24, 2023:  Do Kwon: Fugitive 'cryptocrash' boss arrested in Montenegro - Link

  • March 22, 2023:  XRP cryptocurrency jumps as investors hope Ripple will win legal battle with the SEC - Link 

  • March 22, 2023:  U.S. SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over some crypto products - Wells Notice - Link

  • March 21, 2023:  White House Takes Aim at Crypto in Scathing Economic Report - Link

  • March 17, 2023:  SVB Financial Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection - Link

  • March 16, 2023:  Blockchain Association Submits FOIA Request to Investigate De-banking of Crypto Firms - Link

  • March 16, 2023:  Crypto Faces a Banking Crisis. For Some, It’s a Conspiracy - Link

  • March 15, 2023:  Gensler suggests proof-of-stake tokens are securities - Link

  • March 15, 2023:  SEC advances new cybersecurity, consumer privacy rule proposals - Link

  • March 15, 2023:  Cybercriminals' crypto platform ChipMixer seized in international operation - Link

  • March 14, 2023:  Euro Parliament approves Data Act that requires kill switches on smart contracts - Link

  • March 13, 2023:  Tech execs race to save startups from 'extinction' after SVB/Signature collapse - Link

  • March 10, 2023:  Coinbase Updates Staking Service Following Regulatory Crackdown - Link

  • March 9, 2023:  Silvergate pursuing voluntary liquidation in California without FDIC - Link

  • March 9, 2023:  â€‹â€‹Stablecoins and Ether are ‘going to be commodities,’ reaffirms CFTC chair - Link

  • March 9, 2023:  DraftKings NFT Sales Broke Securities Laws, Suit Says - Link

  • March 9, 2023:  New York Attorney General James Sues KuCoin, Alleges ETH is a Security - Link

  • March 9, 2023:  Silicon Valley Bank Stock Plunge Sends Jitters Through The Startup World - Link

  • March 8, 2023:  All Crypto Companies in India Must Now KYC Users - Link

  • March 8, 2023:  Silvergate Capital will liquidate after crypto collapse wipes out bank - Link

  • March 7, 2023:  Binance.US Gets Judge’s Approval to Buy Voyager Digital Despite Regulator Objections - Link

  • March 7, 2023:  US court questions SEC's rejection of Grayscale's bitcoin fund proposal - Link

  • March 7, 2023:  SEC Commissioner’s Recommended Reforms to Regulation D Could Have a Significant Impact on Private Financings - Link

  • March 6, 2023:  Op-Ed: Crypto Is a Major Question Only Appellate Courts Can Answer - Link

  • March 6, 2023:  FTX sues Grayscale and DCG, citing 'exorbitant' fees - Link

  • March 5, 2023: Texts From Crypto Giant Binance Reveal Plan to Elude U.S. Authorities - Link

  • March 3, 2023:  U.S. Prepares New Rules on Investment in China - Link

  • March 3, 2023:  Stablecoin Issuer Tether Used Bank Accounts Opened With Falsified Documents in Past: WSJ - Link

  • March 3, 2023:  Binance.US Is Operating 'Unregistered Securities Exchange,' SEC Official Says - Link

  • March 2, 2023:  Silvergate Stock Drops Over 50% as Crypto Clients Flee Beleaguered Bank - Link

  • February 28, 2023:  UAE emirate to launch free zone for digital and virtual asset firms - Link

  • February 28, 2023:  SEC, CFTC Charge FTX's Singh With Fraud Following Criminal Plea - Link

  • February 27, 2023:  Coinbase to halt trading of Binance USD for not meeting listing standards - Link

  • February 24, 2023:  Crypto Investors' $28M ‘Black Thursday’ Lawsuit Against DeFi Giant Maker Dismissed by US Judge - Link

  • February 23, 2023:  SEC and New York regulators push back on Binance.US's acquisition of Voyager - Link

  • February 21, 2023:  Caitlin Long Sees 'Coordinated Effort' Among Regulators for Custodia Rejection - Link

  • February 16, 2023:  SEC Charges Terraform and CEO Do Kwon with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Schemes - Link / Complaint

  • February 16, 2023:  Exclusive: Crypto giant Binance moved $400 million from U.S. partner to firm managed by CEO Zhao - Link

  • February 16, 2023:  FTX customers sue financiers for giving bankrupt crypto exchange an 'air of legitimacy' - Link / Complaint

  • February 15, 2023:  SEC Proposes New Rule for RIA Custodying Digital Assets - Link1 / Link 2

  • February 15, 2023:  FDIC Demands Four Entities Cease Making False or Misleading Representations about Deposit Insurance - Link

  • February 13, 2023:  Paxos will no longer issue Binance USD stablecoin - Link

  • February 12, 2023:  Crypto Firm Paxos Faces SEC Lawsuit Over Binance USD Token - Link

  • February 9, 2023:  Flux Finance Launches Lending Token Collateralized by U.S. Treasurys - Link

  • February 9, 2023:  Crypto exchange Kraken settles with SEC for $30 million, will close U.S. staking operation - Link / Complaint

  • February 9, 2023:  Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Is Being Investigated by New York Regulator - Link

  • February 7, 2023:  SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2023 Priorities - Link

  • February 6, 2023:  Yuga Labs Settles With Ryder Ripps Collaborator in Trademark Suit - Link

  • February 6, 2023:  Hermes, NFT creator spar over 'MetaBirkins' in trademark trial - Link

  • February 6, 2023:  Bankrupt Lender Genesis and Parent DCG Reach Initial Agreement With Main Creditors - Link

  • February 6, 2023:  South Korea broadens rules defining which tokens are securities - Link

  • February 3, 2023:  Court of Appeal orders Tulip Bitcoin case to go to full trial - Link

  • February 1, 2023:  Britain sets out plans to regulate crypto industry in wake of FTX collapse - Link

  • February 1, 2023:  SEC Mango Markets Crypto Suit Zeroes in on Governance Tokens - Link

  • February 1, 2023:  Coinbase wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming it sold tokens illegally - Link

  • February 1, 2023:  Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement Further Restricting Crypto-Asset Activities and Addressing Uninsured State Member Banks - Link

  • January 31, 2023:  Florida has enacted a bill that imposes a license requirement for transmitters - Link

  • January 30, 2023:  White House: North Korean Funded Missile Program with $1bn Crypto Hack Haul - Link

  • January 30, 2023:  As crypto cratered, Gemini talked to customers about FDIC insurance - Link

  • January 27, 2023:  White House National Economic Counsel:  The Administration’s Roadmap to Mitigate Cryptocurrencies’ Risks - Link

  • January 27, 2023:  US securities regulator probes Wall Street over crypto custody - Link

  • January 26, 2023:  Pollen Mobile distances itself from crypto, sparking DeWi outrage - Link

  • January 25, 2023:  Mango Labs, LLC Sues Avi Eisenberg - Filing

  • January 23, 2023:  NYDFS released Regulatory Guidance on Virtual Currency Insolvency - Link

  • January 23, 2023:  DeFi Protocol Ondo Finance Sets Up Tokenized Corporate Bonds With Over 8% Yield on Stablecoins - Link

  • January 20, 2023:  Hester Peirce Speech Regulation by Enforcement at Duke - Link

  • January 20, 2023:  Crypto lending unit of Genesis files for U.S. bankruptcy - Link - Filing

  • January 19, 2023:  Nexo Agrees to Pay $45 Million in Penalties and Cease Unregistered Offering of Crypto Asset Lending Product - Link

  • January 19, 2023:  New FTX Chief Says Crypto Exchange Could Restart - Link

  • January 18, 2023:  Coinbase shutters business in Japan - Link

  • January 18, 2023:  U.S. arrests Bitzlato cofounder, alleges $700 mln of illicit funds processed- Link

  • January 18, 2023:  SEC ramped up cryptocurrency enforcement in 2022, report shows - Link

  • January 16, 2023:  3AC founders Zhu and Davies pitch to raise $25 million for new crypto exchange - Link

  • January 14, 2023:  US Lawmakers Create 'Congress' First Ever' Digital Assets Subcommittee - Link

  • January 13, 2023:  Genesis/Gemini - The S.E.C.’s Crypto Crackdown Intensifies - Link

  • January 13, 2023:  Gary Gensler throws crypto investors under the bus—again (Opinion) - Link

  • January 13, 2023:  Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New York Public Service Commission’s Approval of Fracked Gas-Powered Crypto Mining Operations - Link

  • January 12, 2023:  Opinion: The Impact of Avraham Eisenberg’s Case on the Future of Crypto - Link

  • January 12, 2023:  Is Crypto Provoking A Banking Civil War? - Link

  • January 12, 2023:  SEC Charges Genesis and Gemini for the Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Securities through the Gemini Earn Lending Program - Link / Complaint

  • January 11, 2023:  Ripple: ‘Congress must examine the SEC’s role in the recent crypto contagion’ - Link

  • January 11, 2023:  FTX locates $5 billion in cash and liquid crypto, contemplates sale - Link

  • January 10, 2023:  A Binance Stablecoin Wasn't Always Fully Backed: Bloomberg - Link

  • January 10, 2023:  Ondo Finance launches three tokenized U.S. Treasuries and bonds - Link

  • January 10, 2023:  New York Sends Clear Message Crypto Exchanges and Banks Must Meet AML Obligations - Link

  • January 10, 2023:  SCOTUS Considers Status of Legal Advice (Attorney Client Privilege) Given to Bitcoiner - Link

  • January 10, 2023:  Voyager gets initial approval for $1 bln Binance deal amid national security concerns - Link

  • January 10, 2023:  Ex-Coinbase manager's brother sentenced to 10 months in insider trading case - Link

  • January 9, 2023:  New York-based bank Metropolitan exits crypto after tumultuous year - Link

  • January 6, 2023:  FTX Reaches Agreement With Bahamas Liquidators on Asset Recovery - Link

  • January 4, 2023:  Celsius Bankruptcy Judge rules the Earn Accounts Are Part of the Bankruptcy Estate - Ruling

  • January 4, 2023:  $100 Million Settlement with Coinbase, Inc. after DFS Investigation Finds Significant Failings in the Company’s Compliance Program - Link

  • December 28, 2022:  Avraham Eisenberg Who Exploited Mango Markets Has Been Arrested in Puerto Rico - Link / Complaint

  • December 22, 2022:  SEC Proposes Regulation Best Execution - Link / Coinbase Response

  • December 22, 2022:  The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022 - Link

  • December 22, 2022:  SEC FTT Complaint Is Yet Another Case of Regulation by Enforcement - Link

  • December 21, 2022:  New State Privacy Laws That Take Effect in 2023 - Link

  • December 21, 2022: SEC Charges Issuer, CEO, and Former CTO of Thor Technologies for $2.6 Million Unregistered Crypto Asset Securities Offering - Link

  • December 21, 2022: - From MetaBirkins and Bored Apes to FTX and SBF: A Running List of Key Web3 Lawsuits - Link

  • December 20, 2022:  Yuga Labs NFT Trademark Suit Can Move Forward - Link

  • December 19, 2022:  Voyager Announces Agreement for Binance.US to Acquire Its Assets - Link

  • December 18, 2022:  SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Outlines Problems With the SEC’s Howey Test - Link

  • December 16, 2022:  Maple Finance Opts for Immediate Defaults To Curb Bad Loans - Link

  • December 16, 2022:  As Crypto Auditors Call It Quits, What Will Take Their Place? (Mazars and Armanino) - Link

  • December 15, 2022:  BZeroX Founders Are No Longer Part of Ooki DAO, Lawyer Says - Link

  • December 15, 2022:  New York Banks Now Need Approval Before Engaging with Crypto, Regulator Says - Link 

  • December 14, 2022:  Frustration and anger after SPV platform Assure dumps users at the curb ahead of holidays - Link

  • December 14, 2022:  Elizabeth Warren Announces the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act - Link

  • December 13, 2022:  Charges Against Bankman-Fried Filed by SEC, DOJ, CFTC - Link

  • December 13, 2022:  CFTC Must Serve Ooki DAO Founders: California Judge - Link

  • December 8, 2022:  Securities Law Class Action Suit Against Compound DAO, Robert Leshner, Geoffrey Hayes, AH Capital , Polychain, Bain Capital, Gauntlet Networks, and Paradigm - Link / Complaint

  • December 8, 2022:  EU crypto taxation proposal will target firms all over the world - Link

  • December 5, 2022: Nexo Announces Gradual Departure from the United States - Link

  • December 2, 2022:  FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident - Link

  • December 1, 2022:  Stripe Debuts Fiat-to-Crypto Payment Offering for Web3 Businesses - Link

  • December 1, 2022:  Proposed UCC Amendments to Article 12 Shed New Light on Transacting and Securing Interests in Digital Assets - Link

  • November 28, 2022:  Crypto Lender BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX Fallout Spreads - Link

  • November 23, 2022:  New York governor signs novel law that limits cryptomining, for now - Link

  • November 22, 2022:  FTX’s regulatory chief had 4 job titles in 2 years. What was he really doing? - Link

  • November 1, 2022:  FTX owes more than $3 billion to its top 50 creditors - Link

  • November 9, 2022:  Crypto.com Suspends These Withdrawals, Deposits On Solana Chain - Link

  • November 7, 2022:  U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud - Link

  • November 7, 2022:  New Hampshire Court Sides With SEC in Lawsuit Against LBRY - Link

  • November 3, 2022:  JPMorgan executes first DeFi trade on public blockchain - Link

  • October 31, 2022:  Amicus Brief by a16z for Ooki DAO - Link

  • October 27, 2022:  How Europe’s MiCA can pave the way for crypto’s revival - Link

  • October 25, 2022:  Central Bank of Turkey Plans to Launch a CBDC in 2023 - Link

  • October 25, 2022:  UK Lawmakers Vote to Recognize Crypto as Regulated Financial Instruments - Link

  • October 13, 2022:  Digital Asset Bank Custodia Files Petition in US Court Over BNY Mellon's Crypto Approval - Link

  • October 12, 2022:  FASB Settles on Fair-Value Accounting for Measuring Crypto Assets – Link

  • October 11, 2022:  Bored-Ape Creator Yuga Labs Faces SEC Probe Over Unregistered Offerings - Link

  • October 11, 2022: Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Pay $30M in US Treasury Sanctions Settlement - Link

  • October 10, 2022:  MiCA and TFR regulations: crypto-asset market participants see the light at the end of the tunnel - Link

  • October 6, 2022:  Ripple ‘slams’ SEC for opposing amicus briefs, XRP up 3.6% - Link

  • October 6, 2022:  EU regulators ban cross-border payments from Russian crypto accounts - Link

  • October 5, 2022:  EU Seals Text of Landmark Crypto Law MiCA, Fund Transfer Rules - Link

  • October 4, 2022:  RUSSIA TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN BITCOIN, CRYPTO FOR ANY INDUSTRY: REPORT - Link 

  • October 3, 2022:  Statement on Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation Before the Financial Stability Oversight Council Open Meeting Gary Gensler - Link

  • October 3, 2022: Moonbirds DAO to Launch With $2.6M in Ethereum and NFTs From Kevin Rose’s Proof - Link

  • October 3, 2022:  Kim Kardashian to Pay $1.26 Million to Settle SEC Investigation Into Role in Crypto Deal - Link

  • September 29, 2022:  Judge denies another SEC attempt to shield documents in Ripple case - Link

  • September 28, 2022:  CFTC's Pham calls for new office focused on retail traders, with eye to crypto protections - Link

  • September 28, 2022:  SEC Charges The Hydrogen Technology Corp. and its Former CEO for Market Manipulation of Crypto Asset Securities - Link / Complaint

  • September 27, 2022:  Nexo Acquires Stake in US Bank - Link

  • September 27, 2022:  FTX wins bankrupt firm Voyager’s assets - Link

  • September 26, 2022: Crypto Lender Nexo Hit With Enforcement Actions From Eight States - Link  

  • September 25, 2022:  Interpol issues a red notice for Do Kwon - Link  

  • September 24, 2022:  California Gov. Newsom nixes crypto license bill  - Link

  • September 22, 2022:  CFTC files lawsuit against Ooki DAO - Link

  • September 22, 2022:  CFTC files lawsuit against decentralized autonomous organization - Link

  • September 22, 2022:  Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Support of Custodia Bank’s Legal Battle With the Federal Reserve - Link

  • September 19, 2022:  SEC Claims All of Ethereum Falls Under US Jurisdiction  - Link

  • September 18, 2022:  FTX obtains European investment firm license - Link

  • September 14, 2022:  SEC to recommend 'flexible' pathway for token registration: Gensler - Link

  • September 14, 2022:  Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant in South Korea - Link

  • September 13, 2022:  Treasury Won’t Punish Those Dusted, Will Allow Users to Recover Funds From Tornado Cash - Link

  • September 12, 2022:  Tippee Pleads Guilty In First Ever Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case - Link

  • September 12, 2022:  OFAC FAQs on Tornado Cash - Link

  • September 12, 2022:  Polygon chosen for Starbucks web3 'odyssey' - Link

  • September 8, 2022:  SEC to form a new office for crypto disclosures - Link

  • September 8, 2022:  White House report proposes possible restrictions on proof-of-work crypto mining - Link

  • September 8, 2022:  Coinbase employees and Ethereum backers sue U.S. Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions - Link / Filing

  • September 8, 2022:  Gary Gensler (SEC) Remarks - Link / Link2

    • ​Rebuttal: Link

  • September 8, 2022:  Matt Levine - Gary Gensler Wants to Regulate Crypto - Link

  • September 5, 2022:  Bank of Russia agrees to legalize crypto cross-border payments - Link

  • September 3, 2022:  One Does Not Simply Destroy DAI: Maker Founder's 'Endgame' Proposal - Link

  • September 1, 2022: 'Basketball cards are not securities' says NFT maker in bid to nix lawsuit - Link

  • August 31, 2022:  Andreessen Says Its 'Can’t Be Evil' NFT Licenses Will Help Avoid Legal 'Ambiguity' - Link

  • August 24, 2022:  Uniswap Community Votes to Create First-time Foundation - Link

  • August 19, 2022:  FDIC issues cease-and-desist letters to FTX US, other crypto firms over deposit insurance (for allegedly making "false and misleading statements" about federal deposit insurance) - Link

  • August 18, 2022:  MercadoLibre to create cryptocurrency as part of loyalty program - Link

  • August 16, 2022:  A New CryptoPunks License Is Finally Live. Here’s Why It Matters - Link

  • August 16, 2022:  Crypto Traders Beware: IRS Gets Greenlight on Brokerage Inquiry (The IRS will soon have information on all US taxpayers that conducted $20,000 or more in trades on SFOX between 2016 and 2021) - Link

  • August 16, 2022:  SEC files suit against Dragonchain over $16.5 million ICO - Link / Filing

  • August 16, 2022:  Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Applies for Creditor Protection in Singapore - Link

  • August 15, 2022:  BitGo to Sue Galaxy Digital for Pulling Out of Acquisition Deal - Link

  • August 12, 2022:  Lawsuit claims Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks 'duped' customers into investing with the now-bankrupt crypto platform Voyager Digital, resulting in $5 billion in losses - Link

  • August 13, 2022:  Inside the crypto black markets of Argentina - Link

  • August 9, 2022: SEC Cease and Desist on Bloom Protocol - Filing

  • August 9, 2022:  Iran Places First Crypto-Funded Import Order, Worth $10M: Report - Link

  • August 8, 2022:  OFAC Sanctions Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash - Link

  • August 4, 2022:  Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem (Macalinao brothers) - Link

  • August 3, 2022:  DCCPA - Bipartisan bill eyes granting CFTC oversight of cryto - Link / Bill

  • August 3, 2022:  Solana and Slope Confirm Wallet Security Breach - Link

  • August 3, 2022:  Gucci becomes first major brand to accept ApeCoin payments - Link

  • August 2, 2022: SEC’s Insider Trading Complaint Places the Entire DeFi and Crypto Industry in a Bind - Link

  • July 16, 2022:  MiCA and ToFR: The EU moves to regulate the crypto-asset market - Link

  • July 6, 2022:  Solana Labs, Multicoin Accused of Violating Securities Law by SOL Investor.  Solana’s SOL token is an unregistered security whose insiders have benefitted while retail suffered, the suit alleged. A potential class-action lawsuit filed in a California federal court - Link / Filing

  • June 3, 2022:  Japan Passes Legal Framework for Stablecoins - Link

  • May 6, 2022:  US punishes Blender.io for helping North Korea launder millions in stolen Axie crypto - Link

  • March 31, 2022:  Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB) - Link / Link2

  • March 2, 2022:  SEC Scrutinizes NFT Market Over Illegal Crypto Token Offerings/Fractional Ownership - Link

  • February 4, 2022:  The Federal Reserve Weighs Risks and Benefits of a US Central Bank Digital Currency - Link

  • January 24, 2022:  Polymarket Introduces New Information Markets After CFTC Fine, but Not for US Traders - Link

  • September 14, 2021:  Custodial crypto lending and staking products 'take on all the indicia' of securities, Gensler tells The Block - Link

  • August 18, 2021:  Operator of Helix Bitcoin ‘Mixer’ Pleads Guilty-  Link / Link2

  • June 28, 2021:  The Dramatic Crash of a Buzzy Cryptocurrency Raises Eyebrows (ICP) - Link

  • May 5, 2021:  Hiro, Formerly Blockstack, Says STX Token Is No Longer a Security - Link

  • January 31, 2022:  Silvergate Purchases Blockchain Payment Network Assets from Diem - Link / AGMT

  • November 11, 2021:  FATF Updates Its Global Guidelines for the Regulation of Virtual Assets With an Eye to Emerging Technologies - Link

  • October 29, 2020:  FinCEN Issues First-of-its-kind $60 Million Penalty Against Operator of Bitcoin ‘Mixers’ (Helix and Coin Ninja) - Link

  • October 1, 2020:  CFTC Charges BitMEX Owners with Illegally Operating a Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Platform and Anti-Money Laundering Violations - Link / Link

  • September 15, 2020:  Federal Court Orders Illinois Software Development Firm Edge Financial Technologies, LLC to Pay Penalty and Disgorgement for Aiding and Abetting Illegal Conduct  - Link

  • September 10, 2019:  Blockstack nets $23 million in historic SEC-qualified token sale - Link

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