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In a new filing Friday, the SEC argued that Coinbase “simply does not like the answer” that the regulator provided around crypto regulation
Gensler, who has in the past denied that he is working against the clock, could be looking at a serious uphill battle after November should the Senate or the White House flip
Ripple’s chief legal officer said that the new filing from the SEC is “more of the same”
Democrats and Republicans found little common ground during Tuesday’s House Capital Markets Subcommittee hearing on the SEC Division of Enforcement.
Gary Gensler added that the ETH ETF applications are still in front of the five-person commission
Consensys’ lawsuit against the SEC could play a role in sorting out the ether ETF question, law professionals say
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said a growing crypto industry and lack of US laws is going to inevitably lead to more enforcement actions
Binance and detained exec Tigran Gambaryan may face three court appearances on May 17 after the most recent adjournment pushed another Nigerian trial back
The SEC in March 2023 launched its formal investigation into ether, lawyers from Consensys allege in new, unredacted complaint
Last year, the SEC served Coinbase with a Wells Notice just months before filing a lawsuit. Is the same about to happen to Consensys?
The government says Zhao “willfully” and strategically put US national security at risk in order to “line his pockets”
Ripple and the SEC have been locked in a years-long legal battle that started in 2020
The SEC alleges that Justin Sun spent nearly 400 days in the US from 2017 to 2019
Martin Grant worked with the Fed for roughly 30 years before leaving his position in 2022
Shakeeb Ahmed was tied to two hacks, and the DOJ first filed an indictment against him in July of last year
HashKey is expected to be among the issuers who receive the green light, according to the report.
The SEC issued Uniswap a Wells notice, a warning to companies that securities regulators plan to bring an enforcement action against them
Treasury needs additional secondary sanctions tools that can specifically target digital asset providers, deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo pleaded Tuesday
Coinbase in February 2023 won its motion to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit
Binance called the decision to send Tigran Gambaryan to the Kuje correctional facility “outrageous”
The decision came a few hours after both the defense and the lawyers representing the SEC gave their closing arguments
Long-time crypto industry advocate SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Tuesday gave her normal spiel about her frustrations with how the agency is overseeing crypto companies
DOJ wallet makes small Coinbase transfer, potentially hinting at an upcoming sale of BTC originally confiscated during the takedown of the Silk Road
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