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Blockworks covers a diverse range of cryptocurrency regulatory topics including SEC complaints, banking regulation, anti-money laundering and bipartisan legislation.

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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

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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

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Ripple’s chief legal officer said that the new filing from the SEC is “more of the same”

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Democrats and Republicans found little common ground during Tuesday’s House Capital Markets Subcommittee hearing on the SEC Division of Enforcement.

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Gary Gensler added that the ETH ETF applications are still in front of the five-person commission

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Consensys’ lawsuit against the SEC could play a role in sorting out the ether ETF question, law professionals say

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CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said a growing crypto industry and lack of US laws is going to inevitably lead to more enforcement actions

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Binance and detained exec Tigran Gambaryan may face three court appearances on May 17 after the most recent adjournment pushed another Nigerian trial back

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The SEC in March 2023 launched its formal investigation into ether, lawyers from Consensys allege in new, unredacted complaint

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Last year, the SEC served Coinbase with a Wells Notice just months before filing a lawsuit. Is the same about to happen to Consensys?

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The suit, filed in a Texas court, alleges a regulatory overreach by the SEC

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The government says Zhao “willfully” and strategically put US national security at risk in order to “line his pockets”

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Ripple and the SEC have been locked in a years-long legal battle that started in 2020

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The SEC alleges that Justin Sun spent nearly 400 days in the US from 2017 to 2019

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Martin Grant worked with the Fed for roughly 30 years before leaving his position in 2022

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Shakeeb Ahmed was tied to two hacks, and the DOJ first filed an indictment against him in July of last year

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HashKey is expected to be among the issuers who receive the green light, according to the report.

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The SEC issued Uniswap a Wells notice, a warning to companies that securities regulators plan to bring an enforcement action against them

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Treasury needs additional secondary sanctions tools that can specifically target digital asset providers, deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo pleaded Tuesday

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Coinbase in February 2023 won its motion to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit

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Binance called the decision to send Tigran Gambaryan to the Kuje correctional facility “outrageous”

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The decision came a few hours after both the defense and the lawyers representing the SEC gave their closing arguments

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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

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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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