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How an Appeals Court Ruled on an Aspiring Class-Action Lawsuit Against Binance
The exchange must face a lawsuit, an appeals court ruled. The SEC is all over it.
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SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
How the SEC's Recent Win May Play in Its Coinbase, Binance Cases
A judge ruled that secondary market transactions violated securities law.
SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years
Bankman-Fried's legal team brought 29 character references in pleading for a lenient sentence.
Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Looking at Kraken's Motion to Dismiss an SEC Lawsuit
There's some familiar arguments, and they all point to one conclusion: This is going to take a while.
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The SEC Takes on Dealer Definitions
The new definition may shake the foundations of decentralized finance – and the agency doesn't care.
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A Quick Look at Last Month's U.S. Crypto Crime Log
Not a lot happened last month, but some stuff did.
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How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN's Proposed Mixer Rule
FinCEN has some concerns about mixers' use in terrorism. Crypto advocates warn its proposed solution may go too far.
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The Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
What's Uniting the SEC's Crypto Cases
We now wait to see how judges will rule on the Coinbase and Binance cases.
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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The SEC Goes Back to Court
A week after approving many spot bitcoin ETFs, the SEC faced Coinbase and Binance in court.
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