Court Cases

Republicans in the House of Representatives may force a government shutdown that could slow down crypto's U.S. progress. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Shutdown, Assuming It Doesn’t Run Long, Will Slow, Not Cripple Crypto Efforts
Experts suggest that the courts and the SEC will keep rolling if the government is shuttered, but an already sluggish interaction with federal officials may be slowed even further.
Republicans in the House of Representatives may force a government shutdown that could slow down crypto's U.S. progress. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has made another move in the agency's court dispute with CEO Brad Garlinghouse's Ripple.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty and Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
SEC Counters Ripple in Effort to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling
The Securities and Exchange Commission has further argued the need for a mid-case appeal over the finer points of law.
Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has made another move in the agency's court dispute with CEO Brad Garlinghouse's Ripple.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty and Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Larry David's FTX Super Bowl ad has been brought up ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Larry David’s Super Bowl Ad Casts Doubt on FTX.US Separation, DOJ Says
Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX exchange’s bankruptcy isn’t relevant ahead of his October fraud trial.
Larry David's FTX Super Bowl ad has been brought up ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

The Securities and Exchange Commission, run by Chair Gary Gensler, is under court order to rethink Grayscale's bitcoin ETF. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, with Getty image)
SEC’s Grayscale Court Rout Puts Agency in Will-They, Won’t-They Role Starring Gensler
A strong court win for the crypto spot-market ETF fight isn’t the end of the battle, because the next move belongs to the SEC, though it’s now significantly weakened.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, run by Chair Gary Gensler, is under court order to rethink Grayscale's bitcoin ETF. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, with Getty image)

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
DCG Reaches Crucial In-Principle Deal With Genesis Creditors, Recoveries Could Be Up to 90%
The plan could result in recoveries of 70% to 90% in USD equivalent for unsecured creditors and 65% to 90% recovery on an in-kind basis.
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Singapore’s High Court has recognised crypto as a property capable of being held on trust.(Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)
Singapore High Court Declares Crypto as Property in Case Involving Bybit
The ruling held that a crypto asset is a “thing in action” enforceable via court orders.
Singapore’s High Court has recognised crypto as a property capable of being held on trust.(Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

(Ripple Labs)
Implications of Ripple-SEC Court Ruling for Wider Crypto Industry Are Unclear: Bank of America
Ripple’s XRP offerings are unique, and the wider applications of the court’s ruling are difficult to determine, the report said.
(Ripple Labs)

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)
Nexo in Court With a Co-Founder Over $12M in Missing Assets
Nexo says its former managing partner left with a hardware wallet full of the company’s crypto.
Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to accusations that he defrauded some 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Judge Rejects Binance.US Complaint Over SEC Press Release
The exchange had complained that regulators made “misleading” public statements about the Binance’s handling of customer funds.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)