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Former Ethereum Adviser Intends to Sue U.S. Government for $9.6B Over Dropped Extortion Charges
Steven Nerayoff has retained well-known civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz to serve as a consultant on constitutional issues in the case.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Apr 10, 2024 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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Policy
Republican Sen. Tillis Calls for ‘Light’ Crypto Regulatory Framework Ahead of Presidential Election
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the need for new crypto laws on Tuesday, as Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo asked for “additional tools” to effectively crac...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Apr 9, 2024 at 5:07 p.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)
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Terra
Terra’s Do Kwon Wins Extradition Appeal in Montenegro as Case Heads for Retrial
Kwon is facing fraud charges in the U.S. around his role in Terra's collapse.
Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)
By Parikshit MishraAmitoj Singh
Mar 5, 2024 at 12:52 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2024
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Kraken
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SEC Overstepped Bounds in Kraken Lawsuit, State AGs Charge
State attorneys general argue that the SEC is trying to claim jurisdiction that rightfully belonged to states.
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By Nikhilesh De
Mar 1, 2024 at 2:36 a.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2024
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Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again
In a second case involving a legal argument over arbitration, the U.S. crypto exchange again appeared in the high court to argue about these agreements that affect everybody.
Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 28, 2024 at 8:54 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2024
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Ftx
Swiss Crypto Hedge Fund Tyr Capital Clashes With Client Over FTX Exposure: FT
Tyr investor TGT has brought claims against the hedge fund that it ignored several warnings over its ties with the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
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By Parikshit Mishra
Feb 20, 2024 at 7:02 a.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2024
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Coinbase is getting set to tell a judge why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has improperly picked a legal fight with the exchange. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Coinbase's SEC Clash Faces First Major Test as Judge Weighs Longshot Dismissal
A federal U.S. judge will hear arguments about whether or not to toss the case based on legal arguments that the regulator was in the wrong when it sued the exchange.
Coinbase is getting set to tell a judge why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has improperly picked a legal fight with the exchange. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 16, 2024 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2024
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Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hoping its Terraform Labs win influences its fights against Coinbase and Binance. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. SEC Seeks to Leverage Terraform Win in Coinbase, Binance Disputes
The agency contends last week's court ruling that offerings from Terraform were securities should help make its case that the exchanges traded unregistered securities.
Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hoping its Terraform Labs win influences its fights against Coinbase and Binance. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2024
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Second Criminal Trial, U.S. Prosecutors Say
The lawyers said much of the evidence they planned to introduce in the second trial was already introduced in the first case and can be considered in the sentencing planned fo...
(CoinDesk, modified)
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Dec 30, 2023 at 12:58 a.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2023
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Q Protocol to Apply International Court of Arbitration Rules to DeFi Disputes in a Sign of Growing Industry Maturity
Q protocol allows developers to build organizational constitutions that are enforced by smart contracts and include off-chain avenues for resolving disputes the code can't dea...
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By Amitoj Singh
Dec 12, 2023 at 2:52 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2023
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