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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)
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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)
By Jesse Hamilton
Aug 29, 2023 at 9:48 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a federal court in Manhattan following a hearing to dismiss some of the charges leveled against him. (Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Given Green Light for Unlimited Prison Visits
The FTX founder's lawyers will visit him in prison to prepare their defense after a judge denied Bankman-Fried’s request to have daily meetings at his lawyers’ Manhattan offic...
Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a federal court in Manhattan following a hearing to dismiss some of the charges leveled against him. (Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Aug 24, 2023 at 11:25 a.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2023
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Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
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Coinbase Earn Is Particularly Vulnerable to Being Defined as a Security: Berenberg
The crypto exchange is still faced with significant regulatory challenges, the report said.
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Jul 18, 2023 at 9:59 a.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2023
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Three Arrows Capital Liquidator May Try to Claw Back About $1.2B From DCG, BlockFi
A July 7 report from Teneo, the hedge fund’s liquidator, described the potential claims.
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By Ian Allison
Jul 7, 2023 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2023
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SEC vs Coinbase Case Set for July 13 After Exchange’s ‘Creative' Opening Response
The date for the court hearing is much earlier than expected, prompted by a "creative" defense tactic by Coinbase – it filed its response 40 days before the deadline of August...
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By Sam ReynoldsAmitoj Singh
Jun 30, 2023 at 6:38 a.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2023
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The crypto community has donated over $1 million to ZachXBT as the blockchain sleuth prepares to fight defamation charges. (Unsplash/Fabian Blank)
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Crypto Community Donates $1M to Sleuth ZachXBT After Defamation Lawsuit
Backers include the likes of prominent crypto businesses and personalities such as Binance, CertiK and Justin Sun, among others.
The crypto community has donated over $1 million to ZachXBT as the blockchain sleuth prepares to fight defamation charges. (Unsplash/Fabian Blank)
By Shaurya Malwa
Jun 19, 2023 at 6:17 a.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2023
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OKCoin Accused by FDIC of Making False Claims About Customer Protections
The U.S. banking agency demanded the exchange halt “misleading representations” of backing from FDIC insurance.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 16, 2023 at 2:58 a.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2023
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Ripple, SEC Seem to Agree About Not Taking Hinman Speech Seriously
SEC emails illuminated ex-official Hinman’s 2018 view on ETH, which Ripple’s top lawyer said was used to ‘destroy and disrupt’ U.S. crypto, but this probably won’t steer agenc...
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By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 15, 2023 at 6:16 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2023
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XRP Prices Jump as Hinman Speech Released in Ripple Labs Filing
Hinman suggested in his 2018 speech that bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) were not securities, in his view.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Jun 13, 2023 at 12:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 13, 2023
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The streets are clear outside the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York (Dustin D.)
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Genesis Bankruptcy Judge Extends Mediation Period Between Genesis, Creditors
The insolvent lender will now have until August 2 to submit a plan to emerge from bankruptcy.
The streets are clear outside the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York (Dustin D.)
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Jun 6, 2023 at 3:22 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2023
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