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As the SEC Continues Its Crypto Litigation Retreat, Here’s What’s Still Outstanding
The U.S. SEC is dropping cases and closing investigations against crypto companies left and right, but not everyone is off the hook yet.
SEC Publishes Memecoin Stance Reinforcing Hester Peirce’s Comments
Memecoins aren’t securities, the agency said on Thursday.
SEC Plans to Drop Enforcement Suit Against ConsenSys’ MetaMask, CEO Joe Lubin Says
The SEC accused the company’s wallet tool of being an unregistered securities broker.
SEC Drops Probe Into Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss Demands Recompense
In a Wednesday X post, the co-founder and president of Gemini suggested the SEC publicly fire all staff members involved in the investigation.
U.S. Appeals Court (Mostly) Affirms 2023 Ruling Tossing Out Uniswap Class Action Suit
Only the state law claims will get another shot.
Gotbit Founder Aleksei Andriunin Extradited to U.S. on Fraud Charges
The 26-year-old Russian national had been living in Portugal.
Crypto-Friendly Former Congressman Patrick McHenry Joins A16z as a Senior Advisor
McHenry announced his new role in a Wednesday X post, writing that he was “eager to help innovators navigate the policy landscape so they can build.”
SEC Drops Investigation Into Uniswap, Will Not File Enforcement Action
Uniswap celebrated the news on X, calling it a “huge win for DeFi.”
U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes $31M in Crypto Tied to Uranium Finance Hack
Hackers made off with approximately $50 million when the automated market maker was exploited in 2021.
HashFlare Co-Founders Plead Guilty in $577M Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme
Estonian nationals Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin each face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
