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OFAC’s Dropped Sanctions Against Tornado Cash Can’t Come Up at Trial, Judge Says
Barring what she described as a “unicorn” piece of evidence that would force the discussion of the now-illegal sanctions, District Judge Katherine Polk Failla said no to sanctions talk at trial.
Tornado Cash Judge Will Not Permit Van Loon Verdict to Be Discussed During Upcoming Trial
“The words ‘Van Loon’ are not going to show up in this trial,” District Katherine Polk Failla said during a Tuesday hearing in Manhattan.
Nigerian Scammer Posing as Trump Ally Steve Witkoff Stole 250K in Crypto From One Political Donor
The FBI was able to recover 40,300 USDT.ETH, which it is now seeking to return to the victim.
BitFuFu Hits 36.2 EH/s Hashrate, 728 MW Capacity in June
The miner increased its total holdings to 1,792 BTC.
TORN Spikes 5% After U.S. Appeals Court Okays End of Another Tornado Cash Lawsuit
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 3 that Coin Center could dismiss its lawsuit against the Treasury Department.
NY Bankruptcy Judge Gives Celsius the Green Light to Pursue $4.3B Lawsuit Against Tether
Celsius has accused Tether of improperly liquidating nearly 40,000 bitcoins in order to cover an outstanding loan while it was on the precipice of bankruptcy in 2022.
GENIUS Act Lacks ‘Necessary Guardrails’ For Investor Protection, NYAG Letitia James Tells Congress
James suggested Congress require stablecoin issuers to use “digital identity technology” in all stablecoin purchases and transactions in order to protect national security.
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Coinbase User Data Privacy Case
A lower court’s decision to side with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the long-running case is legally binding.
Coinbase Outpaces S&P 500 With 43% June Rise as Stablecoin Narrative Grows: CNBC
The company's stock performance has been boosted by progress on the GENIUS Act, which could increase revenue for Coinbase through stablecoin-related income.
Robinhood Launches Micro Bitcoin, Solana and XRP Futures Contracts
The move expands its existing crypto futures offering to its nearly 26 million funded accounts.
