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SEC Agrees to Drop Enforcement Suit Against Cumberland DRW, Firm Says
The suit is the latest in a string of dropped enforcement cases by the SEC.
Staff of SEC’s Crypto Task Force Includes Former Big-Law Crypto Lawyer
Mike Selig, the newly-appointed chief counsel for the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, was previously a New York-based partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
SEC Plans to Drop Its Case Against Kraken, Firm Says
Kraken called the SEC’s decision to drop the case a “turning point for the future of crypto in the U.S.” in a Monday blog post
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.”
