Legal

Crypto Lawyers Share Blame for FTX, Other Disasters, CFTC Commissioner Says
Gatekeepers such as lawyers, accountants and investment firms should have insisted the crypto industry handle itself in a safer fashion, Commissioner Goldsmith Romero argued.

Grayscale Slams SEC's 'Unreasonable' Barring of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
The asset manager said the regulator's defense of its decision to block a spot bitcoin ETF is "illogical."

BitConnect’s Victims to Receive $17M in Restitution Seized From Scam’s Promoter
The money will be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries.

Bloomberg, WSJ, CoinDesk Among the Media Outlets Seeking to Know Who Bailed Out Sam Bankman-Fried
Lawyers for the former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX requested and were granted anonymity for two parties who backed the $250 million bond that sprung Bankman-Fried from jail.

Bored Apes, a Troll and a Conspiracy Walk Into a Courtroom ...
Yuga Labs is only giving attention to irreverent artist Ryder Ripps in its efforts to silence his damaging conspiracy.

Bipartisan Group of US Senators Calls for Independent Examiner to Investigate FTX
Four senators are urging the judge in the bankruptcy case to support a motion for to appoint an examiner.

FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain
Attorneys are charging upwards of $2,000 an hour and $12 million retainers as they attempt to restore funds to the million-odd creditors of Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed empire.

Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s First Bahamas Court Hearing After His Arrest
Bankman-Fried faces extradition to the United States from the Bahamas.

Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of the Finiko fund at large.


