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SEC charges Georgia’s First Liberty Building & Loan and owner in $140M Ponzi scheme

The SEC has charged Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan and its prominent Republican owner with running a $140 million Ponzi scheme.

6 months ago

ETF

Grayscale pushes back on SEC’s decision to stay ETF conversion

Grayscale asserts SEC delays harm investors, hints at legal action to expedite ETF launch.

6 months ago

Legal

Tornado Cash co-founder may seek trial delay amid witness dispute

Storm's defense argues that permitting hacker's testimony could unfairly prejudice jury perception in upcoming trial.

6 months ago

Crime

Greece recovers part of funds stolen in Bybit hack as its first crypto asset seizure

Greek law enforcement cracks down on crypto crime, recovers funds from Bybit hack using cutting-edge blockchain analytics.

6 months ago

Legal

US Court vacates Tornado Cash sanctions ruling, orders Florida case dismissal

Yet, the appeal’s dismissal do not affect the criminal proceedings against Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Roman Semenov.

6 months ago

Censorship

Turkey blocks access to PancakeSwap, 45 crypto websites in regulatory crackdown

Turkey is cracking down on unauthorized crypto services amid rising market adoption, blocking 47 websites to enforce compliance and control.

6 months ago

Legal

FTX Recovery Trust freezes payouts to 49 countries pending legal clearance, China faces biggest hit

A new filing mandates a hold-and-review framework. Once the court authorizes the procedure, the trust will send a “Restricted Jurisdiction Notice” to every creditor.

6 months ago

People

Ripple claims no formal ties with Linqto amid share price manipulation scrutiny from SEC and DOJ

Ripple confirms no direct Linqto equity sales as legal scrutiny intensifies from US regulators.

6 months ago

Mining

Trump family’s American Bitcoin mining company readies to go public with updated SEC S-4 filing

Trump-backed American Bitcoin Corp to merge with Gryphon, aiming for Nasdaq listing by 2025

6 months ago

Legal

Celsius gets go-ahead in legal battle to recover $4B in Bitcoin from Tether

Celsius argues Tether's liquidation of 57,000 BTC breached contract terms, potentially impacting $4 billion in assets.

6 months ago

Legislation

Connecticut closes door on Bitcoin, mandates strict disclosure for crypto firms

Connecticut leads with strict crypto disclosure laws, aiming to curb financial scams and protect unknowing investors.

6 months ago

Legal

Supreme Court confirms IRS right to access customer data from crypto exchanges without warrant

IRS can keep seeking crypto user data without warrant, Supreme Court says by staying silent.

6 months ago

Legal News

SEC charges Georgia’s First Liberty Building & Loan and owner in $140M Ponzi scheme

Grayscale pushes back on SEC’s decision to stay ETF conversion

Tornado Cash co-founder may seek trial delay amid witness dispute

Greece recovers part of funds stolen in Bybit hack as its first crypto asset seizure

US Court vacates Tornado Cash sanctions ruling, orders Florida case dismissal

Turkey blocks access to PancakeSwap, 45 crypto websites in regulatory crackdown

FTX Recovery Trust freezes payouts to 49 countries pending legal clearance, China faces biggest hit

Ripple claims no formal ties with Linqto amid share price manipulation scrutiny from SEC and DOJ

Trump family’s American Bitcoin mining company readies to go public with updated SEC S-4 filing

Celsius gets go-ahead in legal battle to recover $4B in Bitcoin from Tether

Connecticut closes door on Bitcoin, mandates strict disclosure for crypto firms

Supreme Court confirms IRS right to access customer data from crypto exchanges without warrant

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Legal News

SEC charges Georgia’s First Liberty Building & Loan and owner in $140M Ponzi scheme

Grayscale pushes back on SEC’s decision to stay ETF conversion

Tornado Cash co-founder may seek trial delay amid witness dispute

Greece recovers part of funds stolen in Bybit hack as its first crypto asset seizure

US Court vacates Tornado Cash sanctions ruling, orders Florida case dismissal

Turkey blocks access to PancakeSwap, 45 crypto websites in regulatory crackdown

FTX Recovery Trust freezes payouts to 49 countries pending legal clearance, China faces biggest hit

Ripple claims no formal ties with Linqto amid share price manipulation scrutiny from SEC and DOJ

Trump family’s American Bitcoin mining company readies to go public with updated SEC S-4 filing

Celsius gets go-ahead in legal battle to recover $4B in Bitcoin from Tether

Connecticut closes door on Bitcoin, mandates strict disclosure for crypto firms

Supreme Court confirms IRS right to access customer data from crypto exchanges without warrant

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