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In its letter to District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Tuesday, the legal team behind the disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has contested the sentencing recommendation put forth by the Department of Justice last…
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Following his conviction on federal fraud charges on Nov. 2, former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried will not pursue any post-trial motions. In a Dec. 1 letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan in United…
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Multiple attorneys have moved in and out of the lawsuit between Ripple Labs, executives and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as signified by court filings on Aug.23. The latest motions…
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As the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks an interlocutory appeal in its case against Ripple Labs, lawyers working in the crypto space expressed confidence in Ripple’s case, with some underscoring…
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Stablecoin use could be “stifled” by daily transaction caps in the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation, with some calling for the framework to be revised. On May 31, MiCA was signed…
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With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launching a full offensive against crypto this year, an ongoing lawsuit against one of the agency’s first industry targets – Ripple – remains as prevalent…
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Ben.eth, the pseudo-anonymous memecoin creator behind at least three controversial token launches in recent weeks, could fall under the crosshair of United States regulators, crypto lawyers suggest. A previously little-known personality in the…
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The lawyers representing Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon reportedly argued in court against the allegations pressed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The federal agency had sued Kwon for allegedly defrauding…
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Lawyers representing a class action lawsuit against “BitBoy Crypto” YouTuber Ben Armstrong and other crypto influencers alleged to have promoted crypto exchange FTX have claimed Armstrong has made multiple threats against them. A…
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Recently reported planned enforcement action against Paxos by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over Binance USD (BUSD) has many in the community questioning how the regulator could see a stablecoin as a…
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The judge overseeing the FTX bankruptcy proceeding still hasn’t decided whether he will appoint an independent examiner after a 4-hour hearing that included testimony from FTX CEO John Ray III. Judge John Doresey,…