Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court
Coinbase is seeking to rip the bandage off of a legal impasse at the center of the crypto industry’s fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), filing an interim appeal on Friday that would ask a higher federal court to drill into the heart of the regulator’s stance on digital assets, even as the broader SEC case proceeds through the judicial system.
DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice from the SEC
Decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on Wednesday.
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
Gary Gensler wants 33 more people in the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deal with “new and emerging issues,” according to the regulator’s annual budget pitch. Much of that office’s recent, emerging workload has come from the agency’s pursuit of cryptocurrency businesses, such as Coinbase Inc., Kraken and Binance.
Coinbase and SEC Dig in With U.S. Judge on Whether Securities Law Applies to Listings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against Coinbase delves into a ton of complexity, but before anything else, a judge has to decide whether transactions in about a dozen tokens traded on the U.S. exchange were securities.
FCA Slow to Take Crypto Enforcement Action, UK’s Public Spending Watchdog Says
Even when the financial regulator has the power to act, years can go by before it takes enforcement action, the U.K.’s National Audit Office said.
California, Texas Among States Accusing GS Partners of Misleading Crypto Investors
Multiple U.S. states have ordered GS Partners to halt operations, accusing the company of defrauding investors in a number of crypto schemes, including tokenized pieces of a Dubai skyscraper and stakes of metaverse property.
Crypto’s Bromance With U.S. CFTC May Be One-Sided
Half of the 2023 sanctions from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) targeted digital assets companies and individuals, according to the agency’s annual enforcement snapshot released on Tuesday.
SafeMoon Execs Arrested by DOJ in Fraud Investigation, Charged By SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged SafeMoon and its executive team with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme through an unregistered securities sale.
CFTC pays whistleblowers $16M this year for mostly crypto tips
Two of the CFTC’s crypto tipsters scored $15 million alone which brought successful enforcement cases for the regulator.
CFTC pays whistleblowers $16M this year for mostly crypto tips
Two of the CFTC’s crypto tipsters scored $15 million alone which brought successful enforcement cases for the regulator.
SEC’s Gensler Won’t Say What’s Next With Bitcoin ETFs After Grayscale Loss
Coinbase Poised to Make Final Pitch in Bid to Kill SEC Accusations Quickly
Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) is set to make its final case on Tuesday that a judge should spring it from the clutches of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its unregistered-securities dispute.
Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims
U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections.
U.S. SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Warns More Charges Coming to Exchanges, DeFi
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) isn’t done chasing down crypto exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects it sees as violating securities laws in the same vein as Coinbase Inc. (COIN) and Binance, said David Hirsch, head of the agency’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.
CFTC Goes After Opyn, Other DeFi Operations in Enforcement Sweep
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations – Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc. and Deridex, Inc. – with offering illegal derivatives trading, according to a Thursday statement from the agency.
SEC’s Gary Gensler believes AI can strengthen its enforcement regime
Gensler highlighted market surveillance and three other use cases in which the securities regulator staff could benefit from making greater use of AI.
SEC’s Gensler ‘Disappointed’ by Part of Ripple’s XRP Judgement, Still Assessing Opinion
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said Monday he was disappointed with the court’s decision in a part of the Ripple case.
Digitex Founder Ordered to Pay $16M to Resolve CFTC Action, Banned From Trading
The founder of crypto exchange Digitex, Adam Todd, has been ordered by a federal court to pay almost $16 million to resolve accusations that he ran an illegal platform and sought to manipulate its native token, DGTX, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a Wednesday statement.
Crypto Industry Destined to Be Bitcoin Focused After SEC Actions: MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor
Bitcoin maximalist Michael Saylor has said recent enforcement actions by U.S. regulators have made it clear that the crypto industry is destined to be rationalised down to a bitcoin (BTC)-focused industry.