Coinbase (COIN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission will meet in court this week. The hearing – the questions asked and the answers given – should provide some hints on how the case may go (for now, anyway).
Coinbase Knew It Was Violating the Law Prior to the SEC’s Lawsuit, Regulator Claims
SEC Has No Jurisdiction Over Cryptos on Coinbase’s Platform, Exchange Claims in Response to Regulator’s Lawsuit
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase claimed that digital assets listed on its platform fall outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) purview in its first legal response to the regulator’s lawsuit. The SEC sued Coinbase at the beginning of June, alleging that a dozen of the cryptocurrencies offered through its wallet or trading platforms were unregistered securities. In its answer, filed early Thursday, Coinbase claimed that these cryptos are not investment contracts and therefore are not securities.
Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit
Crypto exchange Coinbase won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, after the high court ruled that a lawsuit filed by one of the exchange’s users couldn’t proceed until Coinbase defends an appeal of a lower court ruling.
Hinman Documents Release in SEC-Ripple Case Is a Boost to Ether: JPMorgan
The documents are likely to intensify the move among major cryptocurrencies to become more decentralized and look more like ether, the report said.
Binance, SEC Strike Deal to Move All U.S. Customer Funds, Wallet Keys Back Onshore
Binance, Binance.US and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a deal to ensure that only Binance.US employees could access customer funds late Friday.
SEC Enforcement Director: ‘We’re Not Concerned With the Labels’ in Crypto Cases
Curve Finance CEO Egorov Sued by 3 DeFi-Focused Venture Capital Firms
Michael Egorov, the CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Curve Finance, is being sued for fraud by venture capital firms ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures and 1kx in the U.S.
Cardano Developer Rejects SEC Claim Its ADA Token Is a Security
“Under no circumstances is ADA a security under U.S. securities laws,” IOG said.
Gary Gensler: Crypto market is like 1920s stock market, full of ‘fraudsters’
Gensler argued that securities laws helped prevent stock market scams once they were passed in the 1930s and can benefit the crypto market of today.
Meet the judges that will preside over Coinbase and Binance’s SEC lawsuits
One judge has ruled on a key crypto case of late, while the other has ruled on high-profile political cases in the U.S. in recent times.
SEC Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Freeze Binance.US Assets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a court to grant a temporary restraining order to freeze assets tied to Binance.US on Tuesday.
SEC Sues Coinbase on Unregistered Securities Exchange Allegations
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued U.S crypto exchange Coinbase on allegations of violating federal securities law, a day after filling a similar suit against Binance.
SEC Sues Crypto Exchange Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao Over Multiple Securities Violation Allegations
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing crypto exchange Binance and its CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on allegations of violating federal securities laws.
Bitcoin Miner Riot Sues Peer Rhodium Enterprises for Alleged $26M in Unpaid Fees
Participation in demand response programs in Texas are at the core of a disagreement between the two mining firms.
Multiple Silvergate lawsuits over alleged FTX ties combined by judge
Plaintiffs seeking damages from Silvergate’s collapse have joined forces with their respective lawsuits.
The SEC’s Beaxy Suit Looks Like a Coinbase Case Preview
The SEC took pains to note the Beaxy exchange did a lot of illegal trading. Is this a preview of its action against Coinbase?
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear First Crypto Case Tuesday
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in its first ever crypto-related case on Tuesday, when lawyers for San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase will attempt to convince the nine Justices to pause a pair of class action lawsuits against the exchange.
NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities
The New York State Attorney General’s office sued crypto exchange CoinEx, arguing it was an unregistered securities broker and commodity broker-dealer under state law.
SEC Sues Former NBA Star Paul Pierce Over EthereumMax Promos
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued former National Basketball Association player Paul Pierce for “touting” Ethereum Max (EMAX) tokens without revealing he had been paid to do so.
