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DOJ Seeks 20-Year Sentence for Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto lender Celsius Network, faces the prospect of spending the next two decades behind bars if the U.S. Department of Justice's sentencing me...

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U.S. SEC Loses Crypto Lawsuit Over ‘Dealer’ Definition That Pushed Into Crypto

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Money Launderer Who Moved Scam Victims’ Funds Faces Up to Two Decades in U.S. Prison

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English High Court Rules Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property

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Kraken Seeks Jury Trial in SEC Lawsuit, Presents Defense Arguments

Crypto exchange Kraken has demanded a jury trial in the case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a court filing Thursday showed.

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Crypto Promoter and Failed Politician Michelle Bond Accused of Illegally Taking FTX Cash

Michelle Bond, who once ran a Washington-based crypto advocacy group and had served as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer, was indicted in federal court for taking illegal campaign contr...

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What a Dubai Court Ordering a Company to Pay Its Employee in Crypto Means

A Dubai court ordered a company to compensate a worker through a cryptocurrency token, as stipulated in the employment contract, a legal precedent that raises several questions even as it lends some l...

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Nigeria Court Freezes $38M of Crypto Allegedly Sent to Support Protests in the Country: Reports

A Nigerian court issued an order to freeze almost $38 million of the $50 million in cryptocurrency authorities said was sent to support protests against the rising cost of living in the most populous ...

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SEC Intends to Amend Complaint in Binance Case

CORRECTION (July 30, 2024, 21:50 UTC): Corrects details to note that the SEC did not say how it intended to amend its complaint or that it intended to drop allegations tied to third-party tokens.

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Coinbase Narrows Demand for SEC Chair Gensler’s Crypto Messages

Coinbase Inc. (COIN) is going after internal chatter at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that may shed light on its pursuit of cryptocurrency exchanges as illegal enterprises – incl...

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