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‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Hailey Welch Claims SEC, FBI Cleared Her for the HAWK Memecoin Disaster

Haliey Welch, better known as “Hawk Tuah Girl,” is now distancing herself from last December’s failed HAWK memecoin — despite previously calling it a fully compliant, fan-focused token she was...

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SEC Charges Unicoin, Top Executives With $100M ‘Massive Securities Fraud’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued crypto company Unicoin and three executives on Tuesday night on fraud charges, saying the company raised over $100 million for tokens that were not act...

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Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC’s Social Media to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF News

A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a social media hack that briefly sent the price of bitcoin BTC soaring.

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Ripple-SEC Bid for XRP Settlement Rejected by Judge Citing ‘Procedural Flaws’

A federal judge has rejected a joint request by Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve a proposed $50 million settlement.

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Market Reaction to Coinbase Hack ‘Overblown,’ Say Analysts as SEC Probe Sinks COIN

A sharp sell-off in Coinbase (COIN) stock may be an overreaction to two pieces of bad news that hit on the same day, according to analysts at Barclays and Oppenheimer.

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SEC Is Probing Coinbase Over User Number Misstatement Concern

The SEC has been investigating crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) over whether it misstated its user numbers in past securities filings and marketing materials.

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Regulating in the Dark? Coinbase Calls for Lifting Crypto Ban on SEC Employees

Coinbase is calling for a policy shift that could allow staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hold and use cryptocurrency — a move the exchange says is crucial for meaningful...

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SEC Walks Away From Case Against HEX Founder Richard Heart, Attorney Says

In a rare legal defeat for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency has formally dropped its fraud case against Richard Schueler, better known as Richard Heart, founder of the crypto pr...

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Richard Heart Declares Victory as SEC Dismisses Fraud Charges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally notified a federal court that it will not pursue an amended complaint against Richard Schueler—better known as Richard Heart—the cont...

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Less Than 24 Hours In, SEC Chair Paul Atkins Targets $198M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Just a day after swearing in its new chair, Paul Atkins, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed its first major crypto enforcement action under the new leadership—targeting what...

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