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Crypto lawyer: It’s Really Hard to Navigate without Any Clear Rules
In a recent interview, crypto lawyer Mike Selig argued that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would find it challenging to regulate crypto without clear rules. Selig suggested that...
PCAOB Receives Pressure to Act as Crypto Firms’ Audit Supervisor
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is facing pressure to act as the supervisor for auditing cryptocurrency firms. This call comes at a time when most cryptocurrency businesses are...
Gensler In Support Of SEC’s Latest Lawsuit Against Terraform Labs
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson Gary Gensler commends the SEC’s recent lawsuit. The SEC charged Singapore-based Terraform Labs PTE Ltd and South Korean National Do Hyeong Kwon with defrauding investors...
Terraform Manipulates: SEC Charges Do Kwon’s Company for Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the Singapore-based blockchain protocol and payment platform Terraform Labs and its co-founder, the besieged Do Kwon, with “orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset...
SEC vs. XRP: Layton Files Motion for Access to Hinman’s Speech Documents
As the battle between SEC vs XRP continues, the Senior Vice President of Strand Consult, Rosalyn Layton, filed a motion to intervene in the case. Layton petitioned the Court asking...
Charles Hoskinson Says Cardano Won’t Be Affected By Staking Ban
Charles Hoskinson, the man behind Cardano, took to Twitter earlier today to address Kraken’s $30 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently. The crypto exchange had to...
South Korean Regulators Keeping Eye On Ripple Vs SEC Lawsuit
The Financial Supervisory Service in South Korea is keenly following the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) action in the Ripple lawsuit. Local media sites claimed that the FSS would...
Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Insider trading Case
The Blockchain Association previously stated that it had submitted an amicus brief in the complaint that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought against three persons for...
Expect More Regulatory Actions in Coming Weeks, Warns Policy Expert
Director of Government Relations at Blockchain Association Ron Hammond took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the latest regulatory events in the crypto space. “It may be Valentine’s Day...
“Oranges Are Becoming SEC’s Target,” Tweets Crypto Influencer
Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong takes a jab at the SEC’s recent actions in his latest tweet. In particular, he is citing SEC’s lawsuit against Binance stablecoin BUSD. Wrapping his discontent...
Ripple General Counsel Slams SEC Chief Over Anti-Crypto Stance
Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, recently slammed Gary Gensler, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, suggesting that Gensler may be a problem for Vice President Joe...
SEC Orders to End Issuance of BUSD: Crypto Community Shudders
According to recent expositions, the non-adhesive crypto regulations administered by the US authorities had heavily impacted the digital sector. In specific, the SEC-Paxos Lawsuit pushed the community to be immersed...
Armstrong Responds to Grewal’s Comment: SEC Settles Kraken Case
Brian Armstrong, the co-founder, and CEO of Coinbase Global Inc, the American-based publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange tweeted in response to the comment of the company’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal,...
U.S. Parliament Summons SEC Chair Over Role in FTX Investigation
The U.S. Parliament has issued an ultimatum to Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asking him to provide information concerning the commission’s investigation of FTX. Gensler...
Hoskinson Sides with SEC: ‘ETH Staking Looks Like Regulated Products’
Charles Hoskinson, the Cardano network founder, reinforces his earlier argument that the new Ethereum staking protocol looks “a lot like regulated products,” taking sides with the US Securities and Exchange...
“Gary Gensler To Control All Of Crypto,” Reveals Terrett
Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett, reveals in her latest tweet that Gary Gensler, U.S Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, is attempting to control all of crypto overnight. Earlier today, Terrett...
SEC Out for Blood: Kraken to Shut Down US Crypto-Staking Service
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler is once again in the news, this time for charging Kraken with failing to register the offer and sale of their crypto asset staking-as-a-service program. This...
SEC Announces 2023 Examination Priorities; Crypto is at Top of List
In its latest outing, the US SEC announced its 2023 examination priorities; the objective for which, the government body states, is to provide insights into its risk-based approach. This approach...
John E Deaton To File Amicus Brief In Zakinov Vs Ripple Case
Crypto Law founder and Deaton Law Firm Managing Partner John E Deaton tweeted that he will be defending secondary market transactions of a token against the US SEC. He added:...
Defunct Crypto DEX Etherdelta Still Holds $42M in Customer Assets
Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, one of the leading crypto exchanges, updated the crypto community about a decentralized exchange (DEX) that phased out of the market with many people’s...
“Fight The SEC’s Overreach,” Tweets Crypto Attorney Deaton
John E. Deaton, the founder of CryptoLaw, argues that the mere fact that a cryptocurrency was offered or sold as an investment contract does not make it a security. John...
Financial Services GOP Points Out: SEC Not Reauthorized Since 2015
Republicans on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, known as the Financial Services GOP, pointed out that the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been reauthorized since 2015. According...
SEC Reads Out LBRY Tweet; Judge Barbadoro Laughs Out Loud
Earlier today, John Deaton, the reputed crypto attorney who has been vocal in his contempt of the SEC, has revealed details of interactions from within the court. Deaton claims that...
‘Professional Crypto Traders Have Never Heard Of LBC’: John Deaton
Crypto Law founder John E. Deaton retweeted LBRY’s tweet addressing its victory yesterday. “We haven’t won yet,” said the LBRY, who claimed that it doesn’t matter if the judge says...
Policy Experts Warn SEC Could Possibly Get More Ferocious
Sheila Warren, the CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director at the DeFi Education Fund, believe that there will be landscape changes in the aftermath...
