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30.06 / 07:15

ETF SEC Legal Bitcoin Bitcoin Etf Major Bitcoin ETF Legal Battle Begins as Grayscale Sues SEC

One of the biggest bitcoin (BTC) and crypto investment companies, US-based Grayscale Investments, sued US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it rejected its application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), the world's largest BTC fund, to a spot exchange-trading fund (ETF).

29.06 / 20:25

Ethereum Legal M&A Bitcoin New York Times FTX Denies It's Buying Robinhood, MakerDAO's USD 500M Vote, Dfinity Sues New York Times + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

28.06 / 03:33

scam Legal phishing Crypto Exchange That Hosted a Scammer’s Wallet Is ‘Not Liable’ For Victim’s Losses, Court Rules

A South Korean judge has ruled that a domestic crypto exchange is not liable for the actions of a voice phishing scam gang who transferred their victims’ coins onto its platform.

23.06 / 12:21

regulation Legal Terra Do Kwon Says He’s No Fraudster and Has ‘Great Confidence’ in Terra 2.0

Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs has spoken out about the Terra 2.0 network, which was launched in the wake of last month’s devastating luna classic (LUNAC) and terraUSD (UST) crash.

21.06 / 03:21

wallet Legal Bitcoin South Korean Court Exonerates Bitcoiner Who Received BTC 200 by Mistake

A bitcoin (BTC) wallet owner who received almost BTC 200 (USD 4.16m) by accident has been absolved of blame by a branch of the South Korean High Court, which overturned two previous rulings in doing so.

20.06 / 23:47

Legal Terra Terraform Officials Banned from Leaving South Korea as Do Kwon ‘May Apply for Singaporean Citizenship’

South Korean prosecutors have banned an unspecified number of current and/or former Terraform Labs officials, including developers, from leaving the country.

20.06 / 11:53

Blockchain cryptocurrency security Legal 7 In-Demand, Crypto Winter-Proof Blockchain Jobs

Numerous leading crypto companies have started to slow down hiring and are reducing staff as revenues have declined due to the slump in the crypto markets. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t crypto jobs out there that remain in demand, especially, as multiple companies still keep hiring.

17.06 / 11:15

Twitter Adoption Legal expansion elon Elon Musk Eyes Twitter ‘Digital Payments’ Expansion, But Faces DOGE ‘Pyramid’ Legal Wrap

Tesla chief Elon Musk wants Twitter to move further into the “digital payments” space – but may have to wage a legal battle with an angry dogecoin (DOGE) investor who claims the billionaire is running a crypto “pyramid.”

15.06 / 11:31

MARKET Altcoins Legal CEL Speculation Celcius Reportedly Hiring ‘Restructuring Lawyers’ as Bankruptcy Speculation Mounts, CEL Pumps & Dumps

A torrid week for the users and operators of the crypto lender Celsius Network (CEL) is continuing – with restructuring lawyers reportedly called in to help enact emergency measures. Meanwhile, CEL is on a roller coaster today.

14.06 / 03:11

regulation Latin America Legal Brazil’s Judges Receive Crypto ‘Training,’ Minister Warns of ‘Gaps’ in Regulation

Brazilian federal judges have been receiving training on crypto-related matters – in an attempt to prepare the judiciary for an increase in crypto-related court cases.

13.06 / 20:05

cryptocurrency Crime Legal Crypto-related Criminal Cases Rise by 40% Year-on-Year in Russia

There has been a spike in crypto-related legal activity in Russia – with case numbers growing fast both in the criminal and civil courts.

13.06 / 17:29

privacy security Legal Bitcoin Governments May Have Had Some Successes, but Seizing Bitcoin and Crypto Is Still Very Hard

It may have strong competition, but one of the most disturbing things to happen to crypto in 2022 was the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issuing a Mareva injunction. Set against the backdrop of demonstrations and blockades that “paralyzed” Ottawa early this year, this injunction permitted the seizure of cryptoassets belonging to protestors, who had been receiving financial support in the form of bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets.

13.06 / 13:15

MARKET Altcoins Trading Legal debate Desperate Celsius Users Face Liquidations as Crypto Market Tanks, Solvency Debate Begins

Some users of Celsius (CEL), a troubled major crypto lender, are facing liquidations of their trading positions as the crypto market crashes and industry players discuss (in)solvency of Celsius and chances to sue the company.

13.06 / 11:57

regulation Legal Tax Coin Center Attempting to Sue US Treasury, IRS Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Infrastructure Act

The Washington-based crypto industry pressure group Coin Center says it has filed a lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service – claiming that the crypto tax reporting requirements included in President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last year are “unconstitutional.”

10.06 / 13:13

Adoption Hack Legal Time 'First Time Ever', US Law Firm Airdrops NFT Subpoena in Exchange Hack Case

In what could represent a landmark legal development for the crypto industry, US law firm Holland & Knight has served a defendant a pre-trial temporary injunction as a non-fungible token (NFT), acting in a legal case involving its client, crypto exchange LCX.

10.06 / 11:05

regulation SEC Legal Terra SEC Reportedly Looking into UST ‘Federal Violations’ of ‘Investor Protection Regulations’

American regulators have waded into the aftermath of the terraUSD (UST) crash last month – and the coin's operators could face trouble at the hands of United States courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

09.06 / 18:03

ETF SEC Legal Bitcoin Optimism Rises Towards Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Application as Star Legal Counsel Joins Team

Leading voices in the crypto industry are optimistic that Grayscale, the major cryptoasset management firm behind the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), will be successful in getting the necessary approvals to convert the trust to a spot-based bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF).

08.06 / 12:57

Legal Federal Reserve banking US Crypto Bank Custodia Sues the Fed Over Delayed Master Account Application Processing

US digital asset-focused bank Custodia has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve (Fed) Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, accusing the two institutions of“unlawfully” delaying its application for a master account with the Fed for 19 months.

07.06 / 23:13

Ethereum Exchange Legal Customer Brazilian Crypto Exchange Foxbit Forced to Pay Customer in ‘Lost’ Ethereum Claim

A court in Brazil has ordered the domestic crypto exchange Foxbit and another crypto-related firm to “reimburse” customer who “lost” almost USD 3,000 worth of ethereum (ETH) in a transfer in February 2020.

06.06 / 19:11

Binance ETF Gemini Legal DEXes Outpace CEXes, Binance Buys CAKE, Losing Crypto Funds, IRA vs. Gemini + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

03.06 / 14:39

Stablecoin Investing Legal Big Wallets Exited Anchor/UST While Smaller Fish Continued to Invest - Jump Crypto

A number of bigger Terra (LUNA) ecosystem investors abandoned their positions as the terraUSD (UST) peg began to slip away last month – with smaller-scale investors continuing to buy as the coin’s price plummeted, according to the trading firm Jump Trading Group’s crypto arm Jump Crypto.

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