Do Kwon’s Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
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Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court
Coinbase is seeking to rip the bandage off of a legal impasse at the center of the crypto industry’s fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), filing an interim appeal on Friday that would ask a higher federal court to drill into the heart of the regulator’s stance on digital assets, even as the broader SEC case proceeds through the judicial system.
DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice from the SEC
Decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on Wednesday.
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
Gary Gensler wants 33 more people in the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deal with “new and emerging issues,” according to the regulator’s annual budget pitch. Much of that office’s recent, emerging workload has come from the agency’s pursuit of cryptocurrency businesses, such as Coinbase Inc., Kraken and Binance.
IRS turns to private-sector crypto experts to boost enforcement
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Coinbase and SEC Dig in With U.S. Judge on Whether Securities Law Applies to Listings
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against Coinbase delves into a ton of complexity, but before anything else, a judge has to decide whether transactions in about a dozen tokens traded on the U.S. exchange were securities.
FCA Slow to Take Crypto Enforcement Action, UK’s Public Spending Watchdog Says
Even when the financial regulator has the power to act, years can go by before it takes enforcement action, the U.K.’s National Audit Office said.
California, Texas Among States Accusing GS Partners of Misleading Crypto Investors
Multiple U.S. states have ordered GS Partners to halt operations, accusing the company of defrauding investors in a number of crypto schemes, including tokenized pieces of a Dubai skyscraper and stakes of metaverse property.
Crypto’s Bromance With U.S. CFTC May Be One-Sided
Half of the 2023 sanctions from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) targeted digital assets companies and individuals, according to the agency’s annual enforcement snapshot released on Tuesday.
SafeMoon Execs Arrested by DOJ in Fraud Investigation, Charged by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged SafeMoon and its executive team with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme through an unregistered securities sale.