BlockFi Settles With FTX, Alameda Estates for $874.5M
The settlement with FTX and Alameda Research is a key part of BlockFi’s bankruptcy and reorganization plan.
Policy
How the SEC’s Recent Win May Play in Its Coinbase, Binance Cases
A federal judge ruled that secondary-market transactions for certain cryptocurrencies violated securities law. The catch: This was a default judgment. The defendant never showed up, and no one filed amicus briefs to oppose the Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion for a default ruling.
European Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Receives In-Principle Approval in Singapore
Bitstamp describes itself as the “first crypto exchange with major European Union (EU) presence to secure in-principle approval in Singapore.”
Crypto Seeks to Make Mark on U.S. Elections During ‘Super Tuesday’
The long list of primary elections Tuesday across 15 U.S. states will steer the fates of many seats in Congress and further solidifies the presidential showdown later this year, but Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said it’s also a “chance to send a message” to federal politicians who’ve declined to come up with crypto policies.
Binance.US Not Being Totally Forthcoming, SEC Complains in New Filing
The SEC and Binance.US filed a joint status report detailing ongoing discovery efforts on Tuesday.
Binance Will Discontinue Its Nigerian Naira Services After Government Scrutiny
Two Binance executives were recently detained in the country, and the exchange’s CEO Richard Teng, has been summoned to appear before a committee.
Prometheum Taps Morgan Stanley Exec as CFO Just Before Opening Doors
Controversial crypto platform Prometheum continues to signal its seriousness about moving forward as the industry’s sole U.S. special-purpose crypto broker-dealer, having now hired a chief financial officer with a Wall Street pedigree from the likes of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions
In an insider trading case involving Coinbase’s former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi and their friend Sameer Ramani, a U.S. court ruled on March 1, 2023, that the trading of certain crypto assets on a secondary market, which Coinbase is, are securities transactions.
Wall Street Journal Accused of Defamation Over 2023 Tether-Bitfinex Article
Christopher Harborne and his aviation fuel broker AML Global were wrongly accused of “committing fraud, laundering money, and financing terrorists,” according to the lawsuit.
U.S. Department of Energy Will Start Comment Period on Miner Survey Proposal
The Energy Information Administration, a division within the Department of Energy, said it would solicit feedback on its crypto miner survey after coming to an agreement with the Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms.