Nigeria Government Demands $10B From Crypto Exchange Binance: BBC
The exchange allegedly enabled funds to leave Nigeria while the country is trying to restrict capital outflows.
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SEC Overstepped Bounds in Kraken Lawsuit, State AGs Charge
State law enforcement officials from Montana, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas filed a joint amicus brief – or friend of the court filing – in the SEC’s suit against Kraken on Thursday, alongside a number of industry lobbyists and other participants.
SEC in ‘Enforcement-Only Mode’ for Crypto, Commissioner Peirce Says at ETHDenver
“What I reflect is the fact that you all are spending part of your brainpower” wondering how to avoid getting sued, she said during a panel at EthDenver.
U.S. House Panel Votes to Disapprove of Controversial SEC Custody Guidance
The House Financial Services Committee also seemed inclined to adopt a bill giving the U.S. Secret Service more resources to investigate crypto crimes.
Nigeria Detains Binance Executives as It Investigates the Crypto Exchange: Reports
Binance executives were intercepted by Nigerian officials and their passports seized after they landed in the country.
SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised objections to a $166 million retainer payment to lawyers of Terraform, according to Reuters.
Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn’t Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years
Sam Bankman-Fried’s new legal team filed his sentencing memo, alongside 29 different character references and other supporting documents, arguing he shouldn’t face a lengthy prison term after his conviction last November on two fraud and five conspiracy charges.
Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Promises to Return $1.1B to Earn Customers
Gemini told the New York Department of Financial Services it would return at least $1.1 billion to its Earn customers after Genesis Global Capital wraps up its bankruptcy process, according to NYDFS.
Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again
Crypto exchange Coinbase again led a legal charge on the ins and outs of arbitration in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. The latest case isn’t about digital assets, directly, but it may be important for every modern consumer who buys, registers or contracts for a product or service – and for the businesses trying to stay out of court.
Senator Warren Hits Out at Crypto Again, Says Industry Needs to Follow the Same Rules as TradFi
Warren reiterated her disdain for the industry in an interview.