Judge Fines Ripple $125M, Bans Future Securities Law Violations in Long-Running SEC Case
A federal judge ordered Ripple to pay $125 million in civil penalties and imposed an injunction against future securities law violations on Wednesday.
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Crypto PAC Fairshake Claims Another Win Against Elizabeth Warren Ally With Bush Loss
The Missouri primary defeat of Rep. Cori Bush marks the latest example of the industry’s millions opposing candidates favored by Warren, with whom the sector is waging open warfare.
Ethereum Entities Largely Complied With Tornado Cash Sanctions, NY Fed Paper Says
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a report Wednesday morning assessing the effect sanctions had on Tornado Cash.
UK Regulator FCA Has Issued Over 1K Warnings to Crypto Firms Since October
The FCA’s actions have led to the removal of 48 apps from U.K. app stores, Lucy Castledine, the regulator’s director of consumer investments, said in an interview.
Post WazirX Hack, India’s CoinDCX Starts Investor Protection Fund With $6M
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX’s co-founder Sumit Gupta has told CoinDesk that his company has established an investor protection fund, saying that if other exchanges did this too “it would be better for the eco system.”
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that’s now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry’s political forces are shifting their attention toward some of the final U.S. congressional primaries of 2024, including Tuesday’s elections in Missouri and Washington state.
Kamala Harris Taps Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Running Mate
Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to join her on the campaign trail.
Binance Has Challenged India’s $86M Tax Showcause Notice: Source
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has “challenged” a nearly $86 million tax notice from India’s Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), a person directly involved with the matter told CoinDesk.
SEC Asks NY Court to Deny Coinbase’s ‘Breathtakingly Broad’ Subpoena Request
Lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are pushing back against what they describe as Coinbase’s “breathtakingly broad” subpoena requests searching for “essentially all documents that in any way relate to crypto.”
Crypto Candidate in Arizona Is Winning (So Far) Despite Sen. Warren’s Headwinds
A deluge of crypto-industry money may have helped achieve a very narrow Arizona congressional primary win this week for Yassamin Ansari, a crypto-cheering Phoenix City Council member who faced a candidate backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)