EU Vote See Reelection of Some Officials With Key Roles in Bloc’s Crypto Journey
Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.
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Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off
A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s funding package recently without most in the industry – and many in Congress – apparently aware of it, but industry insiders consider its chances for survival to be limited.
Craig Wright Should Pay Plaintiffs’ Legal Bill After Found Posing as Satoshi, COPA Says
The COPA vs Craig Wright trial made a resurgence on Friday to determine what costs and penalties Wright might suffer.
New York AG Pushes Back Against DCG, Silbert’s Motion to Dismiss Fraud Case
New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis.
Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release
A group of 108 former federal prosecutors and agents have signed a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to “step up” its efforts to secure Binance compliance head Tigran Gambaryan’s release from a Nigerian prison, Axios reported Thursday evening.
Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)
NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against two purported crypto companies and their top promoters, a married couple, for allegedly operating two consecutive pyramid schemes that predominantly targeted Haitian immigrants to the U.S.
Crypto Remains Sidelined as EU Election Kicks Off
The election for new members of the European Parliament starts June 6, with results expected on June 9. The more than 700 MEPs shape and decide on new laws, and will be voted in as the EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets legislation starts coming into effect.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy Tied to Forcount Crypto Ponzi
Juan Tacuri, oe of the top promoters in the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – has pleaded guilty to his role in the operation, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Advocacy Group ‘Stand With Crypto’ Says It’s Exceeded 1 Million Signups
Stand With Crypto, a digital assets advocacy group backed by Coinbase Inc., said it signed up its first million members as of Wednesday.