Uniswap is next to face legal wrath, with the U.S. securities regulator issuing a Wells notice, which the DEX founder claimed was no longer a surprise, citing the regulator's stance against exchanges.
The Nigerian ‘crypto’ market is in uproar after government officials banned exchanges like Coinbase and Binance over their alleged “sophisticated heist against the Nigerian economy.”
The COPA v Wright trial begins in earnest, with both sides giving their opening arguments to a packed London court where the battle over the identity of Bitcoin’s inventor—and the future of the entire digital asset industry—will be decided.
Though the offer drew plenty of comment, it will take time before the full implications of the settlement offer (and its rejection by COPA) are fully digested by the public.
Dr. Craig Wright has issued a public, non-negotiable offer to settle the COPA case, his passing off claims against Coinbase and Kraken, and his database rights claim against BTC Core.
Days after Apple pulled a similar move on the App Store, Google is also removing exchanges including Binance and co. from Play Store.
In the latest charges against COPA members, Kraken was charged by the SEC on November 20 over illegally selling digital asset securities and comingling customer and corporate funds.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Kraken and Coinbase with selling unregistered securities, revealing asset risks and regulatory challenges, as industry leaders grapple with compliance issues and fiscal discrepancies.
U.S. regulators made their stance about 'crypto' clear, with the SEC taking 784 enforcement actions against 'crypto' firms and individuals in 2023, while the CFTC filed 96 digital asset cases.
Kraken has become a key fiat off-ramp for Tether's USDT, raising questions about why anyone would send cash to Tether to obtain USDT only to turn around and immediately trade that USDT on Kraken.
As charges are being mulled, U.S. politicians argue that while 'crypto' remains a small part of the overall financing, terrorists now know how they can leverage this to spread their ideology.
Dr. Craig Wright squared off in court against the Crypto Open Patent Alliance in September over a number of applications made by both sides, ending with a ruling which saw the court slap down COPA’s most significant requests.
