Nigeria’s blockchain industry banks on new digital currency friendly SEC chief
President Bola Tinubu appointed former capital markets tsar Emomotimi Agama as the SEC head at a time when the Nigerian digital currency industry faces high uncertainty.
President Bola Tinubu appointed former capital markets tsar Emomotimi Agama as the SEC head at a time when the Nigerian digital currency industry faces high uncertainty.
Lawyers representing Terraform Labs and its disgraced co-founder Do Kwon have filed a motion opposing U.S. SEC’s request for $5.3 billion in disgorgement and civil penalties, arguing for substantially reduced fines.
Drawing from previous cases involving securities, Consensys struck the SEC with a complaint as it seeks protection from the U.S. regulator's "administrative state to control innovative technologies."
The new strategic partnership between Zumo and Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute aims to provide data on the carbon exposure of investments and business activities related to blockchain.
Legal hurdles continue to hound Binance after being hit with a class action lawsuit in Canada for allegedly breaching securities laws, while its app in the Philippines looks to be taken down.
While Tron's legal team attempt to steer clear from accusations that Justin Sun was behind entities promoting an illegal money-making scheme, the SEC was quick to poke holes in the argument.
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.
A U.S. federal judge ruled that the SEC had "sufficiently pleaded" that Coinbase operated as an exchange, broker, and clearing agency, and engaged in the unregistered sale of securities.
COPA's victory against Dr. Craig Wright may be short-lived as U.S. authorities continue to poke holes in their 'crypto' claims, with the latest being the dismissal of Coinbase's bid against the SEC.
Cracks are appearing in the Ethereum Foundation following reports that the U.S. SEC is probing the group ahead of plans to label the ETH token an unregistered security.
The SEC is asking Congress for $2.594 billion in funding for the coming year, justifying the boost based on the “significant growth and change in our markets.”
Two senators have sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler requesting a halt to any further Bitcoin ETF approvals, arguing that the regulator was "under no obligation to approve such products."