
Securities
SEC’s Wells notice to OpenSea tags NFTs as unregistered ‘securities’
OpenSea published a blog post revealing that it had received a Wells notice from the SEC indicating that the regulator...
Kraken loses bid to dismiss SEC suit, loses fight with Aussie securities regulator
The next step in this long-running process between Kraken and the U.S. SEC is a case management conference on October...
Ripple fined $125 million, barred from future securities law violations
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres gave Ripple 30 days to pay its $125 million penalty while permanently restraining and enjoining...
SEC sues Consensys over unregistered securities as Supreme Court defangs federal agencies
The SEC filed a civil complaint against Consensys Software Inc. for failing to register as a securities broker and for...
US court sets ‘crypto = security’ precedent, spelling trouble for Ethereum
The DoJ announced that Shane Hampton and Michael Kane had been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for "manipulating...
Defiant Uniswap goes public with SEC Wells notice details, legal response
Uniswap did not specify what aspect of its operations triggered the SEC to issue a Wells notice but expressed confidence...