
United States
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22 July, 2021
Ripple accidentally makes a good point in SEC defense: why isn’t ETH an unregistered security too?
Based on the legal test for determining whether something is a security or not (Howey), the SEC has a case....
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22 July, 2021
Digital currency trader blocked from bankruptcy filing by SEC action
An Idaho-based digital currency trader has been prevented from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the terms of a...
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22 July, 2021
Florida man faces fraud charges over $7.3M digital currency app scam
The SEC announced the charges against Aron Govil of Jacksonville, Florida, who is accused of defrauding investors in his two...
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21 July, 2021
Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith ordered back to jail
Judge Castel has ordered ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith to go back to jail until his trial begins in September 2021.
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21 July, 2021
Coinschedule settlement ‘missed opportunity’ for SEC, ‘disappointed’ members say
The settlement found the firm’s U.K.-based owners Blotics Ltd. flouted anti-touting provisions under federal securities laws and failing to disclose...
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20 July, 2021
US judge dismisses plaintiff’s ‘crypto tutorial’ offer in BitMEX action
Judge William H. Orrick responded to a proposal submitted by the plaintiffs by saying the offer was “not well taken,”...