Judge in SEC v Ripple denies motion to seal Hinman communications
Apart from denying the motion to seal Hinman's speech, a court judge also granted the plea to redact information concerning the identity of witnesses and Ripple's financial data.
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Judge approves the monitoring of Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents’ phones
To avoid breaching bail conditions again, U.S. District Court Judge Kaplan ordered to broaden the monitoring of Sam Bankman-Fried's activities to include surveillance of his parents' mobile phones.
3AC’s Kyle Davies given 7 days to comply with subpoena or be held in contempt
The subpoena ordered Kyle Davies to provide the liquidators with private keys, seed phrases and other related documents relevant to the 3AC liquidation process.
Alex Mashinsky resigns from Celsius Network
Months of speculation ended as Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky steps down from his post amidst an ongoing probe, which comes at the heels of the arrest of controversial Terra founder Do Kwon.
Solana’s DeFi ecosystem was totally fake—This is why identity matters
Coindesk recently published a report on how two brothers used multiple pseudonymous accounts to fake a DeFi ecosystem on Solana—showing that without identity, there's no way to know who's in control.
US secures extradition of BTC-e exchange founder Alexander Vinnik from Greece: report
Alexander Vinnik operated BTC-e exchange from 2011 to 2017, transacting over $4 billion worth of BTC, which U.S. prosecutors allege was from doing business with ransomware gangs, drug dealers, and thieves.
California watchdog announces probe on multiple digital currency lenders
The regulator revealed its investigations have already found that BlockFi and Voyager have been offering unregistered securities and is going after others.
SOL investors sue Solana Labs and VC firm Multicoin over securities laws violation
Many factors make Solana a bad investment, but the lawsuit is based on securities violations, and an investor believes that SOL qualifies as a security under the Howey test.
It’s not just ‘Bitcoin’: Dorsey’s Block also targeted by H&R Block over company name
Block, if it's allowed to keep that name, could soon find itself competing in court over the name "Bitcoin," which forms the most public and best-known aspect of its blockchain-related businesses.
Multi-million dollar CoinGeek Crime Bounty Program launches
Calvin Ayre is personally funding a new CoinGeek Crime Bounty Program that promises substantial rewards for information that materially results in convictions for crimes committed in the BSV ecosystem.
Ripple executive chairman joins motion to dismiss US regulator’s case
In a move that echoes the approach of CEO Brad Garlinghouse, also implicated in the court action, Chris Larsen’s representatives set out four arguments for dismissal in a letter to the court.
BlackRock XRP ETF rumor leads to price swing
The pump-and-dump of the XRP on Monday was triggered by reports of BlackRock's filing for an ETF in the U.S., which was confirmed to be fake, with the firm's exec saying it was made by "some whacko."