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Binance’s response to the CFTC’s complaint is due later this week, on July 27. The filing did not specify Binance’s argument, only that it is requesting to exceed the standard 15-page limit due to the complexity of the case. According to the filing, Lim also intends to file a separate
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A United States-based crypto mining company, Marathon Digital, heads to court, as its shareholders allege that CEO Fred Thiel, alongside other top executives, committed a breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and waste of corporate assets. A shareholder complaint against Fred Thiel and nine other Marathon executives was filed in the
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will face a prolonged process before having the chance to appeal Judge’s Torres favorable ruling in the case against Ripple. On July 13, Judge Torres ruled partially in favor of Ripple Labs in a case brought forth by
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“It is time to end all of this,” the creditors’ filing said, adding that, unlike other cases of alleged crypto wrongdoing, such as Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, “BlockFi customers do not yet know their story, and this is facilitating case mischief … It is time for the Court to order an
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I, for one, don’t think that BlackRock would apply for this spot bitcoin ETF if it didn’t think that it, arguably the most powerful company on Wall Street, could get it approved. If I had my tinfoil hat on, then maybe there is a secret plot to make bitcoin look
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Three Arrows Capital (3AC) co-founder Kyle Davies should be held in contempt of court for ignoring a subpoena connected to bankruptcy proceedings, June 14 court filings from 3AC’s liquidators show. According to the creditor's legal team, Davies is purposely delaying asset recovery from the former crypto hedge fund.The civil sanctions
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United States Congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the "SEC Stabilization Act" into the House of Representatives, announced June 12. One of the bill's main provisions is to fire Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler. Davidson said in a statement:"U.S. capital markets must be protected from a tyrannical Chairman, including
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The outcome of the SEC’s lawsuit against Gemini and Genesis is expected to have significant implications for the crypto industry and its evolving regulatory landscape. Gemini crypto exchange, and Genesis, an insolvent crypto lender, have jointly filed a motion in US federal court, seeking the dismissal of the complaint filed by
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According to a new report published by Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures, the cost of decentralized file storage on blockchains such as Filecoin, Arweave, Swarm, StorJ, and Sia currently ranges from near zero to $4 per terabyte (TB) per month. This is much lower than traditional Web2 services such
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest and European crypto investment firm 21Shares are seemingly unperturbed by the cryptocurrency regulatory environment in the United States, again requesting approval for a Bitcoin (BTC)-based financial product.On April 25, the two companies requested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approve the creation of a
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