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Breaking news and analysis exploring how the legal industry and regulators are approaching virtual currency and other blockchain-enabled items.
By Maydeen Merino | October 12, 2023
"The problem is you have to do regulation, but you have to do it right," Hester Peirce, a Republican, told the Security Traders Association's annual conference.
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By Jane Wester | October 12, 2023
A former Alameda Research software engineer testified that Ellison's nervous laughter, which was audible in the recording, was not unusual for the former cryptocurrency trading firm CEO.
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By Jane Wester | October 11, 2023
The key government witness repeatedly referred to feeling a "constant state of dread" in the preceding months as she realized the extent of the wrongdoing at FTX and Alameda.
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By Jane Wester | October 10, 2023
Ellison's turn on the witness stand immediately followed the testimony of FTX co-founder and chief technical officer Gary Wang, who has also pleaded guilty. Both are testifying under cooperation agreements with prosecutors.
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By Jane Wester | October 6, 2023
On direct examination, FTX co-founder and chief technical officer Gary Wang testified at length about Alameda's "special privileges" on FTX. Bankman-Fried and Wang also owned Alameda.
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By Jane Wester | October 4, 2023
Defense attorney Mark S. Cohen said it's "not a crime to try to get Tom Brady to go on ads for your company," but federal prosecutors painted Bankman-Fried as a serial liar.
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By Fizza Khan and Tyler Schoenberg | October 4, 2023
Regulation by enforcement continues, but SEC enforcement actions are now being brought against exchanges without evidence of fraud or wrongdoing. Is the SEC overstepping its regulatory oversight of digital assets?
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By Jane Wester | October 3, 2023
According to a complaint filed in the Northern District of California federal court, an insurance company must pay for his legal defense "without regard to whether payments may exhaust the policy limit."
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | September 29, 2023
The lawsuits also aim to hold Coinbase accountable for not having systems in place that would have prevented widespread money laundering by its customers.
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By Jane Wester | September 28, 2023
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan found that the MDC has made "extraordinary accommodations" to allow Bankman-Fried to assist in his own defense from jail. He also said he was "wondering more" if the ex-crypto entrepreneur could be a flight risk.
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