Cryptocurrency Law News
US senators target crypto in bill enforcing sanctions on terrorist groups
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the United States Senate introduced legislation aimed at countering cryptocurrency’s role in financing ...
America Has a New Threat and It’s Crypto, Claims Elizabeth Warren
Anti-crypto senator Elizabeth Warren has unleashed another tirade against crypto, claiming it represents a new threat to America. The commen...
New Jersey bill would make securities of crypto sold to institutional investors
The New Jersey General Assembly may consider a bill that would decide when a digital asset or virtual currency is a security under state law...
Crypto-friendly US lawmaker Patrick McHenry won’t seek re-election in 2024
North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee and a proponent of many pieces ...
Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Pursue Post-Trial Motions After Fraud Conviction: Lawyers
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried are not filing any post-trial motions after the disgraced FTX founder was convicted on seven criminal counts r...
Courts will provide ‘good guidance’ for crypto — CFTC commissioner
Kristin Johnson of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said there are many ways of handling cryptocurrencies in th...
SBF Shares Hot Crypto Tips with Prison Guards: Report
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is reportedly providing crypto tips to prison guards while awaiting sentencing for his fraud t...
Degens Have Already Found a Way to Make Money on CZ Stepping Down
The crypto industry is reeling after news came in this morning that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) plans to step down from his role as ...
Commerzbank Becomes First German Full-Service Bank to Get Crypto License
Frankfurt-based Commerzbank AG has received approval from German regulators to run a crypto custody business. According to a statement relea...
Compliance Official Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Over Role in Infamous OneCoin Crypto Scheme
A top-level OneCoin executive is pleading guilty to accusations arising from her alleged participation in the multi-level marketing (MLM) sc...
CFTC Flexes Record Crypto Seizures & Regulation Enforcements in 2023 Fiscal Year Report
In a show of regulatory muscle, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clamped down on illicit activities in the crypto space in 20...
Where Will Sam Bankman-Fried Be Sent to Prison? The Options are Bleak.
Sam Bankman-Fried is now entering a new, darker chapter in his life, as the last one ended with a guilty verdict in his criminal trial in Ne...