Cryptocurrency Law news articles
Victorian State Parliament Moves to Give Police Sweeping Powers to Seize Crypto
The Australian state of Victoria has this week introduced new laws allowing the seizure of assets including crypto if criminals are caught w...
Crypto Lending Woes Continue as Zipmex Files for ‘Bankruptcy Protection’
Singapore-based multinational crypto exchange Zipmex has revealed it is seeking bankruptcy protection against legal action from creditors. T...
Coinbase Stock Tumbles 20% Amid Regulatory Probe into ‘Unregistered Securities’
Shortly after announcing the first crypto insider trading case, where it identified nine tokens as securities, the US Securities and Exchang...
Bored Ape Creators ‘Yuga Labs’ Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Inflated Values
Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection and ApeCoin, are facing a class-action lawsuit brought by international law f...
US Regulator Lists 9 Tokens as Unregistered Securities
In a groundbreaking insider trading case against a former Coinbase employee, US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has i...
Former Coinbase Employee Charged in First Crypto Insider Trading Case
Three people, including a former Coinbase employee, have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud over an insider trading tip-...
Terra Drama Continues as Authorities Raid Exchanges Linked to the Collapse
South Korean authorities are raiding crypto exchanges linked to Terraform Labs’ collapse in May, according to report this week by News...
Reserve Bank of Australia Chief: Private Stablecoins May Be Better Than CBDCs
In a recent panel discussion of the G20 finance officials meeting in Indonesia, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe signall...
UK Court Rules That Lawsuits Can Be Served Via NFTs
In what is a legal precedent for the High Court of England and Wales, a plaintiff has been granted permission to file a lawsuit against anon...
Solana Labs Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging SOL is an Unregistered Security
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Solana Labs by an investor who claims the layer-1 blockchain is an unregistered centralised se...
Crypto Broker ‘Voyager’ Files for Bankruptcy Amid Three Arrows Default
In a move that will surprise no one even remotely invested in the digital assets space, crypto exchange Voyager Digital has this week filed ...
US Regulator Sued by Grayscale After Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejection
Historically, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) was the primary vehicle for US institutional exposure to bitcoin. As jurisdictions includin...