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Blockworks covers a diverse range of cryptocurrency regulatory topics including SEC complaints, banking regulation, anti-money laundering and bipartisan legislation.

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Last year, the SEC served Coinbase with a Wells Notice just months before filing a lawsuit. Is the same about to happen to Consensys?

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The suit, filed in a Texas court, alleges a regulatory overreach by the SEC

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The government says Zhao “willfully” and strategically put US national security at risk in order to “line his pockets”

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Ripple and the SEC have been locked in a years-long legal battle that started in 2020

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The SEC alleges that Justin Sun spent nearly 400 days in the US from 2017 to 2019

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Martin Grant worked with the Fed for roughly 30 years before leaving his position in 2022

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Shakeeb Ahmed was tied to two hacks, and the DOJ first filed an indictment against him in July of last year

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HashKey is expected to be among the issuers who receive the green light, according to the report.

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The SEC issued Uniswap a Wells notice, a warning to companies that securities regulators plan to bring an enforcement action against them

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Treasury needs additional secondary sanctions tools that can specifically target digital asset providers, deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo pleaded Tuesday

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Coinbase in February 2023 won its motion to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit

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Binance called the decision to send Tigran Gambaryan to the Kuje correctional facility “outrageous”

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The decision came a few hours after both the defense and the lawyers representing the SEC gave their closing arguments

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Long-time crypto industry advocate SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Tuesday gave her normal spiel about her frustrations with how the agency is overseeing crypto companies

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DOJ wallet makes small Coinbase transfer, potentially hinting at an upcoming sale of BTC originally confiscated during the takedown of the Silk Road

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The CFTC’s complaint classifies KuCoin’s “leveraged tokens” as digital asset commodity derivatives

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Here’s a breakdown of Judge Katherine Polk Failla’s findings in the SEC’s case against Coinbase Wednesday

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Judge Failla found that Coinbase didn’t operate as an unregistered broker in offering its wallet service

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Ripple CEO and chief legal officer said on Monday that the SEC was seeking nearly $2B in its case

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The CFTC is seeking “civil monetary penalties” against KuCoin

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KuCoin settled with the New York AG’s office in December of last year

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The filing is under seal until Tuesday, March 25

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Binance is also reportedly facing tax evasion charges from the country

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Interest rates hold steady for fifth-consecutive FOMC meeting as Fed calls for three cuts later this year

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