The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has again labeled Ether (ETH) as a commodity, this time in a Dec. 13 court filing — in contrast to statements from chief Rostin Behnam on Nov. 30 sugges...
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CFTC Deems Ethereum A Commodity In Recent Court Filing
Cryptocurrencies like Ethereum have their fair share of controversy regarding categorization. Government regulatory bodies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodities Fu...
No Bail for Bankman-Fried, Leaves Bahamas Court in Handcuffs
Sam Bankman-Fried has not been granted bail by a Bahamas court, with the disgraced crypto entrepreneur pictured leaving in handcuffs. Bankman-Fried, who founded the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, w...
CFTC again calls Ethereum [ETH] a commodity in a court filing, details inside
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has again called the ETH coin a commodity in a court filing on 13 December. It has given rise to speculation that Bitcoin (BTC) is the only cryptocurren...
SBF denied bail by Bahamas Magistrate Court judge
Sam Bankman-Fried’s application for bail has been denied in a Bahamas Magistrate Court on Dec. 13, with presiding Judge JoyAnn Ferguson-Pratt highlighting a “risk of flight.” The cou...
Manhattan Court Finds FTX Founder SBF Guilty To Wire Fraud
The FTX founder has found himself in a whirlwind of federal indictments today, with the Securities And Exchange Commission charging Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors by using billions of dol...
Whales Move 442 Mln XRP; Court Grants Deadline
XRP News: The US district court granted the motion pushed by the US SEC and Ripple to set a deadline for the non parties to ask to seal any portions of the Summary Judgment material. The proposed dead...
CFTC drags SBF to court for fraud
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has slammed a lawsuit on the CEO of the defunct exchange FTX. According to the filing, the exchange, alongside Alameda Research, a sister company, was listed...
Coinbase US news from the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is meeting the wishes of the now third-largest cryptocurrency exchange with big news: it will review the two legal pending lawsuits on Coinbase as per the company’s request. The ...
Ripple v. SEC court case update as of December 12, 2022
Amid the bearish movements of the majority of the cryptocurrency market assets, the closure of the high-profile legal battle between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and bloc...
US Supreme Court to hear Coinbase’s account holder lawsuit
Earlier today, news emerged that the United States Supreme Court would hear an appeal from Coinbase, a major cryptocurrency exchange. Two customers have filed complaints against Coinbase but the excha...
Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai On The U.N. Human Rights Day
December 10 marks the Human Rights Day, a day designed by the United Nations to commemorate the U.N. General Assembly adopting, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the UDHR). The UDHR ...
Coinbase Gets Approval to Bring the Lawsuits in Supreme Court
Leading US crypto exchange Coinbase reported success in its efforts to resolve potential lawsuits through private arbitration. The exchange filed in the Supreme Court seeking a hearing for the aforeme...
Ripple and SEC Collectively Ask Court To Set Key Date As XRP Lawsuit Enters Critical Phase
In the legal battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs, both sides are jointly requesting a deadline related to sealing information in the case. They are asking ...
US Supreme Court To Hear Coinbase Arbitration Bid
– Advertisement – Coinbase is looking to settle two legal actions taken against it by customers through arbitration and not within a judicial court. The United States Supreme Court has agr...
Novak Djokovic, Asics Reveal Court FF3 Novak Tennis Sneaker
Novak Djokovic testing the new Asics Court FF3 Novak shoe. Andy Astfalck / ASICS Novak Djokovic says he loved his Asics Court FF2 Novak on-court tennis sneaker so much that when Asics approached him a...
FTX Lawyers Tell Bankruptcy Court The Company Became SBF’s “Personal Fiefdom”
During the proceedings, the newly appointed FTX lawyers put their analysis in front of the court. Before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the former FTX CEO, Sam Banman-Fried, reported the liquidity ...
Celsius issues latest update regarding customer withdrawals after court ruling
Collapsed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has issued the latest update on the progress of allowing customer withdrawals as the bankruptcy hearings continue. This is after a bankruptcy...
Wemix delisting saga continues at South Korean court
A court in South Korea has supported the decision of local exchanges to delist Wemade’s Wemix (WEMIX) tokens, dismissing Wemade’s request to cancel the delisting. The Seoul Central District Court rule...
Sam Bankman-Fried ghosts Senate for testimony on FTX collapse
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his attorney did not respond to the Senate Banking Committee’s demand that he testify or otherwise cooperate with an investigation into his failed corporate ...
Court Directs Celsius Network to Return $44M in Cryptocurrencies
Defi News Judge Martin Glenn’s decision, would affect a very tiny portion of the total client money. Just 15,680 consumers held around $43.87 million in “Pure Custody.” An American bankruptcy court ov...
Key Part Of Texas Abortion Law—That Anyone Can Sue—Apparently Dismissed By Court
Topline A central part of Texas’s six-week abortion law—that bystanders who aren’t connected to an abortion can still sue anyone who performs or facilitates one and receive up to $10,000 in damages—wa...
Bankruptcy Court Orders Celcius to return $50M of Crypto
The post Bankruptcy Court Orders Celcius to return $50M of Crypto appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The order delivered by the Bankruptcy judge of the Southern District of New York directed Cel...
EU’s Court Orders Google To Remove “Manifestly Inaccurate” Data
The EU’s top court ruled that Alphabet subsidiary Google must remove information from online search results if users can demonstrate that it is false. The “right to be forgotten” online, or the abilit...
US Court Unseals Indictment of OneCoin Cryptoqueen’s ‘Crisis Manager’
Another player in the notorious OneCoin scheme will face charges of wire fraud and money laundering upon extradition to the U.S., according to a newly unsealed indictment. The document details charges...
CFTC and crypto lawyers duke it out over service in Ooki DAO case
How do you sue a DAO? The question has been at the heart of the case the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is bringing against Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that the agency alle...
Supreme Court Questions GOP-Led Case That Could Upend U.S. Elections
Topline The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday over the question of whether state legislatures should have unfettered power to determine election rules, with even some conservative justices signaling th...
Court Grants Health Officials Guardianship Of Baby After Parents Refuse Life-Saving Heart Surgery If Vaccinated Blood Is Used
Topline A New Zealand court has granted health officials guardianship over a six-month old infant whose parents refused life-saving heart surgery if blood “tainted” by Covid vaccination is used, accor...
Court approves issuance of subpoenas to 3AC co-founders
Liquidators of Three Arrows Capital (3AC) have received approval to issue a subpoena to co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davis. A subpoena is an order issued by the court to have the recipient testify and ...