Telegram CEO Pavel Durov freed on €5 million bail, placed under judicial supervision
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been released from prison and placed under judicial supervision with specific conditions, including the obligation to deposit a €5...
Democrat lawmaker blasts SEC’s ‘blatant abuse of power’ over crypto enforcement
Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-NC) has voiced strong criticism against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the agency of undermining trust in the...
Hong Kong’s Project Ensemble Sandbox explores future of tokenized finance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has introduced the Project Ensemble Sandbox, an initiative designed to test tokenization use cases across various asset classes...
OpenSea CEO vows to fight SEC’s NFT crackdown with $5 million defense fund
OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced that the firm received a Wells Notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) because the regulator considers...
Abra agrees to settle with the SEC over unregistered securities sales
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed settled charges against crypto lending firm Abra for failing to register its crypto asset lending...
Is France’s crypto je ne sais quoi no more?
Over the last decade, France has established itself as the ideal base for the world’s largest crypto businesses. Binance, Crypto.com and stablecoin issuer Circle...
EU’s fragmented AI regulatory framework is hampering innovation: Meta and Spotify CEOs
The European Union’s “fragmented regulatory structure” is stifling artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Danie Ek said in a...
Blockchain industry pushes back against SEC’s sweeping audit trail regulations
The DeFi Education Fund and the Blockchain Association have submitted an amicus brief in support of a legal challenge against the Securities and Exchange...
Kraken hit with dual legal, regulatory setbacks in US and Australia
A US federal judge has denied crypto exchange Kraken’s request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over allegations...
SEC pushes back against Richard Heart’s bid to dismiss $1 billion fraud case
The SEC aggressively opposed Richard Heart’s attempt to dismiss a $1 billion fraud case, arguing that his widespread promotion of unregistered digital assets like...