Regulation

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Granted Release Pending Appeal

Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev is set to be released from prison on February 7, after a Dutch court suspended his pretrial detention. While...

CFTC Fines EmpiresX Founders $130M for Crypto Fraud

A U.S. federal court has imposed over $130 million in fines and restitution against the Brazilian founders of EmpiresX, a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme...

SEC Reportedly Scaling Back Its Crypto Enforcement Unit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly reducing the size and scope of its 50-person crypto enforcement unit, according to a Feb....

Binance Denies Money-Laundering Allegations

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is once again facing legal trouble, this time from French authorities. Just as the company seemed to be...

Binance Denies Links to Hamas, Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit

Binance has pushed back against allegations that it had a special relationship with Hamas and is seeking to have a lawsuit against it dismissed....

Binance Refutes France’s Allegations Amid Global Legal Challenges

Binance is facing increasing legal scrutiny worldwide, with France launching a fresh investigation into the exchange over alleged money laundering and tax fraud. The...

Forcount Promoter Hernandez Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

Antonia Perez Hernandez, a key promoter of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to...

KuCoin Pleads Guilty to US Charges, Agrees to Pay $300 Million in Settlement

Crypto exchange KuCoin has admitted to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and will pay nearly $300 million in fines and forfeitures as part of...

Canada Targets Crypto Transactions in Fight Against Drug Money Laundering

Canada's Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) has unveiled updated strategies to combat the laundering of proceeds from synthetic opioids, with a special...

SEC Repeals Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule SAB 121

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121, a controversial rule that required financial firms holding cryptocurrency to...

US Court Overturns Tornado Cash Sanctions

In a landmark decision for crypto privacy technologies, a U.S. court in Texas has overturned sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixing protocol Tornado Cash. The...

Crypto Firm CLS Global Pleads Guilty to Wash Trading FBI-Created Token

United Arab Emirates-based crypto services firm CLS Global has pleaded guilty to charges of market manipulation and wire fraud after assisting in the fraudulent...