Regulation

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121, a controversial rule that required financial firms holding cryptocurrency to...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

SEC Forms Crypto Task Force Led by ‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the formation of a dedicated crypto task force to craft a regulatory framework for digital...

Coinbase Lawsuit Reveals Allegations of FDIC

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) faces accusations of withholding additional crypto-related "pause letters" as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...

SEC Sues Nova Labs for Alleged Unregistered Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, the company behind the Helium Network, alleging unregistered securities offerings....