While the Senator did not expand on other details of the upcoming bill, she suggested that DeFi should not be exempt from AML laws.
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SBF and FTX fraud ‘aided and abetted’ by Silvergate Bank, alleges lawsuit
The filing is the latest proposed class action in a string of lawsuits aimed at Silvergate over the last two months about its links with […]
Sequoia Capital, Paradigm among VCs facing “tricky” FTX investor lawsuit
It’s a “tricky case,” as it is unknown what obligation these firms actually had to “completely separate investors,” suggests a crypto lawyer.
Celsius creditors committee proposes suing Mashinsky, other Celsius execs
The proposed lawsuit names Alex Mashinsky and a number of former executives and co-founders for alleged “recklessness, gross mismanagement, and self-interested conduct.”
Crypto regulation decided by Congress, not the SEC: Blockchain Association
The group’s policy head doubted a divided Congress can create crypto legislation but said it doesn’t give regulators absolute authority in the interim.
Circle squashes rumors of planned SEC enforcement action
Rumors swirled on Twitter that the stablecoin issuer received a litigation notice from the U.S. securities regulator but a Circle executive rebuffed the claim.
Stablecoins not the target in BUSD crackdown: Matrixport head of research
Crypto financial service Matrixport’s head of research believes regulators are not targeting all stablecoins with the regulatory crackdown on BUSD issuer Paxos.
Blockchain Association files amicus brief in Wahi case, says SEC exceeded authority
The industry group cited the Supreme Court’s recently reaffirmed “major questions” doctrine and listed ways the SEC’s alleged regulation by enforcement causes harm.
SEC to target crypto firms operating as ‘qualified custodians’ — Report
If a majority of the five-member SEC panel votes in favor of the draft proposal, it will proceed to the next stage, which will be […]
US lawmakers and experts debate SEC’s role in crypto regulation
Senator Tim Scott questioned whether the SEC had been “asleep at the wheel” amid major bankruptcies in the crypto space causing the loss of millions […]