Tags: Law and Order

Lawyer John Deaton claims that the thousands of affidavits written by XRP Army members helped Ripple in its legal dispute with the SEC.

HM Treasury has published draft reforms to strengthen its AML regime, including changes for crypto asset firms.

Nearly half of the regulator’s new slate of proposed rules focus squarely on loosening regulations on the crypto industry.

The Fed is bringing stablecoins, tokenization, and AI for payment technologies into one conversation as policy in Washington begins to firm.

Industry experts told Decrypt that bureaucratic confusion has stalled India‘s crypto ambitions while neighboring countries forge ahead.

A U.S. judge has imposed remedies on Google over its search and data practices, in a subtle nod to AI’s growing role in competition.

A joint statement follows a report earlier this year by a President‘s Working Group to provide "regulatory clarity" on certain assets.

The think tank argues that lax crypto regulation leaves Ukraine vulnerable to criminals, sanctions evasion and budget shortfalls.

ESMA’s executive director said tokenization could transform markets but warns of risks and the need for safeguards.

The prison terms reflect executive responsibility in crypto fraud cases, with sentences based on “cooperation and leadership hierarchy.”

The settlement ends a three-year legal battle over sneaker NFTs designed to track ownership and counterfeit claims.

Experts say the timing is strategic as Binance Australia faces an 18-day deadline to comply with the AUSTRAC audit order over AML failures.

A Florida man sentenced to 47 years in prison for orchestrating a string of violent home invasions got extra time for attacking a witness.

The fake ID marketplace VerifTools allegedly sold fake documents for as little as $9 in cryptocurrency, authorities said.

The lawsuit claims that Elon Musk‘s X used Eliza Labs‘ data, then launched near-identical AI agents via xAI.

The class action suit had alleged that Strategy misled investors about how a new accounting practice would impact the profitability of the company’s massive Bitcoin holdings.

Seoul police have arrested 16 suspects who stole $28M from crypto and bank accounts, targeting BTS‘s Jungkook and wealthy Korean investors.

Former FTX legal advisors argue they provided routine services and knew nothing about the exchange‘s multi-billion dollar fraud scheme.

The CFTC‘s new guidance applies to crypto exchanges, giving foreign firms a pathway to operating in the United States.

The federal government has also teamed with Chainlink and Pyth to integrate U.S. macroeconomic data with the DeFi ecosystem.

France is becoming a global hotspot for crypto "wrench attacks" targeting holders amid organized crime surge.

The Solana advocacy group‘s funds will aid efforts by Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, developers of Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash, to appeal their respective criminal convictions in the U.S. and the Netherlands.

The sanctions implicate entities first targeted by the Biden administration for their role in stealing crypto from American companies via elaborate scams.

The agency hopes to have a more detailed view of crypto transactions.