Texas Court Slaps Down Blockchain Firm’s SEC Dodge Envy Blockchain and its execs just got hammered by a Texas appeals court, denying their desperate bid to block an SEC subpoena in a crypto probe. This mandamus smackdown hands regulators a win, signaling that stonewalling federal crypto investigations won’t fly—even in token-friendly Texas. Markets take note:…
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US Crypto Bill Lets Tesla, Meta Dodge SEC—Warren Sounds Alarm A groundbreaking US bill set for House review next week could reshape crypto oversight, potentially freeing giants like Tesla and Meta from SEC red tape. Dubbed the “US CLARITY” bill, it aims to clarify market structures amid booming digital asset adoption. Senator Elizabeth Warren warns…
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SEC Crushed: Kraft Case Hands CFTC Crypto Oversight Win The Seventh Circuit just greenlit the CFTC’s rare mandamus petition against Kraft Foods and Mondelēz, forcing a lower court to reconsider its dismissal of a market manipulation probe. This procedural smackdown signals regulators can bulldoze judicial roadblocks in futures cases, potentially unlocking CFTC muscle on crypto…
NY Court Slaps Down Crypto Appeal in Swift Denial New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, has denied an appeal in case 140 AD3d 451, delivering a quick defeat to challengers hoping to overturn a lower ruling. This terse rejection reinforces judicial patience wearing thin on crypto-related disputes, signaling courts won’t indulge endless delays in high-stakes…
Bitcoin Blasts Past $112K All-Time High, Crushing Short Sellers Bitcoin just smashed through its latest resistance, surging above $112,000 to etch a fresh all-time high. Short sellers got obliterated in a frenzy of liquidations, fueling even more upside momentum. This explosive move signals roaring investor confidence amid broader market euphoria. The spark? Relentless buying pressure…
CFTC Powers Up: Court Backs Agency in Crypto-Like Trust Fight The Seventh Circuit just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a big win, upholding its authority to slam a family trust with a $20 million penalty for illegal off-exchange commodity trades. This ruling reinforces CFTC’s grip on derivatives and futures markets, sending a chill through…
Chinese Creditor Slams FTX’s Plan to Block Payouts in Restricted Nations A Chinese creditor has fired back at FTX’s latest bankruptcy maneuver, challenging the exchange’s motion to halt payouts to users in countries like China, Russia, and North Korea. This clash threatens to delay the already long-awaited creditor repayments from the collapsed crypto giant. For…
CFTC Fails to Block Kalshi’s Election Betting Revolution The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s emergency stay on October 2, slamming the door on its bid to halt KalshiEX LLC’s event contracts betting on congressional control outcomes. This ruling upholds a lower court’s green light for Kalshi to launch these…
Circle overtakes BlackRock in tokenized Treasuries as market hits record $11 billion Circle has moved ahead of BlackRock in the market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries, as the total value of Treasury-backed tokens reached a new high of $11 billion. The shift highlights how quickly the market for onchain representations of traditional financial assets is expanding,…
SEC’s Crypto Mom Peirce: Tokenized Assets Still Face Security Rules SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” just dropped a reality check: tokenized securities remain securities under U.S. law, no matter the blockchain hype. Echoing ex-chair Gary Gensler’s stance, she’s urging crypto players to sit down with the SEC before launching anything that smells…
SEC Slapped Down: Ripple Ruling Spreads Chaos in Crypto Wars The Fifth Circuit just torched the SEC’s “regulation by enforcement” playbook, vacating a massive $1.1 billion fine against Coinbase in a blockbuster ruling that echoes the Ripple victory. This decision shreds the SEC’s claim that listing crypto on exchanges automatically makes them unregistered securities, handing…
SEC Fights Crypto Label in Precious Metals Broker Clash New York appellate court slams the SEC’s bid to oversee a precious metals broker, ruling that Regal Commodities’ gold and silver trading isn’t an “investment contract” under federal securities law. This win for broker Aaron Tauber exposes cracks in the SEC’s aggressive push to classify commodities…
SEC Crushed: Fifth Circuit Tosses Coinbase Securities Case Overreach The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just slammed the brakes on the SEC’s aggressive push against Coinbase, vacating key parts of a lower court ruling that let the agency run wild with discovery demands. In a November 26, 2024 decision, the appeals court ruled the SEC…
US Crypto Bill Could Let Tesla, Meta Dodge SEC—Warren Sounds Alarm A new US bill aiming to clarify crypto market structure hits the House floor next week, potentially freeing giants like Tesla and Meta from SEC oversight. Senator Elizabeth Warren warns this could unleash chaos, letting tech titans play in crypto without rules. For investors,…
SEC Panel Eyes Centralized Fight Over Crypto Cases A judicial panel led by Chair Sarah S. Vance is weighing a push to consolidate three crypto-related lawsuits into one courtroom in Chicago’s Northern District of Illinois. Anthony Motto, plaintiff in the lead case Greene, argues for centralization to streamline battles spanning California and Pennsylvania courts. This…
GMX V1 Hacked for $40M: Trading Halted, Tokens Frozen in Panic GMX V1, a popular decentralized perpetuals exchange, just got hammered by a $40 million exploit, forcing it to slam the brakes on all trading and token minting. This brutal hit marks yet another black eye for DeFi in 2025, as hackers keep feasting on…
SEC Denies CFTC Turf War in Kraft Foods Crypto Clash The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals just slammed the door on the CFTC’s bid to muscle into the SEC’s turf over Kraft Foods’ $100 million Swiss franc derivatives trade, denying a mandamus petition in a rare smackdown of regulatory overreach. This ruling reinforces the SEC’s…
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