CFTC Fails to Block Kalshi’s Election Betting Market 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 political event contracts. Kalshi, a fast-rising prediction market, won big as judges upheld a lower court’s ruling that election betting…
CFTC Fights SEC in Kraft Foods Derivatives Clash The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals just slammed the door on the CFTC’s bid to seize control of a $47 million SEC enforcement case against Kraft Foods and Mondelēz over derivatives trades. In a sharp rebuke, the court denied the CFTC’s mandamus petition, upholding the SEC’s lead…
NY Court Slams Brakes on Crypto Appeal Bid New York’s Appellate Division, 1st Department, just denied a key appeal in case 140 AD3d 451, shutting down hopes for quick relief in a brewing crypto dispute. This terse rejection upholds a lower court’s ruling, signaling regulators’ iron grip won’t loosen anytime soon. Traders and exchanges watching…
Crypto Sentiment Sinks to Lowest Level in 3.5 Years Crypto market sentiment has fallen to its lowest point in roughly three and a half years, marking a notable shift in how investors and traders are feeling about the sector. The move signals a broad deterioration in confidence across the crypto market. Sentiment indicators are commonly…
CFTC Powers Upheld: Trusts Can’t Dodge Futures Rules The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals slammed the door on a family trust’s bid to evade Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight, ruling that standard futures contracts fall squarely under CFTC jurisdiction as commodities—not securities. This decision reinforces the agency’s grip on derivatives markets, signaling to crypto traders…
SEC Slaps Down in Coinbase Ruling: Courts Curb Overreach The Fifth Circuit just gutted a key SEC weapon against Coinbase, vacating an order that demanded the exchange cough up internal docs on its wallet feature. This isn’t just a win for one company—it’s a seismic shift clipping the SEC’s wings in crypto enforcement, signaling courts…
SEC Crushed: Crypto Trader Wins, Exchanges Breathe Easy New York appeals court just gutted the SEC’s grip on crypto trading in Regal Commodities v Tauber, ruling that a firm’s sale of digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum doesn’t make it an unregistered securities exchange. This smackdown against aggressive SEC enforcement hands a rare victory to…
SEC Crushes Bilzerian’s Crypto Dreams in Decade-Old Injunction Clash The SEC just slammed the door on Paul Bilzerian’s latest bid to dive into crypto, upholding a 2001 injunction that bars the convicted stock fraudster from future securities schemes. A D.C. federal court ruled Bilzerian and his crew can’t touch new ventures without risking contempt, spotlighting…
SEC Slaps Down in Coinbase Ruling: Courts Rein Courts Over Crypto Cops The Fifth Circuit just gutted the SEC’s star appeal in its long-running war with Coinbase, vacating an order that let regulators demand troves of customer data without clear proof of violations. This 2024 smackdown signals judges are tiring of the SEC’s broad “regulation…
NY Slip Op 00042 Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Nancy M. Bannon, J.), entered January 6, 2016, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Defendants established entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, in this action for personal injuries arising out of plaintiff’s fall on an…
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SEC Panel Eyes Crypto Case Consolidation in Chicago A federal judicial panel led by Chair Sarah S. Vance just greenlit a push to bundle three scattered crypto lawsuits into one powerhouse case in Chicago’s Northern District of Illinois. Anthony Motto, plaintiff in the lead Greene action, won his motion to centralize, pulling in related suits…
Texas Court Slaps Down Blockchain Firm’s SEC Dodge Attempt In a swift mandamus smackdown, the Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas denied Envy Blockchain Inc., NV Landco 1 LLC, and Stephen Decani’s emergency plea to block SEC enforcement. The trio sought to halt a federal probe into alleged unregistered securities offerings tied…
SEC Crushed: Kraft Case Hands CFTC Crypto Oversight Win The Seventh Circuit just greenlit the CFTC’s power grab over Kraft Foods’ massive $65 million derivatives bet gone wrong, forcing disclosure in a high-stakes probe that could reshape commodity trading rules. This mandamus ruling slams the door on SEC-style secrecy in CFTC cases, signaling regulators will…
Kalshi Wins: CFTC Blocked from Banning Election Betting Markets The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just slammed the brakes on the CFTC, denying the agency’s emergency stay and letting KalshiEX launch event contracts on election outcomes. In a swift October 2 ruling, judges upheld a lower court’s block on the CFTC’s ban, declaring election betting…
CFTC Crushes Monex in Crypto Forex Win The Ninth Circuit just handed the CFTC a major victory, upholding a $12 million penalty against Monex for illegally selling leveraged retail forex contracts without registering as a futures commission merchant. This ruling solidifies the agency’s grip on unregulated forex trading, sending tremors through crypto markets where forex-style…
SEC Loses Grip: CFTC Claims Kraft Foods Futures Case The Seventh Circuit just handed the CFTC a rare win by ordering a lower court to reconsider whether Kraft Foods’ (now Mondelez) massive coffee futures trades count as commodities regulation territory. This mandamus petition from the CFTC challenges a district judge’s narrow view that only exchange-traded…
CFTC Nails Crypto Trader in Landmark Fraud Win The Ninth Circuit just upheld a massive victory for the CFTC against James Devlin Crombie, a crypto trader accused of scamming investors out of millions through a Ponzi-like scheme involving Bitcoin and futures contracts. This ruling reinforces the agency’s grip on digital asset fraud, signaling to markets…
NY Court Slaps Down Crypto Appeal Bid New York’s Appellate Division, 1st Department, just denied a key appeal in case 140 AD3d 451, shutting the door on challengers hoping to overturn a lower ruling. This blunt rejection reinforces judicial hurdles for crypto litigants in one of the world’s toughest regulatory arenas. Traders and projects watching…
SEC Crushes Binance’s Bid to Dodge Washington Court Grip The SEC scored a major courtroom win today as a D.C. federal judge shot down Binance’s plea to toss the entire lawsuit or shift venue to friendlier turf. Binance Holdings, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, wanted the case bounced from Washington for “improper venue,”…
