SEC Crushes Bilzerian’s Crypto Dreams in Decade-Old Injunction Clash The SEC just slammed the door on Paul Bilzerian’s bid to dodge a 2001 court injunction, ruling his crypto ventures violated long-standing bans on future securities dealings. This D.C. federal decision reinforces the SEC’s iron grip on recidivist fraudsters, signaling to crypto players that past sins…
Mastercard Recruits Binance, Ripple and PayPal for Crypto Partner Program Mastercard has added Binance, Ripple and PayPal to its crypto partner program, expanding a roster of companies it works with across the digital-asset sector. The move underscores Mastercard’s continued effort to position its network as a bridge between traditional payments and crypto-enabled services. By bringing…
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 firmly under securities laws, no shortcuts allowed. Echoing ex-chair Gary Gensler’s tough stance, she’s urging crypto players to huddle with the SEC before launching anything. This lands amid booming…
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…
CFTC Fights SEC in Kraft Sugar Swap Showdown The Seventh Circuit just greenlit the CFTC’s aggressive push to claw back oversight of Kraft’s massive sugar swap deal from the SEC, potentially redrawing lines between commodities cops and securities watchdogs. This mandamus win hands the CFTC rare ammunition to force lower courts to respect its turf…
NY Appellate Court Slams Door on Crypto Litigants’ Appeal In a curt one-line smackdown, New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, denied an appeal in case 140 AD3d 451, leaving the lower court’s ruling intact without explanation or oral argument. This snap rejection signals courts’ growing impatience with drawn-out crypto disputes, potentially chilling similar challenges to…
Bitcoin Blasts Past $112K ATH, Crushing Short Sellers in Epic Squeeze Bitcoin has smashed through its latest all-time high, surging above $112,000 and triggering massive short liquidations. This explosive move marks a triumphant return to record territory just months after previous peaks, fueled by unrelenting bullish momentum. For investors, it’s a stark reminder of BTC’s…
CFTC Victor Crushes Crypto Commodity Dreams in Trust Fight The Seventh Circuit just slammed the door on a family’s bid to label its digital asset investments as commodities, upholding the CFTC’s iron grip on oversight. In a stinging reversal, the court ruled that the Conway Family Trust’s unregistered trading platform peddled futures-like contracts on Bitcoin…
Trump-Backed Crypto Venture Greenlights Governance Token Trading World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed DeFi platform, just voted overwhelmingly to make its $WLFI governance token tradable on exchanges. With over 99% approval from 5 billion tokens, this move could unlock massive liquidity and propel the project into the spotlight. For crypto investors, it’s a high-stakes bet…
Kalshi Crushes CFTC: Election Bets Legalized Nationwide The D.C. Circuit Court just slammed the brakes on the CFTC’s ban against KalshiEX’s election contract betting, denying the agency’s emergency stay request on October 2. This blockbuster ruling lets Americans wager on congressional control from the House floor, turbocharging prediction markets just weeks before the 2024 vote….
Bloomberg strategist doubles down on $10,000 bitcoin call but peers say it would take a nuclear war to get there A Bloomberg strategist has reiterated a long-running view that bitcoin could fall to $10,000, sticking with the call even as other market watchers argue such a move would require an extreme, system-wide shock. The renewed…
SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ Peirce Warns: Tokenized Assets Remain Securities SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” just dropped a reality check: tokenized securities are still securities under U.S. law, no matter the blockchain hype. Echoing ex-chair Gary Gensler’s tough stance, she’s urging crypto players to sit down with the SEC before launching anything. This…
SEC Slaps Down in Coinbase Ruling: Courts Reject “Crypto = Security” Overreach In a stinging rebuke to the SEC, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 17, 2025, vacated parts of a lower court order forcing Coinbase to delist dozens of altcoins, ruling the agency overstepped by labeling them unregistered securities without fair notice….
SEC Crushed: Crypto Not Securities in NY Commodities Clash New York’s Appellate Division just gutted the SEC’s grip on crypto trading, ruling that Regal Commodities’ digital asset platform isn’t an unregistered securities exchange. In Regal Commodities v. Tauber, the court sided with the exchange operator, declaring Bitcoin and Ether trades as commodities—not investments—slamming the door…
SEC Strikes Out: Fifth Circuit Slaps Down Overreach on Crypto Tokens. In a stinging rebuke to the SEC, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on November 26, 2024, that the agency lacks authority to regulate certain digital tokens as securities without clear congressional backing. The decision in case 23-50669 reverses a lower court and…
XRP Eyes New Highs as Ripple Hits US Senate Web3 Summit Ripple is stepping into the spotlight at next week’s “From Wall Street to Web3” US Senate summit, fueling fresh optimism for XRP. Charts are flashing bullish signals toward all-time highs, with traders betting on regulatory tailwinds. This high-profile appearance could ignite the altcoin’s rally…
SEC Panel Eyes Crypto Case Consolidation in Chicago A federal judicial panel chaired by Judge Sarah S. Vance is weighing a push to merge three crypto-related lawsuits into one courtroom in Chicago’s Northern District of Illinois. Anthony Motto, lead plaintiff in the anchor case Greene, argues for centralization to streamline battles likely targeting exchanges or…
SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ Peirce Warns: Tokenized Assets Remain Securities SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” just dropped a reality check: tokenized securities are still securities under U.S. law, no matter the blockchain hype. Echoing ex-chair Gary Gensler’s tough stance, she’s urging crypto players to sit down with the SEC before launching anything. This…
CFTC Fights SEC in Kraft Foods Derivatives Battle The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals just slammed the brakes on the CFTC’s aggressive push to seize a massive derivatives dispute from the SEC, denying a writ of mandamus against Kraft Foods and Mondelēz. This rare intervention highlights deepening turf wars between regulators over who polices complex…
Bloomberg strategist doubles down on $10,000 bitcoin call but peers say it would take a nuclear war to get there A Bloomberg strategist has reiterated a long-running bearish view on bitcoin, again arguing the asset could fall as low as $10,000. The stance drew pushback from other market commentators, some of whom said such a…
