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The judge suggested that a brief stay while awaiting a ruling in a similar case in the appellate court could “reduce the burden of litigation.”

After a BlockFi investor withdrew an objection filed in February, a judge appeared to clear the way for the next step in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit.

A mining ban went into effect in the African nation in April 2024, followed by Chinese officials warning residents not to “support or engage in virtual currency mining activities.”

The bill pushed by the representative included a ban on lawmakers and their families from "launching, promoting, or trading in coins where they hold a personal financial interest.”

The financial regulator said the bank’s “compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the order,” first issued in April 2022.

Though a Justice Department official did not mention the Tornado Cash developer by name, he made many general references to enforcement cases involving similar allegations.

The Gemini co-founders, with a combined net worth in the billions, have said they will make another political contribution in support of US President Donald Trump’s crypto agenda.

Seven organizations affiliated with crypto urged a quick confirmation of Brian Quintenz to the CFTC, though nothing was scheduled on the Senate calendar before its recess.

The Wyoming lawmaker is one of the Republicans taking the lead to pass market structure in the US Senate.

The American Innovation Project’s board includes executives from the Solana Policy Institute, Blockchain Association, Paradigm, Digital Currency Group and Coinbase. 

Paul Atkins spoke at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on the SEC's Project Crypto, its relationship with the Trump administration, and its plans on handling digital asset regulations.

The CLARITY Act awaits Senate consideration in September, with Senator Tim Scott saying he expects 12 to 18 Democrats to back the market structure bill.

The comments, due by Oct. 17, will focus on “innovative methods to detect illicit activity involving digital assets,” as required by the GENIUS Act.

The former Ohio senator’s 2024 race against Bernie Moreno, whose campaign was bolstered by money from the crypto industry, was one of the most expensive in the state’s history.

The latest legal battle between Digital Currency Group and Genesis centered on a promissory note issued amid the collapse of Three Arrows Capital in 2022.

The cryptocurrency, allegedly linked to ransomware proceeds, is expected to be added to the US crypto reserve.

The Federal Reserve said it would sunset a program specifically to monitor banks’ digital asset activities and would integrate them back into its “standard supervisory process.”

The bureau warned that anyone offering recommendations on a “crypto recovery law firm” or claiming to be a lawyer could be targeting the victims of crypto scams.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control said it was taking additional action against the crypto exchange after including it on its list of Specially Designated Nationals in 2022.

Letitia James, who holds New York state’s top law enforcement position, has come under scrutiny from some, claiming she was engaging in “lawfare” against the crypto industry.

The two entities requested that the financial regulator provide a “safe harbor” for certain applications under the SEC's broker-dealer registration requirements.

Federico Carrone, an Ethereum core developer, pledged $500,000 to the Tornado Cash co-founder’s legal fund after being detained in Turkey over alleged links to a privacy protocol.

The two men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in February and later received a letter directing them to “self-deport” from the United States.

After a New York jury found the Tornado Cash co-founder guilty of one of three charges he had been facing, US authorities still have the option of filing for a retrial.

The Terraform Labs co-founder was indicted in 2023 on nine charges related to the collapse of the ecosystem, resulting in an estimated $40 billion in losses.

In January, the Terraform Labs co-founder pleaded not guilty to several charges, including securities fraud, market manipulation, money laundering and wire fraud.

The US Senate is not scheduled to be in session until Sept. 2, but Senator Elizabeth Warren offered a preview for how she may address the CLARITY Act.

Though possibly not its first foray into crypto, Harvard’s reported stake in BlackRock's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund represented a significant investment.

Court documents showed there was at least one 90-year-old, and some people had “set in stone” their opinions about the Tornado Cash co-founder’s criminal charges.

Four state-level lawsuits against three celebrities and individuals tied to the EMAX token may proceed after a California judge’s ruling.