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SEC’s retreat and XRP’s legal triumph are sidelined as Oregon charges ahead with a new lawsuit against Coinbase, intensifying the war over crypto regulation. Coinbase Says Oregon Ignores SEC Losses, XRP Victory in Crypto Lawsuit Legal tensions surrounding crypto exchange Coinbase have reignited following a new lawsuit filed by Oregon’s Attorney General, adding another chapter … Read more
A $750,000 crypto fraud lawsuit just hit a wall as the court ruled Santander had zero legal duty to stop authorized transactions, despite scam claims. Court Shuts Down $750K Crypto Lawsuit Against Santander Over Fraud Losses The Massachusetts Appeals Court, in an unpublished decision, affirmed on April 18 the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by … Read more
Coinbase is going on the offensive as Oregon revives a discredited crypto crackdown, slamming the state’s lawsuit as politically driven and dead-on-arrival in court. Coinbase Rips Into Oregon for Rehashing SEC’s Collapsed Crypto Regulation-by-Enforcement Crypto exchange Coinbase revealed on April 18 that it is facing a new securities enforcement action from Oregon’s Attorney General, a … Read more
The Brazilian justice system sentenced Joel Ferreira de Souza to 128 years, 5 months, and 28 days in prison. Souza was identified as the main operator of Braiscompany, a Brazilian crypto scheme that raised over $100 million from nearly 20,000 investors. Brazilian Crypto Ponzi Scheme Operators Receive Combined Sentences of Over 170 Years in Prison … Read more
More than $35,000 has been recovered after a bitcoin scam targeted an elderly victim, signaling a major win for cybercrime investigators in Ohio. $35K Recovered After Pop-up Bitcoin Scam Targets Victim and Sparks Statewide Probe Investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) helped recover more than $35,000 for a woman in Hamilton County … Read more
A globe-spanning crypto romance scam that funneled $2.5 million through digital wallets has unraveled, exposing a mastermind now staring down 40 years behind bars. Feds Hunt Down Suspect in $2.5M Crypto Scam—Now He Faces 40 Years in Prison The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on April 9 that a Nigerian man has been charged … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its claim that Nova Labs, creators of Helium, sold unregistered securities. This decision confirms that Helium Hotspots and tokens like HNT, IOT, and MOBILE are not considered securities. Legal Uncertainty Removed The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to dismiss its claim that Nova Labs, the … Read more
The lower chamber of the Argentine Congress approved the creation of a commission to formally investigate the involvement of government officials with Libra, the cryptocurrency shared by President Javier Milei. The group will begin its investigative work on April 23. Argentine Congress to Open Libra Probe The lower chamber of the Argentine Congress approved the … Read more
In a historic decision, the National High Court of Brazil decided that when funds are not available for seizure in the banking system, judges can directly send letters to cryptocurrency exchanges to investigate if debtors have crypto and seize it. National High Court of Brazil Establishes Cryptocurrency May Be Seized for Debts Cryptocurrency is being … Read more
Federal agents posed as a crypto startup to expose CLS Global’s role in AI token wash trades, revealing deceptive algorithms used to fake market demand. Secret DOJ Sting Exposes Crypto Wash Trades With AI Token as the Bait The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on April 2 that CLS Global FZC LLC, a cryptocurrency … Read more
