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Second EIA Survey Extension Being Pushed With Open Comment Period

[Feb 27, 2024 12:10 PM] The current EIA Emergency Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities survey held by injunction would require monthly reporting of information from mining facility operators through July 31, 2024. This survey would require the collection of information such…

US Judge Urged to Approve Binance’s $4.3 Billion Plea Deal

[Feb 21, 2024 3:00 AM] A U.S. Federal Judge has been urged to accept a plea deal from U.S. authorities with the cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Prosecutors, in a memorandum, have asserted that the agreed-upon sanctions are commensurate with the extent of Binance’s…

Changing Regulatory Dynamics For Bitcoin ATMs

[Feb 14, 2024 8:00 AM] In the ever-evolving landscape of Bitcoin, changes can be hard to keep up with. As we enter into a new year, it’s important to be mindful that significant industry shifts and expansions will likely occur.The increase in regulatory measures we’ve…

Resisting the EIA: One Possible Playbook

[Feb 13, 2024 11:10 AM] The Biden Administration has intensified oversight on the U.S. bitcoin mining sector through an Energy Information Agency (EIA) emergency survey, portraying electricity usage by miners as a significant threat to national grid stability. This move…

NBA Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Voyager Digital Promotion

[Feb 9, 2024 9:00 AM] A class action lawsuit has been filed against the National Basketball Association (NBA), accusing the league of gross negligence through its marketing agreements with the now-bankrupt crypto exchange Voyager Digital Holdings, leading to investor…

Tradestation Settles With SEC and State Regulators for $3 Million

[Feb 9, 2024 12:30 AM] Tradestation has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state regulatory bodies, agreeing to pay $3 million in fines for offering an unregistered crypto asset lending product to U.S. investors, a move that…

The EIA Emergency Information Collection Is Alarming

[Feb 8, 2024 10:33 AM] In mid-January, a massive winter storm swept across the United States, dropping temperatures in Central Texas into the low 20s and causing Texans to huddle indoors with their heaters running full blast. The Texas power grid creaks and groans when…

Paradigm Backs Prediction Market in Legal Battle Against CFTC

[Feb 8, 2024 12:30 AM] Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets…

Artists Ordered to Pay $9 Million in BAYC Copyright Dispute

[Feb 5, 2024 10:00 PM] Artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen are mandated by a federal court to pay $9 million in damages to Yuga Labs, following a high-profile legal dispute over unauthorized use of the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s copyrighted non-fungible tokens (NFTs)…