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Hawk Tuah Crypto Project Sued Over Memecoin, Welch Responds

[Dec 20 5:30 PM] Interestingly, Haliey Welch was not listed as a defendant in the lawsuit and her most recent response may explain why. HAWK Memecoin Investors File Suit Disgruntled investors will finally have their day in court after buying the HAWK memecoin on…

Coinbase To Delist WBTC After Judge Gives Thumbs Up

[Dec 19 11:30 AM] Coinbase announced in November that it would delist WBTC on December 19, after the token became affiliated with Tron founder Justin Sun. Coinbase and Bit Global Clash in Court Over WBTC Delisting California judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín gave crypto…

Atkins and Sacks: Pioneers of Crypto Regulation?

[Dec 14 6:30 AM] Following Gary Gensler’s resignation, Paul Atkins was nominated to take over as the new Chairman of the SEC—the approval of which would mark his return to the Commission after a 17-year hiatus and could mark a drastic change for the crypto industry…

SEC Crypto Litigation Releases: November 2024

[Dec 6 5:20 PM] In November, the SEC published just one crypto-related litigation release, alleging a $115 million securities fraud scheme against Eng Taing and his company, Touzi Capital, LLC. According to the Complaint, Taing promised investors the chance to…

Will a New Chair Listen?: Peirce Urges SEC to Embrace Crypto

[Dec 4 3:32 PM] In early November, SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce delivered a fierce speech emblematic of her pro-crypto stance, offering a critique of her agency’s hostile treatment of digital assets and other innovative financial technologies in the United…

Can DAOs Be Sued? Insights From Lido’s Recent Case

[Nov 27 8:30 AM] According to a recent decision from the US District Court for the Northern District of California, decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, may not provide the liability protection the industry once thought. In a seminal case, a Federal…

Swan Bitcoin Files Lawsuit Against Its Own Lawyers

[Nov 26 1:34 PM] Swan Bitcoin is suing its law firm for attempting to withdraw from a trade secrets case due to a conflict of interest with another client. Misappropriated Trade Secrets Cryptocurrency financial services firm Swan Bitcoin has filed a lawsuit against…

The Free Roger Movement Gains Momentum

[Nov 20 1:45 PM] The arrest and extradition battle of Roger Ver has ignited the #FreeRoger movement, a grassroots campaign calling attention to what advocates see as the misuse of legal systems to suppress dissent and punish individuals connected to crypto. Roger…