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SEC Charges Abra With Unregistered Sales of Crypto Asset Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed settled charges against Plutus Lending LLC, operating as Abra, for failing to register the offers and sales of its crypto asset…

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New York Recovers $50 Million From Gemini — Bans the Exchange From Crypto Lending in the State

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a $50 million settlement from cryptocurrency exchange Gemini for Earn program investors. This settlement ensures that all defrauded investors will fully recover…

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BlockFi sues FTX’s Bankman-Fried over shares in Robinhood

BlockFi is demanding Bankman-Fried’s investment company turn over its shares in Robinhood as collateral it agreed to pay as part of a pledge agreement.

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Moola Market attacker returns most of $9M looted for $500K bounty

The attacker has scored about a half-million dollar “bug bounty” after choosing to return a majority of the cryptocurrency they exploited from the Celo-based lending protocol.

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Celsius founder reportedly withdrew $10M before bankruptcy filing: FT

The details of the withdrawal will reportedly be part of upcoming court filings, and it's possible the founder and former CEO of the crypto platform could be forced to pay…

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Nexo ‘surprised’ by state regulators’ actions, says co-founder

Kalin Metodiev emphasized that Nexo has been navigating through conversations with regulators for the past couple of years to ensure compliance, and was surprised that this news was “thrown out…

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Crypto Lender Nexo Moves Forward With Plan to Acquire Troubled Rival Vauld

Leading cryptocurrency lender Nexo has offered to buy distressed competitor Vauld, which halted operations in the face of financial difficulties. The proposal comes after the Singapore-based company said it was…

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