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Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Secure Legal Victory in Bitcoin Mining Data Collection Lawsuit

In a landmark ruling, the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC) and Riot Platforms Inc. have triumphed in their lawsuit against the Biden administration, successfully halting the data collection efforts on bitcoin…

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Chamber of Digital Commerce: SEC Actions ‘Pose Separation of Powers and Due Process Concerns’

The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a Washington-based blockchain advocacy group, has filed an amicus curiae document on the SEC v Payward, Inc. (Kraken) case. The chamber argues that the actions…

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A Maximum of 78 Months — Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Team Calls for Leniency

In a recent legal submission, Sam Bankman-Fried’s freshly appointed defense team strongly criticized the suggested century-long sentence as “grotesque.” The firm Mukasey Young is pushing for a gentler verdict for…

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Lejilex and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas Sue SEC for Unlawfully Targeting the Digital Asset Industry

Lejilex and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas, a crypto nonprofit, have teamed up to introduce a complaint against the actions of the SEC towards actors in the digital asset…

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Coinbase on Grayscale Ethereum Spot ETF Application: “ETH Is a Commodity, Not a Security”

Coinbase has answered the SEC request for comments on the proposed rule change to list the ETH Grayscale Fund as a spot ETF. Coinbase stated that ether was a commodity,…

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Report: Bankman-Fried Stands by Legal Team Amid Potential Conflict of Interest

Sources report that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the erstwhile crypto magnate and former head of FTX, intends to utilize his newly appointed legal team, despite these attorneys also serving Alex Mashinsky,…

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