FTX law firm Fenwick & West to pay $54M to victims in settlement
Fenwick & West LLP, the principal law firm that advised former cryptocurrency exchange FTX, agreed on Friday to pay $54 million to settle a 2023...
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Nashville freshman Rep pushes Bitcoin reserve bill into law
A Bitcoin reserve bill to codify Trump’s executive order gained a Nashville champion. Summary Rep. Matt Van Epps framed the American Reserve Modernization Act as...
Polymarket seeks Japan entry despite gambling law hurdles: Report
Polymarket, a global prediction market platform, is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the sector worldwide. The company has appointed Mike...
Proposed ARMA Bill Aims to Enshrine Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Into Law
In brief Reps. Nick Begich (R-AK) and Jared Golden (D-ME) introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act. The bill seeks formally codify a strategic Bitcoin reserve...
Hester Peirce exits SEC for Regent Law in November
Hester Peirce will leave the SEC in November 2026 to join Regent University School of Law as professor. Summary Regent University School of Law announced...
SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ to join law school, signaling end of time at regulator
Hester Peirce, a two-term commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), head of the agency’s crypto task force and known to many as...
South Carolina Passes Law Banning CBDCs While Protecting Crypto Users, Bitcoin Miners
In brief Senate Bill 163 was signed into law by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Tuesday. The bill effectively bans the use of CBDCs...
Minnesota crypto custody law lets banks hold assets from Aug. 1
Minnesota has signed a new crypto custody law that lets banks and credit unions hold digital assets for customers from Aug. 1. Summary Minnesota banks...
A Lawsuit Just Demanded Tether Hand Over $344 Million in Frozen Iranian Funds, Could This Rewrite Stablecoin Law?
Attorney Charles Gerstein filed a claim in Manhattan federal court Thursday seeking to force Tether to transfer 344,149,759 USDT, roughly $344 million, frozen at two...
US law firm files motion requesting redistribution of $344M USDt linked to Iran
Law firm Gerstein Harrow LLP filed a new motion on Thursday in a miscellaneous enforcement lawsuit, asking the court to compel stablecoin company Tether to...