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Court Cases
Coinbase's Allies Join Crypto Firm's Case Against SEC
Paradigm, the Crypto Council for Innovation and others weighed in to support Coinbase's effort to push the U.S. securities regulator for crypto rules.

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking
The crypto exchange had petitioned for clear rules on digital assets, and the agency rejected the petition in December. Coinbase isn't taking no for an answer.

Fantom Seeks Money Back From Multichain’s $200M Exploit
The move aims to enable victims to “partially recover” assets lost in one of the biggest exploits in 2023.

U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions
In May 2023, the SEC settled charges with Ishan Wahi and Nikhil Wahi in what it has called the "first-ever insider trading case involving cryptocurrency markets."

Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse
Bankman-Fried's lawyers objected to the Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) which recommends a sentence of 100 years in prison calling it "grotesque."

Texas Blockchain Council, Riot Platforms Sue Dept. of Energy, OMB Over 'Emergency' Survey
If the court does not intervene, the companies will be "immediately and irreparably harmed," the filing said.

Craig Wright Witness Defends Saying Headed for ‘Train Wreck’ With COPA Trial
Stefan Matthews said the damning message referred to poor trial prep and not Wright’s claims to being Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentence Might Be Lighter Than You'd Expect
Restitution paid to victims can be considered when sentencing, and judges in the Southern District of New York routinely impose shorter terms than guidelines suggest for white-collar cases.

Australian Judge Hands Split Decision in Market’s Regulator vs Block Earner
The court will determine the fine Block Earner will have to pay during a scheduled hearing on March 1, 2024.

New York Expands Fraud Case Against Digital Currency Group to $3 Billion
An initial lawsuit accusing crypto firm DCG of cheating people out of $1 billion has been amplified by investors coming forward with losses tripling that, the NY attorney general said.
