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Policy

U.S. Supreme Court Loss for Coinbase Leaves Company with Mixed Record

The court went against the U.S. crypto exchange on its latest, highly technical arbitration dispute, but it wasn't addressing anything significant about the digital assets space.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against crypto exchange Coinbase in an arbitration case. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Uniswap Labs Urges SEC to Drop Pending Enforcement Action in Wells Response

Uniswap’s lawyers say the protocol doesn’t meet the SEC’s own definition of an exchange.

Floatie in the form of a unicorn, the emblematic mythical creature featured in Uniswap's logo and marketing materials. (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Shouldn't All These Crypto Lawyers Start Learning About Crypto?

The industry should expect its legal experts to effectively articulate how these innovative technologies are driving changes in how we understand money, privacy and governance.

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)

Policy

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond

Rodriguez, 35, will remain on house arrest in Pennsylvania until his trial.

Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Former Ethereum Adviser Intends to Sue U.S. Government for $9.6B Over Dropped Extortion Charges

Steven Nerayoff has retained well-known civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz to serve as a consultant on constitutional issues in the case.

Money (Alexander Mils/Unsplash)

Policy

Republican Sen. Tillis Calls for ‘Light’ Crypto Regulatory Framework Ahead of Presidential Election

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the need for new crypto laws on Tuesday, as Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo asked for “additional tools” to effectively crack down on illicit crypto financing.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Terra’s Do Kwon Wins Extradition Appeal in Montenegro as Case Heads for Retrial

Kwon is facing fraud charges in the U.S. around his role in Terra's collapse.

Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)

Policy

SEC Overstepped Bounds in Kraken Lawsuit, State AGs Charge

State attorneys general argue that the SEC is trying to claim jurisdiction that rightfully belonged to states.

Kraken

Policy

Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again

In a second case involving a legal argument over arbitration, the U.S. crypto exchange again appeared in the high court to argue about these agreements that affect everybody.

Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Swiss Crypto Hedge Fund Tyr Capital Clashes With Client Over FTX Exposure: FT

Tyr investor TGT has brought claims against the hedge fund that it ignored several warnings over its ties with the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.

Switzerland flag (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)