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The SEC is still considered a major antagonist in the crypto space, with bigger targets increasingly common
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The patent in question is a “method and system for separating storage and process of a computerized ledger for improved function”
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Two NFT artists filed a suit against the SEC earlier this week to push back on the unclear regulatory approach to the environment
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The SEC claims in the Friday filing that Lido and Rocket Pool are unregistered securities
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Also, former legal head at Digital Currency Group joins law firm to expand blockchain capabilities
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Any attempt to regulate everything in the digital asset ecosystem in the same manner makes little sense
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Worldcoin told Blockworks it was given “little recourse” other than filing a suit
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The settlement ends the legal battle over eth.link, a domain once owned by imprisoned developer Virgil Griffith
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TBC President Lee Bratcher told Blockworks he’s “confident” about the Council’s case against the DOE
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Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms claims miners will be “irreparably harmed” by divulging data requested by the government agency
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Assistant law professor Todd Phillips noted that the plaintiffs might find a more “amenable” court to the major questions doctrine argument put forth in the suit
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The SEC asked the court to dismiss the case without prejudice but DEBT Box says there is a double standard at play
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The SEC told the court that, while it made a mistake, dismissing these charges should be the only sanctions they face
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SEC and Ripple continue to fight over what is allowed during the remedies discovery period
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Abra held around $13.6 million worth of cryptocurrencies for 12,000 customers, according to the settlement
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A federal judge heard oral arguments from the SEC and Coinbase Wednesday in the exchange’s move to dismiss the case against it
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The SEC admitted last month to making “errors” in its attempts to freeze DEBT Box and related parties accounts
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The allegations came in a new lawsuit filed by the US securities regulator on Monday
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