Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code
Samourai Wallet cofounder Keonne Rodriguez received the maximum sentence this week of five years in prison for writing code. As…
Category: Legal
State of Crypto: SBF (Somehow) Had Another Bad Day in Court
This week saw the Second Circuit Court of Appeals hear arguments in Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal of his criminal conviction. The…
Samourai Wallet Developer Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Unlicensed Money Transmitting
NEW YORK — Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for his role…
Jurors ask pointed questions in MEV bot trial as deliberations proceed
The jury deciding the fate of two men accused of money laundering and fraud related to a $25 million exploit…
Circle weighs in on GENIUS Act implementation: ‘Simple, strong rules’
Stablecoin issuer Circle has advocated for a level playing field among banks, nonbanks and stablecoin issuers as the US Treasury…
South Korean regulators slam Upbit\’s operator Dunamu with $24M fine
Dunamu, the operator behind cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, is finding itself in hot water after South Korean regulators slammed it with…
Crypto bills are ‘like oil for the onchain economy,’ Coinbase exec says
Coinbase executives are urging US lawmakers to view stablecoin and market structure bills as interconnected pieces of a broader crypto…
Seoul Considers Sanctions on North Korea Following US Crypto Crackdown
South Korea is considering the possibility of revisiting its sanctions framework on North Korea, days after a new U.S. sanction…
Donald Trump Announces What Will Happen If Tariffs Are Canceled
US President Donald Trump said he would not announce any new tariffs while the Supreme Court considers a critical case…
South Korea open to revisiting sanctions on North Korea after latest U.S. crackdown
With Washington tightening the screws on North Korea’s crypto-funded nuclear weapons programme, South Korea says it’s open to rethinking its…