Law and Order
Coinbase Says SEC ‘Destroyed’ Gensler Texts, Demands Court Sanctions
Coinbase is demanding penalties after the regulator lost nearly a year of text messages from former Chair Gary Gensler.Belarus Banks Ordered to Adopt Crypto, Tokenization as Sanctions Squeeze Economy
Belarus’ President has ordered commercial banks to expand digital assets in payments, as the country attempts to skirt Western restrictions.SEC, CFTC Propose Making U.S. Financial Markets 24/7 to Keep Up with Crypto
The agencies also floated new policies intended to accelerate the creation of prediction markets, perpetuals markets, and related DeFi protocols in the ...SEC Watchdog Blames Tech Failures for Loss of Gary Gensler’s Texts in 2023
Nearly a year of former Chair Gary Gensler’s government texts were erased after a chain of avoidable IT decisions, the OIG said ...US Fed to Host Payments Innovation Conference on Crypto and AI
The Fed is bringing stablecoins, tokenization, and AI for payment technologies into one conversation as policy in Washington begins to firm.Google Keeps Chrome as Judge Rejects Breakup: Here’s Why It Matters
A U.S. judge has imposed remedies on Google over its search and data practices, in a subtle nod to AI’s growing role ...SEC, CFTC-Registered Exchanges Receive Blessing to Facilitate Spot Crypto Trading
A joint statement follows a report earlier this year by a President’s Working Group to provide “regulatory clarity” on certain assets.US and Dutch Authorities Take Down Crypto-Fueled Fake ID Marketplace
The fake ID marketplace VerifTools allegedly sold fake documents for as little as $9 in cryptocurrency, authorities said.Eliza Labs Sues X, Accuses Elon Musk’s Platform of Copying AI and Cutting Them Off
The lawsuit claims that Elon Musk’s X used Eliza Labs’ data, then launched near-identical AI agents via xAI.Paris Police Probe Alleged Kidnapping and Wrench Attack of Ex-Crypto Trader
France is becoming a global hotspot for crypto “wrench attacks” targeting holders amid organized crime surge.