The CME Group is officially taking the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to court over allowing perpetual futures to trade in the U.S.
Rodney Burton pleaded guilty in federal court over his role in HyperFund, a $1.8 billion global cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
Australia’s High Court unanimously ruled that Block Earner required a financial services licence, overturning a 2025 appeal decision.
The brief, filed by attorney Ian R. Cohen, argues New York's lost-and-found statute cannot be used to claim "lost" assets controlled by private keys.
The SEC alleges Fuller spent misappropriated funds on a roughly $1 million house, gambling, trading cards, travel and a Jeep.
The panel also scrutinized the reliability of the "IP overlap" analysis used to link Sterlingov to Bitcoin Fog.
The order shields anyone who votes on the transfer from being held in violation of the freeze, though the ultimate fate of the funds remains unclear.
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Kelp DAO exploit.
South Korean prosecutors seek 20 years for Delio CEO over $168.8 million embezzlement from 2,800 crypto deposit users.
Acting AG Blanche offered some reassurance to software developers as the Justice Department continues its case against Roman Storm.
The Lamborghini-laden money laundering operation was "built on greed so brazen it borders on the cartoonish," according to prosecutors.
A judge ruled that a memecoin launched by media personality Caitlyn Jenner is not a security despite claims in a class action lawsuit.
The DOJ and CFTC asked a federal court to block Arizona from prosecuting Kalshi, citing event contracts as federally regulated swaps.
The judge extended a temporary restraining order from March 20, calling Kalshi's baseball game contracts "indistinguishable" from ordinary betting.
The Federal Court fined Binance Australia Derivatives $6.9 million for misclassifying 524 retail clients as wholesale investors.
A federal judge certified a class of Nvidia investors alleging billions of dollars in undisclosed crypto-related GPU revenue.
The court ordered plaintiffs to file a revised complaint that clearly links defendants’ conduct to the injuries claimed in the lawsuit.
The SEC has dismissed its charges brought in 2023 against Tron founder Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation, and BitTorrent Foundation.
The complaint centers on custody disclosures tied to bankruptcy risk, whether Coinbase listed tokens that could be securities and deficiencies in the company’s AML program.
Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was convicted of kidnapping and robbery for stealing $350,000 in bitcoin in 2024.
The judge said plaintiffs had multiple chances to amend their complaint but still failed to state a viable claim against Uniswap.
The case traces back to a wave of class action lawsuits filed in April 2020 against major crypto exchanges and token issuers.
The judge found Kalshi is likely to succeed in arguing that sports event contracts qualify as swaps under federal commodities law, potentially preempting state regulation.
"We continue to give a slight edge to the states in this legal fight primarily because the states have historically been the regulators of sports gambling."
After nearly a year in federal custody, Caroline Ellison — the former co-CEO of Alameda Research — is scheduled to be released on Wednesday.
The Solana Policy Institute pressed for stronger legal protections for software developers following the guilty verdict against Roman Storm.
Brian Garry Sewell sentenced to three years for defrauding investors of $2.9 million and laundering $5.4 million.
Kalshi has secured temporary relief in its battle with Tennessee regulators over sports event contracts on the prediction market platform.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Some jurors were reportedly brought to tears and suffered sleepless nights while deliberating the case of two brothers accused of a $25 million fraud.