SEC seeks $5.3B judgment against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon
After a jury found Terraform Labs and Do Kwon liable for fraud in its case with the SEC, the commission filed a motion requesting $5.3 billion in disgorgement and civil penalties.
After a jury found Terraform Labs and Do Kwon liable for fraud in its case with the SEC, the commission filed a motion requesting $5.3 billion in disgorgement and civil penalties.
Michael Welsh and Joseph Watkins, lead attorneys in the SEC lawsuit against crypto platform DEBT Box, resigned after findings of “gross abuse” of power in the case.
The fake letter addressed to U.S. President Joe Biden suggested a 1% wealth tax on crypto holdings exceeding $500,000.
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The South African Reserve Bank has declared goals for 2025 that it needs to pick up speed on.
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Thailand’s decision to block unlicensed firms was inspired by India and the Philippines, which recently banned all offshore exchanges that failed to comply with local regulatory mandates.
Champions of the controversial bill say it’s essential to counter-terrorism efforts, while critics claim it will wreak havoc on U.S. citizens’ privacy.
Terraform co-founder Do Kwon will be released from prison in Montenegro, but will remain in the Balkans as he faces criminal charges brought by authorities in several countries, Odaily Planet Daily reports. Montenegro’s High Court on Friday ordered the confiscation of the South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon’s passport to prevent him from leaving the country, according to Montenegrin daily Vijesti. Following a court order, Kwon will leave Spuž prison on Saturday. Prosecutors opposed Kwon's extradition to South Korea, preferring that he be sent to the United States, where he could face a longer prison term if convicted.
Finbold reports that the EU now bans the use of unidentified self-hosted cryptocurrency wallets for cryptocurrency payments of any size, Wu said. A majority of the EU Parliament's leadership committee approved the ban on March 19. The new anti-money laundering law bans cash payments up to a certain threshold and any anonymous cryptocurrency payments.