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SEC moves its former top crypto cop Tenreiro to IT office: Report

The Securities and Exchange Commission has reassigned its top litigator to the agency’s computer management office, The Wall Street Journal reports. Source link

US Treasury sued for giving Elon Musk’s DOGE access to sensitive info

The US Treasury was accused of unlawfully allowing Elon Musk and his government efficiency organization access to millions of Americans’ personal and financial data. Source link

US charges Canadian over $65M KyberSwap, Indexed Finance hacks

The US Department of Justice charged Andean Medjedovic with exploiting two crypto protocols, alleging he tried to extort one with a “sham settlement proposal.” Source link

US Bitcoin ETFs could pull in over $50B in 2025, Bitwise says

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $5 billion in net inflows over January, tipping inflows to reach over $50 billion by year’s end. Source link

Crypto developer sues US attorney general, wants software deemed legal

Michael Lewellen has asked a Texas federal court to determine that his crypto startup is within the law and to block the Department of Justice from prosecuting him. Source link

Trump plans executive order making crypto a national priority: Report

The executive order would instruct regulatory agencies to work with the industry and create a crypto council to represent the industry, according to people familiar with the plans. Source link

SEC files opening brief in its appeal against Ripple over XRP

The securities regulator wants an appeals court to rule that XRP tokens sold to retail investors were unregistered securities, the latest in its years-long case against Ripple Labs. Source link

SEC sues Elon Musk, claiming disclosure failures with Twitter stock

The US Securities and Exchange Commission alleges Musk violated US securities laws by failing to timely disclose that he owned over 5% of Twitter’s stock in early 2022. Source link

CFTC mulling probe of Crypto.com over Super Bowl contracts: Report

The CFTC is considering probes on sports betting event contracts offered by Crypto.com weeks out from the popular Super Bowl match, Bloomberg reports. Source link

Donald Trump could issue crypto executive orders on first day: Report

Donald Trump could issue executive orders addressing crypto de-banking and a bank accounting policy when he re-takes the presidency on Jan. 20. Source link