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SEC use of Terraform ruling hints Coinbase dismissal motion attack plan

A recent filing from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its lawsuit against crypto miner Green United could shed light on how it may approach the case against Coinbase. On July 31, the SEC scored a win after District Judge Jed Rakoff denied Terraform Lab’s motion to dismiss the case, rejecting its…
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Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms trims Q2 loss to $27.7M

Colorado-based Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms narrowed its second quarter net loss to $27.7 million as it ramped up its Bitcoin production and reached record hash rate capacity. The crypto miner posted total revenue of $76.7 million — up 5.2% from Q2 2022 — which was primarily driven by a 27% year-on-year increase in Bitcoin…
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SEC to seek interlocutory appeal in Ripple case

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a letter of intent to request an interlocutory appeal to Judge Analisa Torres’ July 13th summary judgment in its ongoing legal battle against Ripple Labs. In an Aug. 9 letter to Judge Torres, the SEC explained it believed her decision warrants a fresh look by an appellate…
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Federal judge suggests Q2 2024 trial for SEC case against Ripple execs

The judge overseeing the civil case of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple Labs plans to schedule a jury trial starting in the second quarter of 2024. In an Aug. 9 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Analisa Torres said the court would be…
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Bitcoin Lightning Network is growing, but 3 major challenges remain

The Lightning Network is a layer-2 solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, and its primary objective is to address the Bitcoin network’s scalability issues. It also allows for faster and cheaper transactions by facilitating off-chain payments through a network of payment channels.  The Lightning Network has gained traction since its launch in 2018, hitting…
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US House Financial Services Committee leadership takes opposing sides on the PayPal stablecoin

PayPal’s launch of a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin has prompted questions from Democratic members of the House Financial Services Committee, while Republican leadership said the coin showed the potential of regulatory clarity. In an Aug. 9 statement, committee ranking member Maxine Waters said she was “deeply concerned” about the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin without a regulatory…
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Worldcoin controversy explained in latest Cointelegraph Report

Worldcoin, an ambitious but also controversial cryptocurrency project, has been making headlines since its launch last month. The project collects people’s biometric data by scanning their eyeballs via a metallic orb. Its goal is to create a proof-of-personhood system that allows it to distinguish robots from humans in the budding era of AI.  But the…
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Price analysis 8/9: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, SOL, MATIC, LTC, DOT

Bitcoin’s sharp recovery to $30,000 proves that bulls are buying BTC and altcoins at lower support levels. Source link

CipherTrace expert says Chainalysis data contributed to ‘wrongful arrest’ of alleged Bitcoin Fog founder

Jonelle Still, the director of investigations and intelligence at CipherTrace, a Master Card company, recently submitted a report supporting the defense in the United States v. Roman Sterlingov, a criminal case involving the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixing service.  The company’s involvement in the case comes at the behest of Sterlingov’s defense attorneys, and includes a…
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Star Trek trademarks for NFTs: The final frontier

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accepted CBS Studios’ application for the Star Trek name to be used in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and crypto collectibles connected to its Continuum series. According to USPTO records, the government office registered the character mark for the Star Trek line on Aug. 8, having received an…
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