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Legal proceedings for the Coinbase lawsuit targeting executives over stock sales, set against a backdrop of cryptocurrency symbolism.
Ethereum News

Coinbase Lawsuit: The Explosive Legal Battle Targeting Brian Armstrong and Executives Over $2.9 Billion Stock Sales

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Wilmington, Delaware, January 2025: A significant legal challenge now confronts Coinbase Global, Inc., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. A shareholder lawsuit, which a Delaware judge has allowed to proceed, alleges that top executives, including CEO Brian Armstrong and investor Marc Andreessen, sold approximately $2.9 billion in company stock based on confidential information ahead […]

SEC headquarters with crypto charts illustrating the delay in crypto innovation exemptions.
Blockchain News

SEC Crypto Innovation Exemptions Face Critical Delay as Regulatory Caution Grows

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Washington D.C., March 2025: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled a significant delay in introducing proposed innovation exemptions for cryptocurrency firms, a move that leaves the industry in a continued state of regulatory uncertainty. SEC Chair Paul Atkins confirmed the postponement during a recent joint policy forum, indicating that a final framework […]

SEC guidance on tokenized assets and blockchain securities law compliance visualized.
Blockchain News

SEC Tokenized Assets Guidance: The Definitive Shift in Digital Securities Regulation

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Washington, D.C., March 2025: In a move that finally cuts through years of regulatory ambiguity, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued definitive guidance confirming that existing federal securities laws apply fully to tokenized assets. This landmark clarification asserts that the technological representation of an asset—whether as a digital token on a blockchain […]

Lawyer argues holding cryptocurrency for price gains should not be a securities law matter in SEC submission.
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Crucial Legal Argument: Holding Crypto for Price Gains Is Not a Securities Matter, Lawyer Tells SEC

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Washington D.C., April 2025: A crucial legal argument has been presented to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), challenging a foundational premise of its regulatory approach to digital assets. In a detailed public submission, attorney Teresa Goody Guillen contends that the act of holding a cryptocurrency solely in anticipation of a price increase should […]