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The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coinbase in its first-ever opinion on a cryptocurrency case on June 23. The United States Supreme Court decided in favor of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on June 23 in a partisan opinion that will halt court proceedings against the company in two California cases. Plaintiffs in the…

Binance.US has lodged its defense ahead of tomorrow’s hearing on whether it’s funds will be frozen. Binance.US has asked the court to deny the securities regulator’s proposed temporary restraining order against its assets ahead of a June 13 hearing, claiming that the move would “effectively end” its business. In a June 12 filing, Binance.US slammed the…

The FTX debtors alleged that the claim was filed “without any advance notice,” and they were not invited to participate in the mediation. Just a month after bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX sought $4 billion from the also bankrupt crypto lender Genesis, it is now contesting a claim that it is entitled to nothing. According to a…

Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms is seeking to terminate “certain hosting agreements” with Rhodium Enterprises and be relieved of refunding any outstanding power credits. Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms – formerly Riot Blockchain – has taken legal action against Texas-based Bitcoin miner, Rhodium Enterprises, in an effort to recover “more than $26 million” in alleged unpaid…

According to Paradigm, the SEC’s lack of a clear path for crypto firms to register could lead to a “de facto ban on digital asset trading platforms.” Paradigm, the crypto investment firm led by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, has petitioned to file an amicus brief in support of Coinbase’s case against the United States Securities…

The proposed class action lawsuit alleges the exchange violated privacy laws in Illinois when it collected and stored users’ fingerprints and facial scans. Coinbase violated biometric privacy laws in Illinois through its collection and storage of customer fingerprints and facial templates, a proposed class-action lawsuit alleges. A May 1 filing in a California District Court by a…