Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Trial Delayed Until April

In addition to potentially hurting Storm’s defense, Klein’s letter to the court suggested that Judge Failla’s ruling may have contravened one of the federal rules that govern criminal proceedings. Essentially, Klein argued that the government cannot legally compel the defense to disclose the names of its expert witnesses unless the defense has requested the…

Crypto Lobby Group CCI Expands Its Reach by Absorbing Proof of Stake Alliance

Alison Mangiero, POSA’s executive director, will remain at the helm of the project as it comes under the CCI umbrella, according to a Wednesday statement from the groups in which Mangiero called it a “pivotal step forward.” The staking industry alliance, whose members include crypto-oriented firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Ava Labs and Paradigm,…

Activist Group Says Kalshi’s Election Market Should Be Shut Due to ‘Manipulative’ Whales

“If the trading amounts to any one of these species of election or market manipulation, then it is also likely to artificially skew the pricing of contracts in a way that is divorced from election ‘fundamentals,’ thus creating volatility that will undoubtedly harm many smaller retail investors who have placed their own bets,” Better…

Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Has Left Nigeria Following Detention

“The government has reviewed the case and, taken into consideration that the second defendant (Mr. Gambaryan) is an employee of the first defendant (Binance Holdings Limited), whose status in the matter has more impact than the second defendant’s, and also taking into consideration some critical international and diplomatic reasons, the state seeks to discontinue…

I’ve Personally Been Debanked Because of My Crypto Ties

“They said, ‘You have five days to move your money,” he said. “They were actually super honest. They’re like, ‘Look, you are a notable person in crypto, and having notable people in crypto, and banking the crypto industry means more scrutiny from federal regulators.” Source link

Tether (USDT) CEO Ardoino Says He Expects U.S. Will Catch Up in Crypto Regulation

“There is no place like the U.S.,” he said via video link at DC Fintech Week in Washington. “I think it’s very, very important that sensible crypto regulations and stablecoin regulations will come to fruition in a way that will protect the end users,” he said, predicting that would happen in the U.S. Source…

Andy Barr’s ‘Vision’ for House Financial Services

“We have serious people working in financial innovation that can create a lot of jobs, generate wealth, cement America even more as the world’s financial juggernaut,” he said. “But there are pitfalls, and there are things to watch out for, and regulators and lawmakers need to make sure we’re building a foundation, but not…