Bitfarms agrees to buy Stronghold Digital for $175M in stock and debt
Bitfarms to acquire Stronghold Digital for $175M in stock and assumed debt. Bitfarms’ stock fell 8%, while Stronghold’s rose 60% following the news. Riot Platforms, holding 19% of Bitfarms, previously…
Paxful co-founder agrees to plea deal, faces up to 5 years in jail
Paxful’s lack of AML led to regulatory breaches, prompting leadership changes. Artur Schaback pled guilty to failing to maintain AML and KYC programs at Paxful. Schaback faces up to 5…
Terraform Labs agrees $4.5 billion settlement with SEC
Terraform Labs is to pay $4.47 billion to settle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC sued Terraform Labs and its former CEO Do Kwon after the…
Genesis agrees to $21M SEC settlement over Gemini Earn
Genesis settles $21M SEC penalty, permanent injunction for Gemini Earn violations. SEC Chair Gensler emphasizes crypto compliance with securities laws. Genesis authorized to sell $1.6B GBTC assets. Genesis Global Capital…
BarnBridge DAO agrees to settle $1.7M with the SEC for charges against it
BarnBridge DAO, founders to settle SEC charges for $1.7M over unregistered SMART Yield bonds. SEC alleges failure to register crypto asset securities, cites violation of securities laws. Gurbir Grewal emphasizes…
Bittrex agrees to settle $24M in SEC lawsuit, doesn’t accept or decline allegations
Bittrex was charged in April by the SEC for selling unregistered securities. Besides Bittrex, Coinbase and Binance are also facing similar charges. Although Bittrex agreed to pay the $24 million,…