SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED et al

  1. February 11, 2025

    SEC Stays Binance Case Amid Other Crypto Case Extensions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and crypto exchange Binance have asked a Washington federal judge overseeing their enforcement suit to pause the case for two months as the agency pivots its approach to digital assets, adding to the list of extensions in the agency's cryptocurrency cases.

  2. December 05, 2024

    SEC Says Binance's Platform Is 'Integral' To Securities Claims

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that crypto exchange Binance can't escape amended claims that it failed to register with the securities regulator because the platform is "integral" to crypto issuers' alleged promises to increase the value of their tokens.

  3. November 05, 2024

    Binance Says New SEC Complaint Suffers Same Old Flaws

    Cryptocurrency exchange Binance told a Washington, D.C., federal judge the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can't continue to argue that secondary sales of digital assets are securities transactions in its enforcement suit against the trading platform after the regulator acquiesced that the tokens themselves aren't investment contracts.

  4. October 18, 2024

    SEC Updates Binance Complaint As Judge Limits Discovery

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has updated its case against Binance with new allegations attempting to draw similarities between the crypto exchange and traditional securities platforms, but a Washington, D.C., federal judge made clear that discovery on those points and others won't move forward for the time being.

  5. July 30, 2024

    SEC Asks To Amend Token Claims In Binance Complaint

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a D.C. federal court that it plans on amending its claims concerning third-party tokens that traded on crypto exchange Binance's platform, according to a Tuesday status update in the enforcement suit.

  6. July 01, 2024

    Binance, Ex-CEO Must Face 'Bulk' Of SEC Case

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge has ruled that Binance, its former CEO and its U.S. arm will have to face the "bulk" of a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but claims surrounding the crypto exchange's stablecoin and certain secondary sales of its proprietary token won't move forward.

  7. January 22, 2024

    Binance Judge Grills Exchange Over Its Bid To Exit SEC Case

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday pressed crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. on how existing precedent can support its arguments that tokens listed on its platform aren't securities in its bid to fight off the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against it.

  8. January 04, 2024

    SEC Invokes Terraform Win In Binance, Coinbase Cases

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday argued that a recent favorable ruling in its enforcement case against crypto project Terraform Labs bolsters its claims that crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase ran afoul of securities laws.

  9. January 01, 2024

    Crypto White Collar Cases To Watch In 2024

    The coming year will see the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission battle with crypto exchanges over how securities laws apply to digital assets, while federal prosecutors will be focused on holding crypto firms and executives responsible for vast compliance failures that happened under their watch.

  10. November 08, 2023

    SEC Fights Binance's 'Tortured' Try At Evading Lawsuit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission objected Tuesday to crypto trading platform Binance's "tortured" attempt to escape a lawsuit accusing it of skirting regulatory oversight, arguing that internal discussions at the company demonstrate that leadership was fully aware that they were breaking the law. 

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