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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 320 ETH to crypto advocacy group Coin Center just hours after a US appeals court ruled that Treasury sanctions against Tornado Cash exceeded federal authority.
The cryptocurrency industry deployed a record $130 million in campaign contributions and political spending during the 2024 U.S. election cycle, making it the largest corporate political spender for the election.
Russia's federal cryptocurrency mining law took effect November 1, 2024, establishing a legal framework for registered miners and defining tax treatment for mining income.
FTX bankruptcy plan approved for $12.7 billion distribution to creditors in October 2024.
ConsenSys announced June 18, 2024, that the SEC closed its investigation into Ethereum 2.0 and would not bring charges classifying ETH as a security.
Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon agreed on June 12, 2024, to pay $4.47 billion to settle SEC civil fraud charges in the largest crypto settlement at the time.
SEC approved spot Ethereum ETF applications, opening institutional access to Ethereum holdings
Dutch court sentenced Alexey Pertsev to 64 months in prison on May 14, 2024, for money laundering related to operating the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao received four-month prison sentence for Bank Secrecy Act violations
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission approved spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs on April 15, 2024, making it the first jurisdiction in Asia to offer such products.
Uniswap Labs disclosed receipt of a Wells notice from the SEC on April 10, 2024, signaling the agency's intention to pursue enforcement action against the largest decentralized exchange.
Judge Lewis Kaplan sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison on March 28 2024, finding him guilty of defrauding customers of over 8 billion dollars.
The SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs on January 10, opening institutional markets to direct Bitcoin exposure for the first time.
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations on November 21 2023, stepping down as Binance CEO amid a 4.3 billion dollar settlement.
Celsius Network bankruptcy plan confirmed by court, enabling partial recovery for creditors
A federal jury convicted Sam Bankman-Fried on November 2 2023 on all seven counts of fraud, marking the crypto industry's most significant prosecution.
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 29 2023 that the SEC's denial of Grayscale's spot Bitcoin ETF was arbitrary and capricious, vacating the rejection order.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky arrested July 13, 2023, as DOJ, SEC, FTC, and CFTC file coordinated charges over customer fraud and token manipulation.
Judge Analisa Torres ruled on July 13 2023 that XRP sold programmatically did not constitute securities, marking the first major judicial determination about cryptocurrency token classification.
Binance.US halted USD deposits and withdrawals on June 9, 2023, days after the SEC filed its lawsuit against the exchange.
