A California Superior Court has upheld the Digital Financial Assets Law, which includes a $ 1,000 daily withdrawal limit for cryptocurrency ATMs. The law also requires crypto ATM operators to obtain licenses and comply with fee limits and new disclosures. California Court Upholds Bitcoin ATM Withdrawal Limit The California Department of Financial Protection and …
Montenegrin Court Upholds Extradition of Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon to South Korea
In a significant legal development, a Montenegrin appeals court has upheld the decision to extradite Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, to South Korea. Kwon, who has been in custody in Montenegro since March 2023 for attempting to travel with a fake passport, faces criminal charges in South Korea related to the $ 40 …
Spanish Court Upholds Privacy Watchdog’s Decision to Halt Worldcoin Activities
The Audiencia Nacional (National Hearing), a Spanish special tribunal, has maintained the measures that the AEPD, the private data watchdog in the country, has taken against Worldcoin. The court determined that the defense of the general interest of protecting the people’s data must prevail over the company’s economic interest. Spanish Audiencia Maintains Suspension of Worldcoin […]
South Korea Upholds Crypto ETF Ban Amid Country’s Rising Bitcoin Premiums
South Korea persists in its stance against allowing financial institutions to invest in digital currencies, effectively blocking the launch of any crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) within its borders. A representative from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) clarified to local journalists that this policy will remain in effect. Concurrently, bitcoin’s value in South Korea is experiencing […]
Court Upholds Detention of Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, Deeming Release Arguments ‘Unpersuasive’
As Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal representatives gear up to appeal the ex-FTX chief’s recent verdict, they have requested the court for his provisional release from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. Upon examination of Bankman-Fried’s claims, a clerk from the court of appeals deemed them “unpersuasive.” Bankman-Fried’s Attempt at Release Has Been Denied by […]