Legal

After nearly four years battling the SEC, Ripple agrees to a $125 million penalty, leading to XRP's price surge and setting important regulatory precedents for cryptocurrency in the U.S.

After 12 years of trying, James Howells gives up retrieving 8,000 bitcoins from a Newport landfill. Facing hefty legal bills, he plans to launch Ceiniog Coin, backed by the lost bitcoins' value, to recover his losses.

Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, admits guilt in major U.S. charges linked to the 2022 TerraUSD and Luna crypto crash, facing conspiracy and fraud allegations.

Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for defrauding customers, highlighting the significant risks in the crypto lending space.