As the legal debate continues over whether sales of cryptocurrencies constitute securities, all eyes have been on a court case involving a Coinbase employee sharing insider information with his brother and a friend. While the main defendant, former Coinbase employee Ishan Wahi, and his brother have reached settlements with both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the friend—Sameer Ramani—remains at large:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/03/sec-coinbase-insider-trading-kraken-howey-binance-ripple-terra/

A Donald Trump–themed, MAGA memecoin (TRUMP) has surged more than 700% over the last month, according to CoinGecko data, reaching a market cap of almost $500 million:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/04/trump-maga-coin-meme-nft/

Crypto has been a main area of focus for several of the Gulf countries, especially the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which saw an opportunity during the pandemic to pitch themselves as digital asset hubs:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/06/dubai-crypto-saudi-vara-blockchain-regulation-mena-middle-east/

The world’s largest and scandal-ridden crypto exchange today unveiled Crypto, its own luxury scent “blending finance with fragrance,” according to a statement:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/06/smells-like-crypto-binance-drops-perfume-that-blends-finance-with-fragrance/

Here’s a closer look at the odds Bitcoin’s creator could come back—and what it would mean if they did:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/07/bitcoins-black-swan-event-how-the-return-of-satoshi-could-pose-a-75-billion-threat/

Grayscale wants to launch a spinoff of its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, GBTC, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/12/grayscale-bitcoin-mini-trust-gbtc-spinoff/

U.S. President Joe Biden put forward a variety of crypto related taxes and regulations which he says could generate almost $10 billion next year, and over $42 billion over the next decade, according to his proposed 2025 budget:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/13/joe-bidens-latest-budge-proposal-calls-for-a-30-tax-on-crypto-mining/

The Securities and Exchange Commission is waging an energetic legal campaign to classify Ethereum, the second-most popular cryptocurrency, as a security, according to U.S. companies that have received subpoenas related to an investigation:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/20/sec-gary-gensler-ethereum-security-commodity-crypto-foundation/

“The judgment has to adequately reflect the seriousness of the crime, and this was a very serious crime."

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/28/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-crypto-sentencing-conviction-kaplan/

Louis d'Origny has bought almost 1,000 FTX bankruptcy claims since December 2022.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/29/sbf-sam-bankman-fried-bankruptcy-fraud-claims-trading/

Bitcoin has dropped 8% since Sunday night as demand for spot exchange-traded funds has cooled and hopes dwindle that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon:

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/02/bitcoin-declines-etfs-outflows-fed-rate-cuts/

Read more: https://fortune.com/2024/04/10/sec-moves-to-sue-uniswap-in-bid-to-hobble-fast-growing-defi-sector/

While awaiting his sentence, Zhao has been skiing in the Rockies and cultivating friendships with rich and powerful people like Sam Altman and former Sen. Max Baucus, who wrote a letter to the judge urging leniency.

Read more: https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/30/binance-cz-changpeng-zhao-prison-sentence/

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