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Sony Buys Amber’s Japan Unit to Enter the Crypto Market: Reports

Last year, Bloomberg had reported that Amber was planning to sell its Japanese unit.Source link

U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge

A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.Source link

U.S. Treasury Issues Crypto Tax Regime For 2025, Delays Rules for Non-Custodians

The IRS has now set up its reporting system for crypto brokers, but it set aside related rules for DeFi and unhosted wallets as it continues to study 44,000 comments to the agency.Source link

Ripple’s Big Court Win Nonetheless Muddied Waters on Whether XRP Is a Security Deserving Tougher Regulation

In a near-vacuum of legal and regulatory clarity for crypto, district judges’ opinions on whether a given token is a security or not – which determines the level of regulation – can vary from court to court.Source link

SEC Sues ConsenSys Over MetaMask Staking, Broker Allegations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ethereum software provider ConsenSys over its MetaMask service Friday, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that "engaged in the offer and sale of securities" and that its staking service violated federal securities laws.Source link