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Elon Musk loses appeal to tweet whatever he wants about Tesla
Elon Musk has lost another attempt to end an SEC settlement that requires legal approval for some Tesla-related tweets.
Jon Fingas05.15.2023
SEC charges crypto exchange Bittrex for violating US securities laws
The SEC alleges Bittrex, once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the US, operated as an unregistered securities exchange.
Igor Bonifacic04.17.2023
SEC charges Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities for illegally touting crypto
They didn't disclose that they were being paid to promote Justin Sun's Tronix and BitTorrent crypto assets.
Mariella Moon03.23.2023
NBA legend Paul Pierce settles with SEC over allegedly false crypto statements
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission over a cryptocurrency he promoted on Twitter.
Will Shanklin02.17.2023
SEC charges Terraform Labs over alleged 'multi-billion dollar' crypto fraud
The SEC has charged Terraform and its CEO for allegedly running a 'multi-billion dollar' crypto fraud scheme.
Jon Fingas02.17.2023
Activision Blizzard will pay $35 million to settle SEC charges over its handling of complaints
The SEC claimed that Activision Blizzard didn't have adequate processes to fully document and review workplace misconduct complaints.
Kris Holt02.03.2023
Georgia is the latest state to ban TikTok from government-owned devices
Georgia has become at least the 11th state to ban TikTok from state government-owned devices. Governor Brian Kemp also blocked state agencies from using WeChat and Telegram.
Kris Holt12.15.2022
Here's everything Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of by the US government
Since his arrest at the start of the week, the DOJ, SEC and CTFC have filed criminal and civil charges against FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's everything you need to know about the indictments.
Igor Bonifacic12.14.2022
Eight charged in $114 million pump-and-dump stock scheme on Discord and Twitter
Eight men have been charged over a $114 million stock manipulation scheme orchestrated through Discord and Twitter.
Jon Fingas12.14.2022
SEC charges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried with 'defrauding investors'
Following his arrest in the Bahamas, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried with "defrauding investors."
Steve Dent12.13.2022
Crypto exchange Binance abandons rescue of FTX one day after announcing takeover bid
Binance says the situation is "beyond our control or ability to help."
Igor Bonifacic11.09.2022
Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million to settle SEC charges over a crypto post
The agency says Kardashian didn't disclose that she was paid for an Instagram Story.
Kris Holt10.03.2022
SEC sues former MoviePass executives for fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against two former MoviePass executives.
Igor Bonifacic09.27.2022
Boeing to pay $200 million to settle charges over 'misleading' crash statements
Former CEO Dennis Muilenburg also agreed to pay the SEC $1 million.
Kris Holt09.23.2022
Elon Musk has a backup plan to kill his Twitter takeover
Elon Musk is making another attempt to kill his Twitter acquisition by citing whistleblower Peiter Zatko, Twitter's former head of security.
Steve Dent08.30.2022
SEC charges 11 people over 'textbook' $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme
Smart contract platform Forsage is actually just a regular ol' pyramid scheme, according to the agency.
Kris Holt08.02.2022
SEC investigates Coinbase, says it may have illegally sold unregistered securities
Coinbase is facing an SEC probe into whether it allowed users to trade digital tokens that should have been registered as securities.
Steve Dent07.26.2022
US files its first criminal charges over insider trading of cryptocurrency
The US has charged three people with insider trading of cryptocurrency, including a former Coinbase worker.
Jon Fingas07.21.2022
Elon Musk is trying to get out of an SEC deal to have lawyers approve his tweets
He's appealing a ruling that upheld the 2018 agreement.
Kris Holt06.15.2022
Elon Musk threatens to back out of Twitter deal over bot estimates (updated)
Elon Musk says Twitter is violating merger terms through a lack of bot account data.
Jon Fingas06.06.2022