April 03, 2026
The cryptocurrency software developer who sued the government to protect his forthcoming project from any potential accusations of unlicensed money transmission is asking the Fifth Circuit to keep his lawsuit in play after a Texas federal judge tossed the challenge for failing to show a substantial threat of prosecution.
March 26, 2026
A Texas federal court tossed a crypto software developer's suit against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking protection over his forthcoming software from an enforcement action under federal money transmitting laws, finding the developer failed to show a substantial threat of prosecution.
July 08, 2025
A coalition of crypto industry groups voiced their support for a challenge seeking to protect software developers from catching criminal cases over others' use of their creations, telling the Texas federal judge overseeing the case that the U.S. government has recently taken "an unprecedented, sweeping interpretation" of money transmission statutes.
July 01, 2025
A crypto crowdfunding software developer has said in federal court that the U.S. Department of Justice should face a lawsuit that seeks to protect software firms from enforcement action, arguing that previous actions taken by the department jeopardize the future of his forthcoming crypto venture.
May 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Texas federal judge to cut through a lawsuit seeking to protect forthcoming crypto crowdfunding software from an enforcement action, arguing the software developer's purported business plan stands apart from the DOJ's crypto money transmission prosecutions.
January 17, 2025
Crypto policy think tank Coin Center is supporting one of its fellows in suing the federal government over its allegedly "mistaken view" of how criminal money transmission statutes apply to crypto software.