DeFi lobby drops airdrop lawsuit against SEC, citing crypto shift
Cointelegraph focuses on airdrop and against, with context pulled from source reporting instead of recycled feed copy. Cross-checked against Decrypt and The Defiant.
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Tuesday, 17 March 2026·Source: Cointelegraph·US·corporate
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What happened: The voluntary dismissal was filed without prejudice, meaning Beba and the DeFi Education Fund could refile the same case at a later date.
Cross-source context: Decrypt highlights the SEC has ended its case against Nader Al-Naji, who was accused of $257 million in unregistered securities sales via the BitClout token. The Defiant highlights the Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its civil lawsuit against Nader Al-Naji, founder of BitClout and the DeSo blockchain, according to a filing on Monday. The regulator ended the enforcement action that had accused Al-Naji of wire fraud and selling unregistered cryptocurrency securities. TechCrunch highlights the SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.
What to watch next: movement around airdrop, against.
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Cointelegraph(center)
The voluntary dismissal was filed without prejudice, meaning Beba and the DeFi Education Fund could refile the same case at a later date.
The SEC has closed its civil enforcement lawsuit against DeSo creator Nader Al-Naji, ending a case that accused him of wire fraud and selling unregistered securities.
The platform will end its rewards waves, offer optional fee refunds for certain traders and introduce 0% token trading fees for 60 days starting March 31 as it promotes its revamped marketplace.
The SEC has ended its case against Nader Al-Naji, who was accused of $257 million in unregistered securities sales via the BitClout token.
The Defiant
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its civil lawsuit against Nader Al-Naji, founder of BitClout and the DeSo blockchain, according to a filing on Monday. The regulator ended the enforcement action that had accused Al-Naji of wire fraud and selling unregistered cryptocurrency securities.
TechCrunch
The SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.
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SEC dismisses civil fraud case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its civil lawsuit against Nader Al-Naji, founder of BitClout and the DeSo blockchain, according to a filing on Monday. The regulator ended the enforcement action that had accused Al-Naji of wire fraud and selling unregistered cryptocurrency securities.
The SEC has closed its civil enforcement lawsuit against DeSo creator Nader Al-Naji, ending a case that accused him of wire fraud and selling unregistered securities.
The platform will end its rewards waves, offer optional fee refunds for certain traders and introduce 0% token trading fees for 60 days starting March 31 as it promotes its revamped marketplace.
