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Breaking: Ex-OpenSea Manager Wins Appeal in Landmark Crypto Insider Trading Case

Breaking: Ex-OpenSea Manager Wins Appeal in Landmark Crypto Insider Trading Case

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2025-07-31 15:57:11
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Former OpenSea Manager Has Conviction Overturned in First-Ever Crypto Insider Trading Case

In a stunning reversal, the first-ever crypto insider trading conviction gets tossed—proving even blockchain justice isn't immutable.

The case that rattled Web3

A former OpenSea product manager just outmaneuvered the SEC's attempt to set precedent, with an appeals court ruling the tokens in question weren't securities. Turns out 'insider trading' gets fuzzy when regulators can't decide what's being traded.

Wall Street bankers watching from their marble lobbies must be seething—crypto folks get appeals while they get subpoenas.

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