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Republican State AGs and DeFi Lobby Sue SEC Over Crypto Enforcement Actions
15.11.2024
A group of state attorneys general and the DeFi Education Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its five commissioners alleging the regulatory agency was overstepping its bounds in bringing enforcement actions against crypto exchanges
$55M DeFi Saver phish, copy2pwn hijacks your clipboard: Crypto Sec
26.8.2024
A DeFi Saver user fell victim to a novel phishing attack, and a clipboard hijacker discovered at hackathon, plus new windows vulnerability
Crypto-Sec: DeFi Saver ownership phish, iVest shuts down after attack, plus hackathon clipboard hijack
26.8.2024
A DeFi Saver user fell victim to a novel phishing attack, and a clipboard hijacker discovered at hackathon, plus new windows vulnerability
Crypto-Sec: DeFi Saver ownership phish, iVest shuts down after attack, plus hackathon clipboard hijack
26.8.2024
A DeFi Saver user fell victim to a novel phishing attack, and a clipboard hijacker discovered at hackathon, plus new windows vulnerability
Crypto’s Latest Privacy Battle
5.6.2024
Uniswap ready to fight for DeFi against SEC, Bitcoin Runes hype fades: Finance Redefined
24.5.2024
Transactions attributed to the Runes protocol accounted for over 50% of all Bitcoin transactions between April 20 and 24; however, by May 2, this figure had dropped to 11.1%
FTX estate offloads the last of its highly discounted Solana tokens
24.5.2024
The estate charged with overseeing the FTX bankruptcy has auctioned the last of its highly discounted SOL tokens to Pantera Capital and Figure Markets
More SEC Enforcement Action is Coming With DeFi in Firing Line, Warns Key Agency Official
20.9.2023
The head of the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit David Hirsch just sent a chilling warning to the crypto industry, which has already found itself heavily in the agency’s crossfire in recent months....
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House Republicans Call on the SEC To Withdraw Proposed Rule That They Say Could Affect Decentralized Exchanges
15.6.2023
A proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rule would shut down the development of the digital asset industry and should be withdrawn, House Republicans said.
A group of lawmakers in the House Financial Services Committee wrote to the SEC this week criticizing the proposed rule that they...
Today in Crypto: US Court Issues a Summons for Binance's CZ, EU Targets Instagram, YouTube, TikTok & Twitter Over Crypto Ads, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limits Customers' Ability to Send Money to Crypto Exchanges
8.6.2023
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US CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Says DeFi Crypto Exchanges Can Be Regulated – Here's the Latest
19.5.2023
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other aspects of the decentralized finance (DeFi) world can be regulated in the US, even though it is “just code,” according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair Rostin Behnam....
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ShapeShift responds to Sen. Warren’s comments to ‘set the record straight’
19.2.2023
Switzerland-based crypto platform claimed Warren made “mistakes” in comments at a recent senate hearing, and encouraged her to “constructively engage” with its community
BlockFi Ends Fee Withdrawals, 'NFT' is Word of the Year + More News
25.11.2021
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SEC Commissioner: True Decentralized Projects Pose a Challenge to Crypto Regulation
11.10.2021
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that true decentralized projects pose a challenge to crypto regulation. Noting that “decentralized finance carries within itself inherently some ability to self regulate,” the commissioner said, “we need...
SEC boss says DeFi platforms are ‘highly centralized’ and will need to register
20.8.2021
SEC chairman Gary Gensler stated that many DeFi projects are “highly” centralized in certain aspects, as they are developed by a “core group of folks” who are incentivized to promote their platforms
US SEC Shuts Down $30 Million Defi Money Market in First Decentralized Finance Bust
8.8.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken its first enforcement action involving decentralized finance (defi). The commission has charged a defi platform and its executives for unregistered securities sales of more than $30 million and misleading investors. SEC’s...
SEC claims first enforcement action in $30M fraud case involving DeFi project
6.8.2021
"The labeling of the offering as decentralized and the securities as governance tokens did not hinder us from ensuring that DeFi Money Market was immediately shut down and that investors were paid back," said the SEC
Top 10 crypto and blockchain stories of 2020
31.12.2020
Corporations and institutional investors seeking an alternate store of value amid the pandemic crisis drove crypto to new heights in 2020
SEC’s conservative approach to crypto needs to change- SEC’s Peirce
10.10.2020
“Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce admits the SEC can be slow in giving guidance, but she sees the regulator becoming more open to change