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SEC Charges Stoner Cats Over $8M Unregistered NFT Offering: Mila Kunis-Backed NFT Project to Pay $1M Penalty
13.9.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Stoner Cats 2 LLC (SC2) with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that raised about $8 million from investors to finance an animated web series. SEC Slaps Stoner Cats 2 With...
The Protocol: The CFTC Is Cracking Down on Crypto
13.9.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token swaps – contrasted with the regulator’s...
SEC charges company behind Stoner Cats NFT series with unregistered securities sale
13.9.2023
The animated series, accessible only to NFT holders, had a cast that included Vitalik Buterin, Gary Vaynerchuk and Hollywood A-listers
Bitcoin at $25K: Discount or disaster?
13.9.2023
This week, The Market Report discusses Bitcoin’s recent dip below $25,000 and what it means for the near future. Was it a discount or a disaster?
What Correlations Tell Us About the Value of Multi-Asset Crypto Portfolios
13.9.2023
Max Freccia of Truvius does some number-crunching to evaluate the benefits of expanding beyond the biggest cryptos
Mila Kunis-Backed Web Series Faces SEC Enforcement Action for 'Unregistered' NFT Offerings
13.9.2023
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Ripple Will do 80% of its Hiring This Year Outside the U.S: Bloomberg
13.9.2023
Brad Garlinghouse said the firm will look into hiring in countries where there is regulatory clarity
Ripple CEO Advises Crypto Startups to Avoid US, Suggests Jurisdictions with Smart Policies
13.9.2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has described the United States as a bad destination for crypto startups due to the country’s uncertain policies around digital assets.
Speaking at a panel at Token 2049 in Singapore, he stated that the United States is the worst place to start up a crypto-based firm...
Nasdaq's Hashdex mixed Ether ETF filing joins crypto ETF race
13.9.2023
Known as the Hashdex Nasdaq Ethereum ETF, this investment fund is the first filing for futures and spot Ether holdings under the ‘33 Act and is overseen and supervised by Toroso Investments
US 'the only country' crypto startups should avoid, says Ripple CEO
13.9.2023
Brad Garlinghouse said Singapore, the U.K., the UAE and Switzerland are jurisdictions with “smart” crypto policies he thinks the U.S. should adopt
Gary Gensler confirms SEC’s use of AI for financial surveillance
12.9.2023
The chair’s comments came in response to a query from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto during a Senate oversight hearing
SEC's Gensler Remains Resolute in Push for Crypto Regulation Ahead of Senate Committee Appearance
12.9.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler aims to reiterate his stance that many cryptocurrencies should fall under the agency's regulatory purview when appearing before the Senate Banking Committee.
In his prepared testimony released on Monday, Gensler claimed that the industry...
Traditional Finance Giant Franklin Templeton Files Spot Bitcoin ETF With the SEC
12.9.2023
San Mateo-based Franklin Templeton, one of the world's largest global investment managers, has joined the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) frenzy, filing an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday.
Dubbed the “Franklin Bitcoin ETF,” the fund consists...
Ripple is staring down an opportunity to fix its closed system
12.9.2023
Ripple Labs built its XRP token on a centralized system. But with legal action against Ripple coming to a close, it could move toward a more open platform
Binance.US Opposes SEC, Calls Requests “Unduly Burdensome” in New Filing
12.9.2023
Binance.US has called the ‘compel and reply’ motion by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unreasonable and “unduly burdensome.”
According to court documents filed on Sept. 12 by BAM Trading Services, the legal entity of Binance.US, the exchange claims the depositions requested by...
Binance.US calls SEC’s court requests 'unreasonable' in new filing
12.9.2023
Binance said the SEC’s requests are “unduly burdensome” soon after the parties agreed on a joint motion to file confidential information under seal
Binance Says SEC’s Request for Depositions is ‘Overbroad’ and 'Unduly Burdensome'
12.9.2023
Binance says the SEC has no evidence to support its allegations that imply investor assets have been wrongfully diverted
SEC's Gary Gensler to hold firm on crypto enforcement in Senate hearing
12.9.2023
Despite his agency suffering a slew of losses in the courts, Gensler is sticking to his guns at the Senate Banking Committee hearing
Coinbase CEO Discusses US Crypto Regulation — Sees More Institutional Investors Coming In
12.9.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has explained that crypto regulation in the U.S. will happen in one of a few ways. He noted that Coinbase is seeing more institutional investors coming in and signing up as they seek “a flight to quality.” The executive added: “There’s a possibility...
Bitcoin Dips Below $25K in a Tumultuous Crypto Market, While Traditional Equities Soar on Tesla’s Rise
11.9.2023
Bitcoin’s (BTC) value dipped under the $25K mark on Monday, a level unseen in 88 days, pushing the global cryptocurrency market cap perilously close to falling below the $1 trillion benchmark. Presently, BTC is hovering just above the $25K mark at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday afternoon....