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Ripple welcomes MiCA regulation as US lawsuit highlights lack of clarity
14.6.2023
Ripple's operations gear up in Europe and Asian markets despite an ongoing lawsuit instituted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
VC Company A16z Expands to London to Take Advantage of Friendly Web3 Regulation
14.6.2023
A16z, a tech-focused venture capital company, has announced that it will open its first office in London to take advantage of the friendly regulatory environment in the U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated he was thrilled about this expansion and that the U.K. would continue to embrace...
US lawmaker invokes SEC lawsuits in considering crypto regulatory framework
13.6.2023
According to Rep. Maxine Waters, granting crypto firms provisional registration under a proposed framework "could reward bad actors with a ‘get out of jail free’ card"
Bitstamp now included on FCA's list of registered crypto firms
13.6.2023
The Financial Conduct Authority listed 42 registered crypto firms in compliance with the U.K. government's Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism rules
House Bill Shows Challenge of Regulating Crypto Without Giving TradFi a Free Pass
13.6.2023
House Republicans Patrick McHenry and GT Thompson face a central problem drafting their crypto bill: Removing SEC discretion over whether a crypto token is a security allows issuers of traditional stocks and bonds the opportunity to arbitrage regulation, writes Todd Phillips
Apple to delist Nostr-based Damus app for Bitcoin tip feature
13.6.2023
The decentralized social media app called it a watershed moment for peer-to-peer transactions and claimed it would affect many other platforms with similar features
FCA Right to Propose Stop to Marketing Crypto as ‘Inflation Resistant,’ UK Industry Members Say
13.6.2023
A long-running industry narrative is that limited-supply cryptocurrencies like bitcoin can hold their value against inflation – similar to gold or bonds
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: The SEC Told Us ‘Everything Other Than Bitcoin Is a Security’
13.6.2023
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, explained how negotiations reached a standstill with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Armstrong detailed the changes in how the SEC approached...
Binance.US hires former SEC enforcement official amid lawsuit: Report
12.6.2023
Former SEC enforcement co-director George Canellos reportedly joins the Binance.US legal team as the firm faces challenges to keep its assets unfrozen
Lawmakers introduce bill to remove SEC chair — but do they have the authority?
12.6.2023
A Supreme Court decision ruled that the U.S. President could not remove commissioners except for “standard of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.”
Bitcoin and select altcoins show resilience even as the crypto market sell-off continues
12.6.2023
Regulatory enforcement against the crypto sector has spooked investors, but the total crypto market capitalization continues to hold above $1 trillion
US court dismisses BitGo’s claims in $100M lawsuit against Galaxy Digital
12.6.2023
Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery said Galaxy had a “clean termination right” to the acquisition of BitGo, which it announced in 2022
Democrats ‘war on crypto’ will lose its key voters: Winklevoss twins
12.6.2023
Young people have been shown to be the biggest crypto adopters that also largely voted for the Democrats in the last election
ALGO, FLOW rebound from all-time lows, others rebuff SEC securities label
12.6.2023
The SEC’s tagging of cryptocurrencies as securities has greatly affected the crypto market causing Algorand and Flow to hit historic lows on June 10
Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Enforcement Actions: Crypto Should Be Treated With ‘Nuance’
11.6.2023
Jay Clayton, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, gave his opinion about how the organization approaches enforcement in the crypto space. In a Bloomberg Invest panel, Clayton stated that while he supports the agency and the law, the crypto regulation issue should...
Notions of DAO Immunity Sink as CFTC Lawsuit Declares Ooki DAO a ‘Person’ Under the Law
11.6.2023
On June 9, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared victory in a lawsuit against Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. According to the CFTC, the judge’s ruling that the Ooki DAO is a “person” under the Commodity Exchange Act sets a new legal...
Binance, Coinbase, Robinhood: A Week of Crypto Crackdowns and Regulatory Fallout — Week in Review
11.6.2023
Seismic shifts have been occurring in crypto this past week, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leaning remarkably further into what some call its “regulation by enforcement” approach, as the entity is now suing both Binance and Coinbase for securities...
European Consumer Organization Calls for Curbing Crypto Promotion on Twitter, Tiktok
11.6.2023
BEUC, the European Consumer Organization, has urged Brussels to clamp down on the promotion of crypto assets on social media. The umbrella group calls for implementing stricter advertising rules on major platforms like Twitter and Tiktok as well as preventing influencers from misleading investors....
Nigerian Regulator Labels Binance Affiliate’s Local Operations Illegal
11.6.2023
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has said crypto exchange Binance’s local affiliate “is neither registered nor regulated by the Commission and its operations in Nigeria are therefore illegal.” The regulator has also said anyone who continues to deal with Binance...
Founder of SEC Office of Internet Enforcement Warns of Upcoming Regulatory Siege: ‘Get Out of Crypto Platforms Now’
10.6.2023
John Reed Stark, founder and former chief of the Office of Internet Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned about a new regulatory “siege” against crypto platforms. Reed Stark believes that “crypto trading platforms are high-risk, perilous,...