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Binance’s ‘Provocative’ Motion Against SEC Could Expedite Criminal Charges, Warns Former SEC Official
25.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s former head of internet enforcement has warned that Binance’s recent motion accusing the regulator of ethical violations could expedite criminal charges against the crypto exchange. “Binance’s motion is provocative and Binance’s...
Winklevoss Twins Rail Against US SEC’s Anti-Crypto Stance: ‘It Does Not Feel Like America, It Feels Like Venezuela’
24.6.2023
The Winklevoss twins, founders of Gemini, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, have criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its perceived anti-crypto stance and recent enforcement actions. In a recent interview, the Winklevoss twins commented that the regulatory...
Coinbase Loses Market Share in Ether Staking as Regulatory Pressure Mounts
23.6.2023
The exchange’s share in ETH staking dropped to 9.7%, the lowest since May 2021, as the SEC sued Coinbase for offering unregistered securities this month
Volatility Shares Trust aims for listing of leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF
23.6.2023
The debut of shares for the Bitcoin investment vehicle is potentially set for June 27, but the U.S. SEC has a pattern of denying many crypto-linked ETF applications
Binance US Restores USD Withdrawals, Suggests Users Withdraw or Spend Their Dollars
23.6.2023
The U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, announced it has resolved the issues with U.S. dollar (USD) withdrawals. The trading platform, which recently averted an asset freeze sought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), informed customers...
SEC waives BlockFi's $30M fine until creditors are paid
23.6.2023
The U.S. SEC was at the top of BlockFi creditor's list with a $30 million settlement balance from February 2022
SEC Sought Freeze Order Despite ‘No Evidence’ That Binance Was Moving U.S. Customer Funds
23.6.2023
The SEC’s “pre-crime” litigation strategy seemed to annoy Judge Amy Jackson
Today in Crypto: JPMorgan Deploys JPM Coin for Euro-Denominated Payments, Casa Rolls out Support for Ethereum Storage, US SEC Grants BlockFi Temporary Relief From Settling a $30M Penalty, Gemini Staking Pro Expands to the UK
23.6.2023
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SEC Relinquishes $30M BlockFi Penalty Until Investors Are Repaid
23.6.2023
The regulator agreed to forego the payment, owed as part of a settlement of charges against BlockFi, to maximize and speed up payments to investors
CFTC Takes Action Against New York Resident for $21M Crypto Pooling Scam
23.6.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action against a New York city resident, William Koo Ichioka, for fraudulently misappropriating over $21 million from over 100 commodity pool participants' funds
JPMorgan Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou: Hinman Docs Are a ‘Boost to Ethereum’
23.6.2023
Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, a managing director at JPMorgan, believes the release of the Hinman docs in the Ripple vs. SEC case will influence crypto regulation. Panigirtzoglou stated this document release is likely to start a race for other cryptocurrency projects to become more decentralized...
Binance.US solves USD withdrawal issues but warns it won't last long
23.6.2023
“While USD withdrawal remains fully operational on the platform today, we expect our banking partners to discontinue that service in the near future,” said Binance.US
Crypto enthusiasts are wrong to target Gary Gensler
22.6.2023
Laws in the United States are the problem. Cryptocurrency advocates should focus on changing them — and, in the meantime, consider moving to the European Union
Brian Armstrong Envisions Coinbase to Eventually Become a 'Super-App'
22.6.2023
Coinbase will look more like Tencent's WeChat than the simpler crypto exchange interface of today, Armstrong said
US lawmaker demands answers from SEC on docs related to Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest
22.6.2023
The chair of a U.S. House oversight subcommittee said all of the documents the SEC had provided on Sam Bankman-Fried's charges and arrest had been publicly available at the time
Binance US Market Share Shrinks Amid Legal Battle With SEC
22.6.2023
The market share of the U.S. subsidiary of Binance has declined amid an ongoing crackdown by America’s securities regulator. According to new data, leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, also sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is taking a hit, too. Binance US Market Share Drops...
Valkyrie Funds Joins Race for SEC Approval as It Files Application for Spot Bitcoin ETF
22.6.2023
On Wednesday, Valkyrie Funds, a Tennessee-based asset manager offering a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a defi fund, and a bitcoin mining industry ETF, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a spot bitcoin ETF. SEC Flooded With Spot Bitcoin...
Valkyrie joins rush with BTC spot ETF application to go with its futures, miners ETFs
21.6.2023
The cryptocurrency fund manager is at least the fourth to seek a BTC spot ETF listing in the last week; Fidelity is rumored to be preparing to apply, too
Binance, Binance.US, and CZ allege SEC made 'misleading' statements on exchange assets
21.6.2023
The legal motion referred to the SEC publicly claiming CZ and Binance could “commingle customer assets or divert customer assets”, despite a court transcript suggesting otherwise
Fed sees stablecoin as form of money, wants ‘robust’ role in its oversight, Powell says
21.6.2023
The Federal Reserve chair gave his opinion on draft crypto legislation at the House Financial Services Committee’s semi-annual Fed policy hearing