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Lawmaker Calls SEC Enforcement Actions Against Crypto Exchanges ‘Complete Contempt for Congress’
9.6.2023
Several lawmakers have slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for regulating the crypto industry by enforcement. One lawmaker says the regulator’s latest action against crypto exchange Coinbase “demonstrates a complete contempt for Congress which is in the process of developing...
SEC Chair Gensler Rebuts Claims Crypto Exchanges Lacked ‘Fair Notice,’ Affirms ‘Majority’ of Tokens Are Securities
9.6.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler discussed crypto exchanges and digital currencies at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange & Fintech Conference. He insisted that there is “nothing about the crypto securities markets that suggests that investors and issuers...
SEC Chair Gensler’s Alleged Past Interest in Advising Binance Surfaces Amidst Legal Battle
8.6.2023
Lawyers for Binance claim that current U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler once sought to become an advisor for the exchange back in 2019. This purported application occurred while Gensler was teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and coincided...
Ethereum Staked on Coinbase Sees Massive Redemptions, Over 27,000 Tokens Redeemed on June 6
8.6.2023
Recent statistics reveal that a significant amount of ethereum staked on Coinbase has been redeemed, with 27,280 tokens being redeemed on June 6. This development comes in the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing a lawsuit against Coinbase for not registering...
SEC Actions in US May Affect Binance in Other Regions, Hong Kong Lawyer Says
8.6.2023
The crackdown initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may affect Binance in other regions and its license application in Hong Kong, according to a crypto-compliance lawyer. The expert believes the regulator wants the largest digital asset exchange to leave the United States....
Coinbase CEO Responds to SEC Lawsuit Accusing Crypto Exchange of Securities Law Violations
8.6.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has responded to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against his cryptocurrency exchange. The securities regulator charged Coinbase with “operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities...
Robinhood ‘Actively Reviewing’ Listed Coins After SEC Sues Binance and Coinbase
7.6.2023
Robinhood is reviewing its crypto offerings after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went after major digital assets exchanges. In lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, the regulator claims that a number of tokens listed by the trading platforms are unregistered securities....
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Nears $1,900, as BTC Rebounds From 3-Month Low
7.6.2023
Bitcoin rebounded from a near three-month low on Wednesday, as traders moved to buy the latest price dip. Yesterday’s decline came as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued both Binance and Coinbase. Ethereum moved closer to $1,900 in today’s session. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC)...
SEC Seeks Court Approval to Freeze Binance US Crypto Assets, Citing Customer Safety Concerns
7.6.2023
Seeking court approval, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is actively pursuing a measure to freeze cryptocurrency assets linked to Binance US. In order to to “ensure the safety of customer assets,” the securities regulator deems this action as an urgent necessity. SEC Files...
IOHK’s Charles Hoskinson Warns of CBDC Agenda and Potential Dystopian Future Amid Binance Lawsuit
6.6.2023
Following the lawsuit filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance, encompassing 13 allegations of “operating unregistered trading platforms” and “participating in multiple unregistered offers and sales of crypto asset securities,” Charles...
SEC Chairman Gensler Stresses Existing Fiat Digital Currencies Are Sufficient Amid Coinbase and Binance Actions
6.6.2023
In the aftermath of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions against Coinbase and Binance, chairman Gary Gensler engaged in a conversation, maintaining that further digital currencies are unnecessary. “We already have digital currency. It’s called...
Alabama Securities Regulator Issues Show Cause Order to Coinbase, Joined by 9 Other States, Over Unregistered Securities
6.6.2023
After Coinbase was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) filed a show cause order against Coinbase and directed the company to show cause on why the firm should not cease and desist from selling unregistered securities in the state....
Coinbase Becomes the Latest Target of SEC: Accused of Unregistered Brokerage and Securities Violations
6.6.2023
After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Binance, it has now filed a legal case against the San Francisco-based exchange, Coinbase. The SEC alleges that Coinbase breached multiple securities regulations and has been functioning as an unregistered broker since 2019. SEC Alleges...
US SEC Identifies 12 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Binance Lawsuit
6.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 12 crypto tokens as securities in a new lawsuit filed against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The securities regulator asserted that Binance platforms “have made available for trading on them crypto assets that...
BNB Plunges 9% as Binance Faces Lawsuit, Exchange’s Bitcoin Reserves Record Significant Outflow
5.6.2023
Following the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the crypto economy experienced a substantial decline of over 5% against the U.S. dollar, reaching a total valuation of $1.13 trillion. Among the leading digital...
Binance Faces Legal Action by SEC for Violating US Securities Laws
5.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took legal action against Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, for violating U.S. securities laws. Gary Gensler, the chairman of the SEC, revealed that Binance is facing thirteen charges related to these violations. Binance...
Gemini and Genesis Fight Back Against SEC Lawsuit, Seek Dismissal of Allegations
29.5.2023
Gemini Trust Company and Genesis Global Capital filed a court document on May 26, 2023, seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulatory body had accused the two crypto firms of offering unregistered securities. Gemini and Genesis...
Regulatory Battle: Grayscale Challenged by SEC’s Designation of Filecoin as Security
18.5.2023
Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset manager by assets under management, made an announcement on May 17 regarding a comment received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, the crypto asset filecoin qualifies as a security under federal...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Receives Second SEC Subpoena in Connection to Montana Mining Facility Investigation
11.5.2023
Marathon Digital Holdings, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, has recently revealed that it was served with a subpoena by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to an investigation concerning the firm’s Montana mining facility. The SEC is reportedly looking into...
Paypal’s Latest Report: $1 Billion in Crypto Assets, Holdings Are Predominantly BTC and ETH
10.5.2023
Payments behemoth Paypal has disclosed in a Form 10-Q financial report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it is holding nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency assets. This news comes on the heels of Paypal’s announcement that Venmo now facilitates external...