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Coinme, Subsidiary and CEO Fined $4M by SEC Over UpToken Offering
1.5.2023
The bitcoin kiosk company, its subsidiary Up Global and the CEO of both entities were accused of conducting "unregistered offers and sales of securities."
Nigeria's SEC Mulls Allowing Tokenized Equity, Property But Not Crypto: Bloomberg
1.5.2023
The regulator is considering applications for digital asset exchanges on a trial basis
SEC serves $4M in fines to Coinme over ‘misleading’ UpToken ICO
1.5.2023
The regulator nabbed the crypto ATM operator turned exchange for securities law violations over its sales and statements of a crypto token
Crypto Industry Is 'Absolutely' at War Against Gensler, Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says
28.4.2023
The war won't last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said
“Opportunism and Demagoguery” Fuels the U.S. Regulatory Crackdown, Steptoe Partner Says
28.4.2023
Jason Weinstein, a partner at Steptoe, said this latest wave of crackdowns on the crypto industry is the worst he has ever seen
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Is SEC's 'Chemotherapy' for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB's CEO Says
28.4.2023
What happened to Custodia Bank is "tragic" under current administration's efforts to de-bank crypto industry, BCB's Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said
Coinbase Issues Warning to SEC: Prepared to Fight Back If Sued
28.4.2023
Major crypto exchange Coinbase continues its pushback against the US securities regulator, telling the agency that it would be a "well-resourced adversary" if sued.
Coinbase responded to a notice sent last month by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which suggested that the agency...
SEC's Gary Gensler takes another swipe at crypto in educational video
28.4.2023
The SEC boss reiterated that “the law is clear” on cryptocurrencies being securities, while others highlighted the lack of regulatory clarity in the U.S
Coinbase execs respond to SEC's Wells notice in person and on video
28.4.2023
Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong and chief legal officer Paul Grewal spoke about the company’s Wells notice from the SEC on YouTube and at Consensus 2023
Coinbase Shares Wells Response, Challenges SEC’s Change in Attitude Towards Its Core Businesses
28.4.2023
On April 27, Coinbase, the crypto exchange based in San Francisco, made public the disclosure of its response to the Wells notice it had received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) back in March. The company maintained that the regulatory body’s enforcement actions were...
SEC Is Alleging Legal Violations ‘On the Fly,' Coinbase Says
27.4.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase pushed back against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, claiming the agency has not sufficiently supported its argument that the exchange listed securities in the U.S
US SEC’s Gensler Releases Another Video Dig at Crypto Industry
27.4.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler made an investor-education video arguing a systemic lack of compliance in the digital assets sector
Grayscale CEO Expects Decision on Attempt to Overturn SEC's ETF Rejection by End of 3Q
27.4.2023
Michael Sonnenshein still sees crypto industry in its "early days."
SEC’s war on crypto: How far will it go?
26.4.2023
The latest Cointelegraph Report tries to make sense of the Security and Exchange Commission's ongoing crypto crackdown, its rationale, and the potential outcome
Why the Politics of Crypto Feels Different This Time
26.4.2023
Last week’s testimony by SEC Chair Gary Gensler before the House Financial Services Committee showed that the political divide towards crypto has never been clearer. Noelle Acheson dives into why this matters now
Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers
26.4.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Bermuda-regulated Bittrex Global of failing to register as a securities exchange in a lawsuit targeting U.S.-based Bittrex Inc
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Buys $8.7 Million in Coinbase Stock, Files Third Bitcoin ETF Application Amid SEC Lawsuit
26.4.2023
Technology investor Cathie Wood’s fund ARK Invest has bought Coinbase stocks for $8.7 million, while filing yet another application to list a bitcoin-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF).
ARK’s latest purchase of Coinbase stock was made through the ARK Innovation ETF, ARK Next Generation Internet...
Terra Co-Founder Among Ten Formally Charged in South Korea Following Months-Long Investigation – $185 Million Worth of Assets Frozen
26.4.2023
South Korean prosecutors have indicted Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin and nine others on several charges, including violations of capital markets law related to the failed Terra/Luna project.
Shin founded the company behind LUNA and UST digital currencies with the now-infamous...
Circle CEO blames US crypto crackdown for declining USDC market cap
26.4.2023
The market cap of USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle, has reduced nearly by half over the past six months following a regulatory crackdown and banking crisis
Third time’s the charm? ARK and 21Shares again file with SEC for Bitcoin ETF
26.4.2023
Cathie Wood’s ARK and crypto investment firm 21Shares are tripling down on their attempt to get approval to create a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S