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Bill Miller’s Hedge Fund Sees Bitcoin Having ‘Significant Upside Potential’ as Digital Gold
9.9.2021
In a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the fund managers for the Miller Opportunity Trust, Bill Miller’s hedge fund, state that “bitcoin has significant upside potential as a form of digital gold.” The report details that despite...
US SEC Threatens to Sue Crypto Exchange Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong Responds
8.9.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase over its lending product. The exchange says, “We don’t know why … We got no explanation from the SEC.” Coinbase Threatened by SEC Coinbase revealed...
SEC Showing Sketchy Behavior: Coinbase CEO
8.9.2021
Hundreds of thousands of people who hold crypto have been reaping windfalls on assets for the last several years. It is a win-win situation for those who want to lend their funds and make a tidy profit and many crypto companies have offered these facilities for a few years now. One of the major...
SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over crypto yield program it considers a security
8.9.2021
"They refuse to tell us why they think it's a security, and instead subpoena a bunch of records from us,” said Brian Armstrong after he revealed that the SEC threatened to sue Coinbase
Coinbase vs. ‘Sketchy’ SEC Case Reminds of Crypto Regulation Challenges
8.9.2021
on ice until October at the earliest.The company says that that SEC wants to “sue” it over concerns related to its Lend crypto lending features, claiming that the offering, which is to involve the dollar-pegged
Thai SEC intends to revoke operating license of Huobi crypto exchange
7.9.2021
Huobi's operations in Thailand have been suspended by local authorities after it allegedly failing to comply with local regulations
US SEC releases fresh investor alert against crypto investment scams
6.9.2021
The “rising popularity” of initial coin offerings, including cryptocurrencies, coins, and tokens, is considered the main reason for growing scams and exploits among retail investors
Report: Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission Sets Up Fintech Division for Crypto Research
5.9.2021
Nigeria’s securities regulator, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set up a fintech division “to study crypto investments.” This was revealed by Lamido Yuguda, the director-general of the SEC during an interview. Protecting Crypto Investors In...
Finance Redefined: Swindling the lender and a $100M pot, Aug. 30–Sept. 3
3.9.2021
Hackers run wild, but DeFi marches on; all covered in this weeks Finance Redefined
SEC Allegedly Probes Operators Behind World’s Largest Decentralized Exchange, Uniswap: Report
3.9.2021
According to a recent report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allegedly started probing the startup that operates the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap. The dex platform Uniswap is the largest dex in terms of trade volume with over $10 billion in crypto tokens swapped...
XRP to Resume Trading on Japanese Exchange, Ripple-SEC War Continues
3.9.2021
Ripple has scored a major coup in Japan – a nation where it is one of the most popular altcoins – with the e-commerce giant Rakuten’s exchange announcing that it will resume trading the XRP token.
In an official release, Rakuten Wallet stated that it would begin XRP trading on September 8....
UNI Drops on Report That SEC is Investigating Uniswap
3.9.2021
UNI took a dive following the reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the developer of the major decentralized exchange Uniswap.
The SEC is looking into Uniswap Labs as part of their deeper examination of the digital asset market, and its decentralized side...
SEC reportedly investigates decentralized exchange Uniswap
3.9.2021
Enforcement attorneys are reportedly looking for information about Uniswap’s marketing and investor services
Nigeria's securities regulator establishes fintech unit to study crypto
3.9.2021
With much of the Nigerian crypto market underground or peer-to-peer due to government restrictions, the country’s securities regulator is looking into ways to make investors safer
Judge orders Ripple to hand over 1 million Slack messages to the SEC
3.9.2021
Ripple is now required to produce terabytes of Slack messages to the SEC which were previously withheld due to an apparent data error
$2 Billion Crypto Fraud Bitconnect and Founder Charged — Director Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
3.9.2021
The $2 billion crypto fraud scheme Bitconnect and its founder have been charged in the U.S. In a parallel enforcement action, a Bitconnect director and top promoter has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the U.S. “The Bitconnect scheme is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency fraud...
XRP price chart 'bull flag' puts the next bullish target at $1.50
2.9.2021
In the ongoing SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit, the judge sides with the latter over its request for "fair use" access to internal documents from the U.S. regulator
SEC Hits BitConnect Founders, Promoters with Fresh Fraud Wrap
2.9.2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dredged up the ghost of the discredited crypto scam BitConnect, and will look to prosecute its alleged masterminds for selling fraudulent and unregistered securities – amounting to a total of USD 2bn.
The SEC issued a notice explaining that it...
SEC boss tells EU Parliament crypto and fintech could be as disruptive ‘as the internet’
2.9.2021
SEC chairman Gary Gensler promoted cooperation between Europe and The United States in seeking to regulate decentralized financial technologies
Bitconnect promoter pleads guilty over Ponzi scheme, as platform faces new SEC charges
2.9.2021
Former BitConnect promoter Glenn Arcaro has pled guilty to his role in the saga, but the whereabouts of the firm’s founder Satish Kumbhani is unknown