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CFTC Charges 14 Trading Platforms Offering Crypto-Related Investments
30.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged 14 trading platforms that claim to offer crypto-related investments but have either failed to register with the CFTC or falsely claimed to be registered. These websites also exhibit other signs of being scams. 14 Entities Charged by CFTC...
SwissOne Capital AG Makes It Easy for New Investors to Take Advantage of the Top 50 Cryptocurrencies With Smart Index Crypto Fund Tracker Certificate
29.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland: SwissOne Capital AG, a specialized digital asset manager with a focus on blockchain investment funds, has partnered with ISP Securities AG for the launch of their Smart Index Crypto Fund Tracker Certificate. This fund tracker certificate is the first of its kind...
Kraken Charged by CFTC Over Margined Crypto Transactions, $1.25 Million Penalty Imposed
29.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Payward Ventures, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, “for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets, including bitcoin, and failing to register.” CFTC Charges Kraken, Imposes...
Regulator is Like a ‘Bulldozer’ but Crypto is ‘Resistant to State Control’
29.9.2021
rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8433-21">issued “an order filing and settling charges against respondent Payward Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Kraken […] for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets,” including
CFTC hits Kraken with $1.25M in fines over alleged illegal offering
28.9.2021
“Margined, leveraged or financed digital asset trading offered to retail U.S. customers must occur on properly registered and regulated exchanges in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations,” said Vincent McGonagle, the CFTC’s acting director of enforcement
Blockchain Startup Triall Introduces a Tokenized Ecosystem to Speed Up and Improve Medical Research
28.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Triall launches its main utility token TRL on Uniswap following a successful token pre-sale that raised more than 2 million USD. AMSTERDAM, Sept 28, 2021 – Blockchain startup Triall launched its main utility token TRL in an initial DEX offering (IDO) on Uniswap at 13:00...
Cryptowisser: Then, Now and What’s Next for NFTs
27.9.2021
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been around for some time now, with what is recognized as the first-ever NFT “Quantum” created back in 2014. Since then, the industry has evolved and grown into what you see today; a flourishing and wholly absorbing market built on the Ethereum...
Last-gasp Negotiations Fail as All But 4 S Korean Crypto Exchanges Frozen out of Fiat Markets
24.9.2021
offering crypto-to-crypto-only services.This means that only the “big four” exchanges – Upbit, Korbit, Coinone, and Bithumb – who have already
Crypto Exchange Binance Ceases Derivatives Trading in Australia
22.9.2021
Amid regulatory scrutiny worldwide, global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will cease offering futures, options, and leveraged tokens to Australian users in 90 days. Changes Coming to Binance Australia Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced some changes to its offerings...
Solana attributes major outage to denial-of-service attack targeting DEX offering
21.9.2021
The Solana Foundation says bots spammed the Grape Protocol IDO on Raydium with 400,000 transactions per second, bringing the network to its knees
Paypal Completes Rollout of Crypto Offering in UK: First International Expansion Outside US
19.9.2021
Paypal has completed the first international expansion of its cryptocurrency offering outside of the U.S. Paypal Crypto is now available to customers in the U.K. allowing them to buy, hold, and sell four kinds of cryptocurrencies. Paypal Crypto Now Available to All Eligible UK Customers Payments...
Survey: 1 in 10 Irish Investors, Quarter of Young People Hold Cryptocurrencies
17.9.2021
Investors in Ireland are attracted to digital opportunities offering better returns and often find them online, a new survey has indicated. According to the poll, 11% of investors have already bought a digital asset and a quarter of the young Irish are betting on cryptocurrencies. Low Interest...
Bitcoin-based security token offering approved in Germany
17.9.2021
Germany joins countries such as France, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal by greenlighting the Bitcoin-based EXOeu token
Interactive Brokers Launches Cryptocurrency Trading for Customers Through Paxos
15.9.2021
Interactive Brokers, one of the largest online brokerage firms, has announced today it is offering cryptocurrency trading services in alliance with Paxos. Users of the platform now have a complete suite of cryptocurrency trading options, along with traditional trading offerings like stocks...
Coinbase increases junk bond offering to $2B after investors swarm
15.9.2021
Coinbase has sold $2 billion worth of corporate bonds in an offering that saw $7 billion worth of bids placed
Larger S Korean Crypto Exchanges Announce ‘Temporary’ End of Fiat Trading
15.9.2021
agement system (ISMS) certification if they are to continue offering crypto-to-crypto trading. But if they want to offer fiat KRW pairings,
BREAKING: Coinbase plans to raise $1.5B via debt offering
13.9.2021
Coinbase announced a $1.5 billion bond sale shortly after the SEC threatened to sue the firm over its lending program
SEC charges Rivetz over $18M ICO, seeks the return of 'ill-gotten gains'
10.9.2021
The SEC alleged that some of the proceeds from the offering were used to give the founder a bonus of $1 million and a loan of $2.5 million which he used to purchase a house in the Cayman Islands
IX Swap Platform, Bridge Between Traditional Financial Markets and Crypto Tokenization
9.9.2021
a token. This allows for error free transactions that are automatically reconciled and authenticated on the blockchain, with no human mediation. An STO, which is a Security Token Offering works in the same way as an ICO, except that investors' funds are represented through security tokens, rather t
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