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Hong Kong’s Victory Securities to Offer Digital Asset Services in Retail Markets
24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong’s investment management firm, Victory Securities has obtained approval to offer digital asset services to retail clients expanding the country’s number of cryptocurrency licences. In a Nov 24 press release, the company made the announcement that it obtained a license from...
Bitcoin Price Reaches 18-Month High of $38,200 While Bitcoin ETF Token Surges Past $1.57m as FOMO Picks Up
24.11.2023
Friday, November 24, 2023 – The Bitcoin price smashed through $38,000 door after BlackRock met with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to talk about its ETF application as the odds on approval rise and new cryptocurrency the Bitcoin ETF Token raises north of $1.5 million. The Bitcoin...
Australian Regulator Says Cryptos ‘Created Out of Nothing,’ Issues Fresh Warning, Report
24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Patty Jansen The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is reportedly ramping up its surveillance towards the crypto market introducing fresh warnings. The regulator on Friday issued warning on cryptocurrency investments criticizing the digital tokens as “created...
Hong Kong Investment Firm Victory Securities Obtains Retail Crypto Trading License
24.11.2023
The publicly traded company joins crypto-native firms HashKey Exchange and OSL Digital Securities with a license
Grayscale Updates Bitcoin ETF Prospectus After Discussing with SEC
23.11.2023
Grayscale continues efforts to secure regulatory approval for a Bitcoin ETF. Image by Ascannio, Adobe Stock. On Wednesday, digital asset manager Grayscale submitted an updated prospectus to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for converting its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a spot bitcoin...
UK Finance Minister Proposes Sandbox Initiative for Digital Assets Legislation
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / RGY23 The UK government has announced a new legislative proposal for a Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS), aiming to create a supportive testing environment for crypto technologies and services. In the recently released Autumn Statement, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt...
Congressman Calls for Gensler’s Removal After SEC Sues a Crypto Exchange Twice in 10 Months
23.11.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has urged Congress to pass his bill that would fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. This call followed the securities regulator filing a second lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken this year after the exchange paid $30 million to settle...
Analyst: BlackRock is Holding Meetings With the SEC About its Bitcoin ETF – Here’s What We Know
22.11.2023
BlackRock Office Blackrock held a meeting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday to discuss the structure of its upcoming Bitcoin ETF, according to a memo from the regulator. The meeting’s attendees included 8 members from the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets,...
Coinbase Seeks US Court’s Assistance to Compel SEC on Crypto Rule-Making
22.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock Brian Armstrong-led cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has again called on the US justice system to persuade the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear regulatory guidelines on crypto assets. According to the centralized digital asset trading firm,...
Kraken Exchange CEO Jesse Powell Slams SEC for ‘Assault on America’
22.11.2023
Jesse Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg Technology / YouTube Jesse Powell, co-founder of crypto exchange Kraken, has called the US regulators masochists attacking America and extortionists chasing crypto companies out of the country. Powell came after the country’s regulators...
SEC Meets with Grayscale to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF Listing
22.11.2023
Source: Grayscale The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently held discussions with Grayscale about converting the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). A memorandum published by the SEC indicates that officials from the agency’s...
SEC Identifies 16 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Kraken Lawsuit
22.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 16 crypto tokens as securities in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. Some of the alleged crypto securities were the same as those highlighted in the SEC’s lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. Kraken’s...
‘They’re Playing a Game’: What New Yorkers Think of the SEC’s War Against Crypto
21.11.2023
After the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kraken, a small but trusted exchange, CoinDesk asked passersby for their views on crypto and regulation
Kraken Faces SEC Charges for Unlawful Crypto Trading Operations
21.11.2023
Image Source: CNBC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added Kraken – a San-Francisco-based crypto exchange – to its hitlist of industry giants charged with a litany of securities law violations and internal control failures. In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court on Monday...
Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Blasts SEC as ‘Top Decel,’ Says Crypto Should Exit US
21.11.2023
Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell strongly criticizes SEC after lawsuit, says crypto should leave the US. Image by IB Photography, Adobe Stock. Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell did not mince words recently when he criticized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for suing...
SEC Sues Kraken: Crypto Exchange Plans to ‘Vigorously Defend’ Its Position in Court
21.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued cryptocurrency exchange Kraken for the second time this year, alleging that the crypto trading platform operates as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. Kraken disagreed with the securities...
Senator Cynthia Lummis Slams SEC for its “Ruling by Enforcement” Approach Following Kraken Lawsuit
21.11.2023
Source: Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ website Senator Cynthia Lummis has criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its current approach to cryptocurrency regulation. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the senator accused the agency of relying on a “ruling by enforcement”...
SEC Accuses Kraken of Operating Unregistered Platform, Kraken Responds
21.11.2023
Source: Kraken The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated legal proceedings against the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, claiming it has been operating an unregistered securities trading platform. The SEC filed the lawsuit in North District of California against the parent firms...
SEC sues Kraken alleging it violated securities laws
20.11.2023
The SEC alleged Kraken operated as an unregistered exchange, broker, dealer and clearing agency
Kraken Accused by SEC of Operating Unregistered Platform, Improperly Mixing Customer Funds
20.11.2023
Crypto exchange Kraken commingled customer and corporate funds while operating as an unregistered broker, clearing agency and dealer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged in a new lawsuit Monday