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Institutional crypto broker FPG halts withdrawals after $20M cyberattack
15.6.2023
Floating Point Group informed customers that withdrawals had been halted after experiencing a security breach on Sunday evening
Crypto Prime Broker FPG Loses Up to $20M in Cyber Attack
14.6.2023
FPG told customers via email that it had ceased trading, deposits and withdrawals after experiencing a cyber security incident on Sunday, June 11
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....
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...
May 2023 Report for Interactive Broker is out!
2.6.2023
Daily Average Revenue Traders, also known as DARTs, and client accounts are at the center for Interactive Broker in its May 2023 report. The American trading platform has revealed that there was a rise in DARTs in May 2023, with the number rising in the single digit of 5%. DARTs for May 2023...
Come In And Register? These Firms Say They Found an SEC-Friendly Crypto Path
23.5.2023
The beginnings of a fully compliant U.S. crypto infrastructure may be forming on the industry’s fringes as a watchdog backed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) quietly issues significant approvals for companies trying to stick to the securities rulebook
DeFi Broker Prime Protocol Introduces Bridgeless Cross-Chain Token Transfers
9.5.2023
The protocol aims to eliminate the need for token bridges, wraps and swaps to make moving crypto tokens between blockchains safer
U.S. SEC Warns Advisers They Need to Know Crypto Before Recommending to Clients
20.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advising brokers and investment advisers that they need to use heightened scrutiny when it comes to making crypto recommendations to ensure the risky products are in the best interests of their clients, the agency said in a new bulletin
Ryuk Ransomware Gang’s Crypto Broker Gets Light Sentence After a Guilty Plea
18.4.2023
Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000 last week after a guilty plea, court documents show
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
17.4.2023
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s CEO on April 17 for “operating an unregistered exchange, broker,...
Bittrex Receives Wells Notice From SEC for Alleged Investor-Protection Law Violations
17.4.2023
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March, signaling a potential lawsuit. The SEC’s enforcement division sent the Wells notice prior to Bittrex deciding to wind down its operations...
SolidusX: Your reliable multi-asset broker for trading success
14.4.2023
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, SolidusX is a leading multi-asset broker offering various trading instruments, including forex, stocks, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and ETFs. It is regulated by the SVGFSA and has a minimum deposit of $500. SolidusX offers a proprietary trading platform with...
Former Deutsche Bank Investment Banker Charged With Crypto Fraud in US
14.4.2023
An investment banker formerly employed by Deutsche Bank has been charged with perpetrating a crypto-related fraud. The man from Brooklyn has been accused of misappropriating funds from victims whom he promised large returns on cryptocurrency investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. Ex-Deutsche Bank...
Japan’s Largest IT Service Provider Fujitsu Files Trademark Covering Crypto Trading Services
22.3.2023
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that covers several cryptocurrency services. The application specifically mentions “financial management of crypto assets,” “financial exchange of crypto assets,”...
New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Kucoin and Declares Ethereum a Security
9.3.2023
On March 9, 2023, New York attorney general Letitia James announced that her office had once again cracked down on crypto platforms by filing a lawsuit against the Seychelles-based crypto exchange Kucoin. Members of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) were able to purchase crypto assets...
Top 7 Wall Street movies you must watch
3.3.2023
Discover the best of Wall Street cinema with these top seven films, featuring captivating tales of finance, ambition and power
Regulation and risk: Factors driving demand for a euro-backed stablecoin
3.3.2023
The world’s second most widely held reserve currency seems to be underrepresented in the stablecoin space
Crypto Broker Voyager Digital Sends $121M in Crypto to Exchanges, Sells Ether, Shiba Inu Holdings
28.2.2023
Blockchain transaction data by Arkham Intelligence shows that Voyager Digital transferred some $121 million of crypto assets to exchanges in February and received some $150 million in USDC stablecoin in the last four days
New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange Coinex — Claims Trading Platform Offers Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued cryptocurrency exchange Coinex “for failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and for falsely representing itself as a crypto exchange.” The NY attorney general also stressed that Coinex is not registered with...