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Binance Lawyers Push Back Against US SEC Claims That Binance.US Customer Assets Are at Risk
13.6.2023
Attorneys for Binance.US and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao argued that the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s temporary restraining order to freeze its assets should be denied.
There is no risk to customer assets, the lawyers said on Monday in a court filing ahead of a Tuesday hearing...
Republican Congressman Seeks to Oust SEC Chair Gensler With SEC Stabilization Act
13.6.2023
Warren Davidson, the Republican congressman who first introduced the legislation in mid-April, has filed the SEC Stabilization Act to remove Gary Gensler, the current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Davidson insists the act aims to safeguard U.S. capital markets...
eToro halts ALGO, MANA, MATIC and DASH purchases for US customers
13.6.2023
The firm said it remains a “supporter” of the crypto sector and suggested that the move was purely to avoid any potential regulatory non-compliance
SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over Falls Short
13.6.2023
Bank of China’s BOCI Issues Tokenized Securities on Ethereum in Hong Kong
12.6.2023
It’s the first-such transaction by a Chinese financial institution in Hong Kong, according to the company
Defying SEC: Solana, Cardano, and Polygon Disagree with 'Security' Label
12.6.2023
In an ongoing battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Solana, Cardano, and Polygon have united forces to challenge the classification of their cryptocurrencies as securities.
This comes as lawsuits unfold against major exchanges Binance and Coinbase, these prominent projects...
Former SEC Chief Warns, “Get Out Of Crypto Platforms Now” -What’s Going On?
12.6.2023
Former Enforcement Division chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), John Reed Stark, came up with a warning in his Tweet on June 8, 2023. The warning came directly with the label "Get out of crypto platforms now."
Following the SEC's actions against Coinbase and Binance, Stark...
SEC Crypto Crackdown Adds Urgency for U.S. Lawmakers to Produce Regulatory Framework This Year: JPMorgan
12.6.2023
Without a more solid legal framework, cryptocurrency activity will probably continue moving outside the U.S. and into decentralized entities, the report said
Winklevoss Twins Predict 'War on Crypto' Will Harm Democratic Party
12.6.2023
Crypto billionaire Cameron Winklevoss has warned that the ongoing war against crypto by Senator Elizabeth Warren and SEC Chain Gary Gensler would harm the Democratic party.
"Senator Warren and Gary Gensler’s war on crypto is going to alienate an entire generation of would-be Democrats," the crypto...
Former SEC Official Predicts Impending DOJ Indictment Against Binance
12.6.2023
Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official John Reed Stark said on Sunday via Twitter that he believes the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed or will file a criminal indictment related to Binance. Stark, who draws from his experience in the SEC Enforcement Division, pointed...
'Near impossible to know' what is and isn't a security: Mark Cuban on SEC
12.6.2023
The billionaire is the latest to argue that the SEC hasn’t provided crypto firms with a registration process to follow
ALGO, FLOW rebound from all-time lows, others rebuff SEC securities label
12.6.2023
The SEC’s tagging of cryptocurrencies as securities has greatly affected the crypto market causing Algorand and Flow to hit historic lows on June 10
Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Enforcement Actions: Crypto Should Be Treated With ‘Nuance’
11.6.2023
Jay Clayton, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, gave his opinion about how the organization approaches enforcement in the crypto space. In a Bloomberg Invest panel, Clayton stated that while he supports the agency and the law, the crypto regulation issue should...
Notions of DAO Immunity Sink as CFTC Lawsuit Declares Ooki DAO a ‘Person’ Under the Law
11.6.2023
On June 9, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared victory in a lawsuit against Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. According to the CFTC, the judge’s ruling that the Ooki DAO is a “person” under the Commodity Exchange Act sets a new legal...
SEC Lawsuits Fuel Bitcoin and Ethereum Exodus From Exchanges: Nearly $1 Billion Withdrawn in 7 Days
11.6.2023
It has been six days since Binance faced a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and five days since Coinbase encountered a similar legal challenge. In the wake of these events, a substantial amount of bitcoin and ethereum has been withdrawn from exchanges, with data...
Binance, Coinbase, Robinhood: A Week of Crypto Crackdowns and Regulatory Fallout — Week in Review
11.6.2023
Seismic shifts have been occurring in crypto this past week, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leaning remarkably further into what some call its “regulation by enforcement” approach, as the entity is now suing both Binance and Coinbase for securities...
Nigerian Regulator Labels Binance Affiliate’s Local Operations Illegal
11.6.2023
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has said crypto exchange Binance’s local affiliate “is neither registered nor regulated by the Commission and its operations in Nigeria are therefore illegal.” The regulator has also said anyone who continues to deal with Binance...
Binance, Coinbase head to court, and the SEC labels 67 crypto-securities: Hodler’s Digest, June 4-10
10.6.2023
The SEC sues Binance and Coinbase, and labels dozens of coins as securities. Both the crypto exchanges paused services while promising legal battles in courts
Binance's Nigeria Unit Ordered to Halt 'Illegal' Operations by Securities Watchdog
10.6.2023
The order against Binance Nigeria Limited follows U.S. SEC allegations that the exchange had violated federal securities laws
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls Below $26,000, as Traders Digest SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
10.6.2023
Bitcoin moved below the $26,000 level to start the weekend, as bearish pressure intensified following a week of turbulence. Sentiment in the market once again shifted, as traders liquidated their positions on the back of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crackdown...