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Ripple Lawyer Argues SEC Chair Gensler Has Prejudged Crypto Asset Cases
1.3.2023
Recently, Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed his opinion in a detailed interview with New York Magazine’s Intelligencer regarding why he believes crypto assets other than bitcoin are securities. However, Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s...
US SEC Plans to Keep Growing Crypto Unit as Enforcement Ramps Up
1.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may ramp up its recent surge of cases targeting crypto firms by once again boosting the size of its digital assets enforcement squad
Coinbase CEO reiterates that 'staking' products aren't securities
1.3.2023
The SEC is broadening its investigation into crypto exchanges and has targeted staking products for potential securities violations
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange moves toward offering crypto trading
1.3.2023
Israel's sole public stock exchange wants to allow its clients to trade crypto but is facing regulatory resistance
Dapper Labs Ruling Dunks on Private Networks
28.2.2023
A landmark ruling is bringing the NBA Top Shots creator back to court, and potentially opening up securities concerns for other NFTs
Upbit Operator Denies it Wants to Buy a Securities Firm
28.2.2023
Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, has denied it is poised to buy a securities company – and says it is instead eyeing non-fungible token (NFT) expansion.
The operator has recently been linked with a takeover move for an unnamed domestic securities provider....
SEC Chairman Explains Why He Views All Crypto Tokens Other Than Bitcoin as Securities
28.2.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has detailed why he considers all crypto tokens other than bitcoin as securities. While acknowledging that crypto tokens may have different setups, he stressed that “at the core, these tokens are securities.”...
$1B Voyager-Binance Deal Benefits Halved if Alameda Loan Claim Succeeds: Texas Regulators
27.2.2023
The filing opposing the Binance US deal casts doubt on the firm's relationship with Binance.com and alleges its staking service is illegal
Crypto lawyers flame Gensler over claims that all crypto are securities
27.2.2023
Crypto lawyers weighed in on Gary Gensler’s crypto regulation claims saying the SEC has no legal standing to police the space
Germany’s DZ Bank to Offer Crypto Custody With Swiss Firm Metaco
25.2.2023
The second-largest bank in Germany, DZ Bank, is preparing to become a provider of custody services for crypto assets. The offering will be facilitated by a partnership with Metaco, a Swiss company that specializes in helping financial institutions to operate in the digital asset space. DZ Bank...
Kraken’s Head of OTC Options Trading: Investors Are Still Interested In Crypto, Staking
23.2.2023
Juthica Chou says there is still strong trading interest, despite the SEC’s crackdown on the exchange’s staking-as-a-service platform
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...
NFT Industry Faces Uncertainty as Federal Judge May Categorize NBA Top Shot Tokens as Securities – Regulation Incoming?
23.2.2023
The popular NBA Top Shot NFT trading cards could be deemed securities for regulatory purposes in the US, after a judge allowed a lawsuit against Top Shot’s creator to move forward.
Top Shot creator Dapper Labs was sued by a buyer of the NFTs who alleged that the creator’s failure to register them...
SEC files objection to Binance US bid for Voyager assets
23.2.2023
The SEC has moved to bar final approval of Binance.US’ $1 billion bid for assets belonging to bankrupt crypto lending firm Voyager Digital
SEC Objects to Binance.US’ $1B Voyager Deal, Alleging Sale of Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
Federal and New York regulators object to the billion-dollar deal, saying it is potentially unlawful and discriminatory
'It would be absurd' for a US court to rule private NFTs as securities: Lawyer
23.2.2023
The comments from the hosts of lawyers comes as Judge Victor Marreo said that Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot Moments NFT may constitute a security
Trade group accuses SEC of ‘stealthy’ overreach in Coinbase insider trading case
23.2.2023
The Chamber of Digital Commerce has accused the SEC of trying to impose securities regulations via the “back door” of an insider trading lawsuit
CoinEx crypto exchange sued by New York for failing to register with state
23.2.2023
The NY Attorney General is looking for a court order to remove the exchange from the state and wants it to block all internet addresses originating from New York
Forsage founders indicted over $340M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’
23.2.2023
According to the Department of Justice, Forsage employed smart contracts which were coded in ways consistent with a Ponzi scheme
Federal Judge Rules NBA Top Shot NFTs May Be Considered Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
A federal judge, Victor Marrero, ruled on Wednesday that the NBA Top Shot non-fungible tokens (NFTs) issued by Dapper Labs may meet the requirements to be considered an unregistered security. The case arose in 2021 when an NBA Top Shot collector sued Dapper Labs, claiming that the NBA Top Shot...