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Crypto will be regulated as securities — ICE boss and Senator Warren
7.12.2022
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill seeks to hand control to the SEC, imposing new obligations on centralized crypto firms, something Jeffrey Sprecher thinks will be good for crypto
Grayscale cites security concerns for withholding on-chain proof of reserves
19.11.2022
Grayscale shared a letter from Coinbase Custody attesting that each of Grayscale’s crypto products is fully backed, but stopped short of providing the wallet addresses
US Lawmaker Calls on SEC to Issue Crypto Regulations — Says ‘a Formal Regulatory Process Is Needed Now’
16.10.2022
A U.S. senator has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue crypto regulations now “through a transparent notice-and-comment regulatory process.” He stressed that “some digital assets are securities, others may be commodities, and others may subject to...
Coinbase Disputes SEC’s Allegation That the Exchange Lists 9 Crypto Securities
24.7.2022
Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has disputed the allegation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that nine of the crypto assets traded on its platform are securities. The company’s chief legal officer stressed: “Coinbase does not list securities. End...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Binance for Allegedly Selling Unregistered Crypto Securities
4.4.2022
A lawsuit against Binance accusing the cryptocurrency exchange of selling unregistered crypto securities has been dismissed. The plaintiffs listed nine cryptocurrencies in the lawsuit. Binance’s Lawsuit Dismissed U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter dismissed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency...
Binance wins dismissal of class action over 2018 tokens that tanked
1.4.2022
The judge ruled domestic law doesn’t apply to Binance as it is not an exchange domestic to the U.S. and that the case was filed “too late”
Coinbase Sued for Allegedly Selling 79 Unregistered Crypto Securities — Including XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu
20.3.2022
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase alleging that the platform lets customers trade 79 cryptocurrencies that are unregistered securities, including XRP, dogecoin (DOGE), and shiba inu (SHIB). Lawsuit Claims Coinbase Sold 79 Unregistered...
US Lawmakers Urge SEC and CFTC to Create Joint Working Group on Crypto Regulation
17.8.2021
Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a joint working group for the regulation of crypto assets. SEC and CFTC Urged to Collaborate on Crypto Regulation U.S....
SEC Charges Token Listing Website With Unlawfully Touting Crypto Securities
15.7.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a token listing website with unlawfully touting crypto securities. The site did not disclose that it was paid by the token issuers to profile their coin offerings. SEC Charges Website Touting Security Tokens Without Clarifying Which...
New SEC Chairman Unveils Policies for Cryptocurrencies, Calls Bitcoin ‘Scarce Store of Value’
8.5.2021
The new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has shared his view on how the SEC plans to regulate cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin. He calls bitcoin “a digital, scarce store of value” and stresses the need to put in place some investor...
New Law in Germany Embraces All-Electronic and Blockchain Crypto Securities
17.12.2020
The German government has passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of the country’s wider blockchain strategy. According to the country’s finance ministry, the new law relaxes rules forcing issuers and holders of securities to document transactions with...