Nasdaqâs vice president of listing qualifications, Eun Ah Choi, said shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF had been certified for listing on the exchange. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, may soon approve an application from crypto-asset manager Valkyrie for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, with the shares to be listed… More
“Litigation will expose this case for what it is: a clumsy attempt at a money grab, which recklessly harms the whole cryptocurrency ecosystem,” said Tether. The judge in the class-action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York against stablecoin issuer Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex has granted motions to dismiss many of the… More
âI am actively working with my attorneys on a way to return to South Africa as soon as possible so I can address this matter and get it behind me once and for all,â said Riccardo Spagni. Riccardo Spagni, the former lead maintainer of the privacy coin Monero, has reported that United States officials have… More
Elizabeth Warrenâs office has allegedly confused top 10 DeFi protocol MakerDAO with an early experiment in decentralized autonomous organizations that failed in 2016. Recent dialogue between MakerDAO developers and the office of anti-crypto Senator Elizabeth Warren has revealed a concerning lack of familiarity with the current decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.On Monday, a screenshot appearing to… More
“Companies dealing in cryptocurrencies are not immune from oversight,â said New Jerseyâs acting attorney general Andrew Bruck. The Texas State Securities Board has filed for a hearing with the potential to impose a cease and desist order against crypto lending firm Celsius Network for not offering security licensed at the state or federal level, while… More
Indians exchanges are urging locals to buy and give Bitcoin during the upcoming holiday season. To celebrate the holiday season in India, cryptocurrency exchanges are looking to lure retail traders by launching aggressive marketing campaigns and giving away crypto.For this yearâs Hindu holiday season, which kicked off on Sept. 10, crypto exchanges are encouraging citizens… More
Data from a recent report suggest that enforcement actions from U.S. regulators against those in the crypto space cost those firms less than 1% of that in traditional finance for the last 20 years. While regulators have often targeted projects in and out of the crypto space, the fines levied against digital asset exchanges are… More
Though the FSCA is an agency of the South African government, Binance claimed the countryâs Financial Intelligence Centre was the âmajor regulatorâ with which it had been working to be in compliance with local laws. In response to a warning from South Africaâs Financial Sector Conduct Authority, major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has said it is… More
Enforcement attorneys are reportedly looking for information about Uniswapâs marketing and investor services. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating the startup behind the worldâs largest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, Uniswap.The U.S. securities regulator has initiated a probe into Uniswapâs main developer, Uniswap Labs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.The report says that… More
South African authorities are the latest to warn against using Binance, saying the exchange is not authorized to operate in the country. South Africaâs Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned the countryâs public against dealing with crypto exchange platform Binance.In a statement issued on Friday, the FSCA stated that Binance Group, an âinternational companyâ… More
“The SEC is very keen on understanding what is happening in the world of smart contract-based digital assets,” said Victor Fang. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly signed a $125,000 deal with blockchain analytics firm AnChain.AI to help monitor and regulate the decentralized finance industry.According to a Friday report from Forbes, an AnChain.AI… More
The commission has made similar allegations against Bybit, crypto exchange KuCoin and Polo Digital Assets. The Ontario Securities Commission claimed Aux Cayes FinTech Company Limited, a legal entity in the Republic of Seychelles that operates crypto exchange OKEx, has failed to comply with the provinceâs law governing securities.In Wednesday’s notice, the Ontario Securities Commission, or… More
The Iranian tax agency has called for establishing a legal framework for crypto trading platforms so they can be taxed properly. The Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA) is pushing to establish a legal framework for the taxation of crypto trading platforms operating in the country, according to a new proposal by the countryâs tax authority.Two… More
From indictments against figures behind BitMEX to banks blocking transactions, and then Binance, some CEXs are under pressure. Is this an industry-wide phenomenon? Over the last 10 years, Bitcoin (BTC) has performed exceptionally well as a store of value and for speculative investment purposes. However, a lot of this can be attributed to its decentralized… More
“The labeling of the offering as decentralized and the securities as governance tokens did not hinder us from ensuring that DeFi Money Market was immediately shut down and that investors were paid back,” said the SEC. A Cayman Islands-based company and two individuals may be the first subjects in decentralized finance, or DeFi, to face… More
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