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SEC Issues Deadline for Spot Bitcoin ETF Players to Finalize Changes
SEC recently convened with reps seven firms aiming to introduce spot Bitcoin ETFs. ETFs.Executives at the meetings revealed that the SEC had set a deadline of December 29 for final...
Nigeria’s Apex Bank Lifts Ban on Crypto, Issues Fresh Guidelines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a circular containing guidelines on virtual assets service providers (VASPs). The circular signaled a shift from the CBN’s original position, which restricted crypto...
Hashdex Names BitGo as Bitcoin ETF Custodian in Amended Application
Hashdex has updated its Bitcoin ETF filing, naming BitGo as its custodian. The crypto asset management company also changed the name of its Bitcoin Futures ETF to the Hashdex Bitcoin...
SEC ‘Regrets’ Misleading Statements in DEBT Box Case, Coinbase CLO Skeptical
SEC ‘Regrets’ Misleading Statements in DEBT Box Case, Coinbase CLO Skeptical
Will SEC Approve BlackRock’s Prime Agent Execution Appointment?
Investment firm BlackRock has appointed a ‘Prime Execution Agent’ or a third-party broker to buy and sell Bitcoins while the community anticipates a nearing Spot Bitcoin ETF launch. In a...
The SEC Is Moving the US in the Wrong Direction: Ripple’s CEO
Notable crypto entities, including Ripple and Coinbase, actively support the campaign. Three political action committees, backed by crypto executives and investors, have raised $78 million. Ripple’s CEO leads a concerted...
SEC Might Be Backing Down on Ethereum: Bloomberg Analyst
In a recent episode of crypto journalist Laura Shin’s Unchained Podcast, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart discussed a noteworthy development suggesting a potential shift in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...
Crypto Community Divided Over SEC Use of “Crypto Asset Securities”
Prominent figures in the crypto community, like Ripple CTO and pro-crypto lawyer Bill Morgan, recently debated the U.S. SEC’s blanket usage of terms like “crypto asset securities” and “crypto securities...
Coinbase to Appeal the SEC’s Petition Denial Over Clear Crypto Rules
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has expressed his company’s willingness to challenge the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision not to create clear rules for the crypto industry. In a post...
Breaking: Hoskinson Calls Comments on SEC’s Treatment of BTC, ETH Free Speech
Cardano’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, revealed that he came under attack from the Bitcoin community following his statements on the inconsistent application of laws and policies by the U.S. Securities and...
Judgment on Ripple’s Case Exposed Howey Test Limitations: Experts
Web3 experts have highlighted the procedural and factual differences between the handling of Ripple’s case against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Terraform case, as well as the...
Grayscale Registers Bitcoin Trust Ads With SEC; Is an Approval Close?
Amidst rising optimism for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, crypto asset manager Grayscale – one of the forerunners in the ETF race – has registered another retail-facing advertisement for its...
Newly Unsealed DOJ Filings Could Mean End of Binance: Ex-SEC Chief
Recently, former chief of the SEC Office of Internet Enforcement, John Reed Stark, raised alarm bells regarding the future of Binance. He stated that newly unsealed filings from the U.S....
SEC’s Investor Alert on Crypto Asset Securities Impacts Crypto Community
Prominent voices from the crypto space came forward questioning the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) caution against crypto asset securities. Thinking Crypto Podcast Founder and Host Tony Edward censured...
Congressman Grills SEC Representative on Crypto Regulation and Clarity
In a recent congressional hearing, U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer engaged in a heated exchange with Valerie Szczepanik, the Head of the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology at the...
Bitcoin ETF: Investors’ Optimism High in Anticipation of an SEC Approval
Since October, speculations around a spot Bitcoin Exchange-Trusted Fund (ETF) approval have catalyzed a broader market recovery. In that timeframe, Bitcoin notched a new annual high. Indeed, a noted change...
SEC’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement Scrutinized After Ripple Case
Ripple (XRP) revolutionized the cryptocurrency industry after it emerged victorious in its case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July of this year. Judge Analisa Torres ruled...
Terra vs SEC: Lawyers Point at SEC’s Misconduct in Debt Box Case
Lawyers representing Terraform Labs and Do Kwon have moved to strengthen their defense in the ongoing lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against the two. In a...
Bill Morgan Recommends Disbarment of SEC Lawyers Over Misconduct
According to Bill Morgan, a renowned lawyer in the crypto environment, an ex parte motion on an urgent basis seeking restraining (or any) orders imposes on the applicant’s lawyers a...
Here Are Top Instances US Court Accused SEC of Hypocrisy, Inconsistencies
Recently, the U.S. court ordered the SEC to explain why it should not be sanctioned for making false and misleading representations to the court. The court previously accused the SEC...
“The SEC Is Anything, But Infallible,” Condemns Ripple CLO
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty lambasted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a recent X post, in which he described the regulator as “bloated, broken and beleaguered”....
XRP Community is Engaging in Conspiracy Theory: Charles Hoskinson
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has reiterated that several XRP community members are embarking on a conspiracy theory campaign against Ethereum’s Co-Founder, Joseph Lubin. According to Hoskinson, many XRP supporters believe...
Binance Not Authorized to Operate in the Philippines: SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission in the Philippines announced on Tuesday that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is not authorized to operate in the country. The regulator made the...
Binance.US Asserts Separate Operations From Binance Amid SEC Scrutiny
Binance.US, the American arm of Binance, came to X on Tuesday to clarify their independent operation from their parent company. The message, intended for their community, explains that Binance.US was...
John Deaton Explains Why SEC Can’t Call Digital Assets Securities
In a recent post on X, John Deaton revisited an old post of his on why digital assets cannot be regarded as securities. His post follows a video by Cardano...
