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Australian Regulator Initiates Civil Proceedings Against Three Cryptocurrency Investment Firms
15.4.2024
The Australian Securities Regulator has launched civil proceedings against three cryptocurrency firms. These firms are accused of convincing investors to purchase investment packages using self-regulated superannuation funds. The regulator stated that appointing a receiver is the best way...
Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court
13.4.2024
Coinbase is seeking to rip the bandage off of a legal impasse at the center of the crypto industry's fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), filing an interim appeal on Friday that would ask a higher federal court to drill into the heart of the regulator's stance on digital...
Australian Securities Regulator Appeals Federal Court Ruling Favoring Finder Wallet
11.4.2024
The Australian securities regulator has said it will appeal the federal court’s dismissal of its civil penalty proceedings against Finder Wallet Pty Ltd. The regulator launched penalty proceedings against the crypto firm on Dec. 15, 2022, just days after Finder Wallet withdrew its Earn...
Uniswap Labs Hit with Wells Notice by SEC: Vows to Fight Back
11.4.2024
Uniswap Labs, the creator of the Uniswap decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol and behind the issuance of the UNI token, has just been hit with a Wells Notice by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but vows to fight back.
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DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice from the SEC
10.4.2024
Decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on Wednesday
Queensland’s CCC Aims to Modernize Confiscation Laws to Facilitate “Effective” Seizure of Crypto Assets
10.4.2024
Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) has identified gaps in state laws that inadvertently encourage criminal use of digital assets.
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Australian Regulator Appeals Loss in Finder’s Crypto Product Verdict
10.4.2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is appealing the Federal Court's dismissal of its case against Finder Wallet's crypto product, Finder Earn.
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VanEck CEO Says SEC Unlikely to Approve Spot Ether ETFs in May
10.4.2024
VanEck CEO Jan van Eck has expressed doubt regarding the approval of spot Ether ETFs by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in May.
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Philippines Are Left Without Withdrawal Options as SEC Blocks Binance
8.4.2024
Philippines crypto users are unable to withdraw their funds after the country's Securities and Exchange Commission blocked Binance.
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Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Blasts SEC Over Crypto Regulation, XRP Lawsuit: “Get Off Your Soap Box”
5.4.2024
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, told the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “get off its soap box” after the SEC’s Director of Enforcement, Gurbir Grewal, seemingly criticized the crypto exchange for its XRP lawsuit.
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Philippines SEC Says eToro Unauthorized to Sell Securities
5.4.2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines said the retail trading platform eToro is unauthorized to sell or offer securities to the public in the Philippines.
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EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It's Not
5.4.2024
Maximum Extractable Value (MEV), in which crypto miners reorder transactions they validate for profit, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out
SEC Asks For Public Comment Regarding Spot Ethereum ETF Approval
4.4.2024
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comment over the potential approval of a spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF, an April 2nd court filing reveals. What are the odds a spot ETH ETF gets approved by May?
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US Courts Have Serially Rejected Crypto Industry’s ‘Decade’s Worth of Arguments’ – SEC Director
4.4.2024
Over the past decade, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has contended with “significant non-compliance” and “creative attempts” by cryptocurrency market participants to avoid its jurisdiction. According to the SEC’s enforcement director, the commission...
KuCoin Market Share Plunges By 50% Amid Legal Tussle With US Authorities
4.4.2024
Due to large money outflows, KuCoin's market share has significantly decreased, going from roughly 6.5% to less than 3%. This is in line with an April 2 Kaiko data release. The decrease in market share coincides with a lawsuit that was launched on March 26 against the Commodity Futures Trading...
U.S. SEC Calls for Comments on Spot ETH ETFs
3.4.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened the window for comments on three ether spot exchange traded fund (ETF) proposals
Consensys to SEC: Recognize the Advanced Safeguards Inherent in Ethereum’s Design
31.3.2024
Consensys has told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Ethereum’s proof of stake implementation “meets and even exceeds the security of Bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW).” The blockchain software company said the commission should recognize the advanced safeguards...
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Criticizes Her Own Agency After KuCoin Charges, “Aggressive” Enforcement Action
29.3.2024
Commissioner Caroline Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a statement Friday seemingly criticizing her own agency for its latest “aggressive enforcement action" following the agency's KuCoin charges, saying it might “infringe upon the SEC’s authority.”
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HKVAEX, Linked to Binance, Withdraws License Application from Hong Kong’s SFC
29.3.2024
HKVAEX, linked to the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, has withdrawn its virtual asset trading platform license application from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) post deadline.
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Bitwise Joins Ethereum Spot ETF Race, Files Application with SEC
29.3.2024
Crypto investment firm Bitwise has submitted an application to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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