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SEC’s Wells notice to OpenSea tags NFTs as unregistered ‘securities’

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30 August, 2024

SEC’s Wells notice to OpenSea tags NFTs as unregistered ‘securities’

OpenSea published a blog post revealing that it had received a Wells notice from the SEC indicating that the regulator...

Coinbase hopes AI will reduce frequency of exchange’s outages

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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29 August, 2024

Coinbase hopes AI will reduce frequency of exchange’s outages

The new AI model anticipates traffic spikes and scales up resources, and Coinbase claims this new system "served us well"...

‘Big Crypto’ lobbying furiously as 2024 US election heads into home stretch

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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23 August, 2024

‘Big Crypto’ lobbying furiously as 2024 US election heads into home stretch

Public Citizen consumer advocacy group released a report titled ‘Big Crypto, Big Spending’ that showed ‘crypto corporations’ poured $119 million...

Coinbase profits plunge as retail traders lose their appetite for self-destruction

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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2 August, 2024

Coinbase profits plunge as retail traders lose their appetite for self-destruction

Things aren't looking good for Coinbase, which recorded a significant drop in transaction revenue and profit in Q2 while dealing...

Coinbase seeks SEC chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails, FDIC documents

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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5 July, 2024

Coinbase seeks SEC chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails, FDIC documents

Coinbase's attorneys filed a letter to Judge Katherine Polk Fail in response to the SEC's motion to "quash Coinbase's subpoena...

MAGA-fueled PR campaign against Tether raises eyebrows as to what’s next

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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20 June, 2024

MAGA-fueled PR campaign against Tether raises eyebrows as to what’s next

A press release hailed the launch of a campaign targeting Tether, which called USDT "a so-called stablecoin that is commonly...

Single-issue ‘crypto’ voters urged to save single-issue ‘crypto’ companies

Finance

Steven Stradbrooke

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9 May, 2024

Single-issue ‘crypto’ voters urged to save single-issue ‘crypto’ companies

Digital Currency Group has issued the results of a new voter survey, claiming one in five registered voters in key...

Coinbase protests as judge declares token trades are securities transactions

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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6 March, 2024

Coinbase protests as judge declares token trades are securities transactions

Coinbase filed a notice to Judge Polk Failla on March 5, saying that Judge Lin's ruling "was procured against an...

Ethereum’s decentralized mantra in tatters after execution of client bug

Tech

Steven Stradbrooke

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26 January, 2024

Ethereum’s decentralized mantra in tatters after execution of client bug

8% of Ethereum PoS transaction validators began producing invalid blocks due to a flaw in the Nethermind client software, and...

US gov’t faces pushback on its efforts to limit digital currency excesses, protect consumers

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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17 January, 2024

US gov’t faces pushback on its efforts to limit digital currency excesses, protect consumers

Coin Center responded to a late-December demand by Sen. Warren, who sought more information on efforts by Coin Center to...

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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19 December, 2023

SEC rejects Coinbase argument that ‘crypto’ needs new rules

The SEC's rejection of Coinbase's plea for a new framework borders on its failure to include the "text or the...

New York’s new token listing rules limit VCs dumping on retail

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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17 November, 2023

New York’s new token listing rules limit VCs dumping on retail

On November 15, New York DFS issued the final version of its "Guidance Regarding Listing of Virtual Currencies" for entities...

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