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US securities regulator adds more digital currency firms to ‘PAUSE’ list

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29 April, 2022

US securities regulator adds more digital currency firms to ‘PAUSE’ list

The 58 soliciting agencies include names such as 247 Crypto Trade, Crypto-TradingHub, and Elite Crypto Mines Inc. All firms are...

US President Joe Biden plans to modernize digital currency laws

Business

Patrick Thompson

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8 April, 2022

US President Joe Biden plans to modernize digital currency laws

The White House refers to these plans as its strategy to "modernize rules for digital assets," and they are expecting...

Riot Blockchain files prospectus to sell up to $500M in new stock

Tech

Steve Kaaru

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8 April, 2022

Riot Blockchain files prospectus to sell up to $500M in new stock

The filing allows it to sell the stock from time to time in an “at the market” offering to finance...

SEC Chair Gary Gensler: ‘No reason’ to treat digital asset market differently under securities laws

Business

Jordan Atkins

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5 April, 2022

SEC Chair Gary Gensler: ‘No reason’ to treat digital asset market differently under securities laws

The thrust of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s address may be already self-evident to many: that current laws already apply to...

Regulatory crypture: FTX pins ‘light touch’ hopes on CFTC

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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4 April, 2022

Regulatory crypture: FTX pins ‘light touch’ hopes on CFTC

Controversial “crypto” exchange FTX hopes the CFTC will vanquish the SEC in the regulatory turf war over which branch of...

Thailand securities regulator bans digital currency payments

Business

Steve Kaaru

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26 March, 2022

Thailand securities regulator bans digital currency payments

The Thai SEC said that digital currencies are too volatile and don’t possess the qualities of sound money, but it...

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 82: Meta in more legal trouble, US judge denies SEC motion vs Ripple, BSV hits 1B total transactions

Business

Stephanie Tower

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25 March, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 82: Meta in more legal trouble, US judge denies SEC motion vs Ripple, BSV hits 1B total transactions

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has taken federal level court action against Meta, alleging that the tech company is...

SEC vs Ripple: US judge denies parties’ motions even as both sides claim victory

Business

Steve Kaaru

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21 March, 2022

SEC vs Ripple: US judge denies parties’ motions even as both sides claim victory

A U.S. judge has dismissed motions filed by both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple, even as both...

Coinbase facing massive class action lawsuit over unregulated securities sales

Business

Jordan Atkins

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18 March, 2022

Coinbase facing massive class action lawsuit over unregulated securities sales

The suit is brought on behalf of all Coinbase users and complains that the cryptocurrency exchange has been selling securities...

SEC dismisses 2 more BTC spot ETF applications from NYDIG, Global X

Business

Steve Kaaru

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17 March, 2022

SEC dismisses 2 more BTC spot ETF applications from NYDIG, Global X

The U.S. securities regulator hasn’t changed its mind about BTC spot ETFs and insisted that the underlying market is still...

US regulator probing if NFTs are securities: report

Business

Steve Kaaru

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11 March, 2022

US regulator probing if NFTs are securities: report

The U.S. securities regulator has been talking to NFT creators and the exchanges on which they are sold as it...

Ormeus Coin: Siblings face charges over $124M digital currency fraud

Business

Steve Kaaru

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10 March, 2022

Ormeus Coin: Siblings face charges over $124M digital currency fraud

Federal authorities said the two siblings marketed Ormeus Coin through roadshows and YouTube videos, falsely claiming to be backed by...

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