SEC sues Cumberland DRW for unregistered crypto dealer activities
[Oct 10 8:15 PM] Cumberland allegedly had $2 billion worth of unregistered crypto dealing since 2018.
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SEC expands Binance lawsuit: AXS, FIL, ATOM now securities
[Sep 13 2:11 PM] The SEC’s latest lawsuit update targets additional tokens like Axie Infinity, Filecoin and Cosmos as unregistered securities, continuing its crackdown on the crypto industry.
SEC Chair Gensler Calls for More Regulatory Sunlight in Cryptocurrency Sector at Law Conference
[Mar 22 2:30 PM] At a recent gathering at the Columbia Law School Conference, Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, addressed the assembly on the topic of the digital currency landscape. His discourse highlighted the…
SEC Chair Gensler Cautions About Crypto Investing — Warns ‘Thousands’ of Crypto Tokens May Be Securities
US Judge Backs SEC: Trading of Certain Cryptocurrencies on Secondary Markets Are Securities Transactions
[Mar 6 11:30 PM] A U.S. district judge has sided with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a ruling that declares the trading of certain crypto assets on secondary markets to be securities transactions. This decision emerged from an insider trading case…
SEC Warns Crypto Investments Can Be ‘Exceptionally Risky’
New Jersey Bill Proposes Classifying All Crypto Tokens Sold to Institutional Investors as Securities
[Dec 6, 2023 8:30 PM] A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of New Jersey to classify all cryptocurrencies issued and sold directly to institutional investors as securities. In contrast, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously stated that…
SEC Identifies 16 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Kraken Lawsuit
[Nov 21, 2023 8:30 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 16 crypto tokens as securities in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. Some of the alleged crypto securities were the same as those highlighted in the SEC’s…
Bittrex, SEC Reach Settlement In Securities Violation Case
[Aug 11, 2023 4:00 AM] Another crypto firm, Bittrex, bites the dust in the SEC’s continued clampdown on major players in the crypto industry amidst regulatory uncertainty. The regulator has been known to come hard at these crypto firms because it believes they aren’t…
CoinGecko now has an index for crypto tokens alleged as securities
[Aug 6, 2023 11:30 PM] According to CoinGecko, nearly $85 billion worth of crypto falls under the category of “alleged SEC securities.”
Bittrex US Allows Fiat and Crypto Withdrawals Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings
[Jun 16, 2023 5:30 PM] Bittrex US, the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, has recently introduced a plan that permits American customers to withdraw crypto and fiat from the platform, provided they satisfy the required regulatory criteria. This…
Microstrategy’s Saylor Envisions Bitcoin-Only Future for Crypto Industry as US Regulators Hammer the Sector
eToro halts ALGO, MANA, MATIC and DASH purchases for US customers
[Jun 12, 2023 6:56 PM] The firm said it remains a “supporter” of the crypto sector and suggested that the move was purely to avoid any potential regulatory non-compliance.
US SEC Identifies 12 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Binance Lawsuit
[Jun 5, 2023 7:30 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 12 crypto tokens as securities in a new lawsuit filed against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The securities regulator asserted that Binance platforms “have made…
Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are Securities
SEC accuses Utah firm of 'fraudulent' $18M crypto mining scheme
[Mar 6, 2023 7:12 PM] The SEC said Green United’s operation was a fraud and the community was quick to quell fears of the SEC classing crypto mining as a security in the suit.
Ripple Lawyer Argues SEC Chair Gensler Has Prejudged Crypto Asset Cases
[Mar 1, 2023 3:30 PM] Recently, Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed his opinion in a detailed interview with New York Magazine’s Intelligencer regarding why he believes crypto assets other than bitcoin are…
Germany’s DZ Bank to Offer Crypto Custody With Swiss Firm Metaco
[Feb 25, 2023 7:00 AM] The second-largest bank in Germany, DZ Bank, is preparing to become a provider of custody services for crypto assets. The offering will be facilitated by a partnership with Metaco, a Swiss company that specializes in helping financial institutions…
Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin says no chance ETH is classed as security
[Feb 9, 2023 4:50 PM] The ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder said it’s as unlikely as ride-sharing service Uber becoming illegal.
Crypto will be regulated as securities — ICE boss and Senator Warren
[Dec 6, 2022 8:38 PM] Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill seeks to hand control to the SEC, imposing new obligations on centralized crypto firms, something Jeffrey Sprecher thinks will be good for crypto.
Grayscale cites security concerns for withholding on-chain proof of reserves
[Nov 18, 2022 7:41 PM] Grayscale shared a letter from Coinbase Custody attesting that each of Grayscale’s crypto products is fully backed, but stopped short of providing the wallet addresses.