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Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon Charged by SEC With Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud – Regulation…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Hyeong Kwon, with fraud, alleging that Kwon and his company orchestrated “a multibillion-dollar crypto-asset securities fraud.” The…
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SEC proposes tougher rules as part of its crypto custody crackdown
A five-member panel of the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted 4-1 in favor of a proposal that may make it more difficult for cryptocurrency firms to serve as digital asset custodians in the future.The proposal,…
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SEC’s ruling on BUSD “makes no sense”
Stefan Rust, CEO of Truflation, says the SEC’s ruling about BUSD being a security has no sense legally.
The former…
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India’s Central Bank Reveals 50,000 Users and 5,000 Merchants Now Using Digital Rupee –…
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has revealed that 50,000 users and 5,000 merchants are now using its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Digital rupee transactions are currently processed by eight banks,…
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Paxos facing SEC lawsuit over Binance USD — Report
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly told stablecoin issuer Paxos Trust Co. it's planning to sue the firm for violation of investor protection laws in relation to Binance USD (BUSD). According to a…
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‘Midnight Massacre:’ SEC Crackdown on Crypto Staking Services Prompts Speculation of Further…
On Feb. 9, 2023, the cryptocurrency community learned of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crackdown on staking services. The SEC fined Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, $30 million for offering an “unregistered…
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FTX liquidators report exchange held $2.4M ‘fleet of vehicles’ in the Bahamas
The joint provisional liquidators of FTX Digital Markets — the firm’s subsidiary in the Bahamas — has released a report on the company’s physical assets in the island nation.According to affidavit filed by a PricewaterhouseCoopers…
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Kraken Winds Down Staking Program, Pays $30 Million to Settle Unregistered Offering of Staking…
Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to wind down its cryptocurrency staking program as part of an arrangement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle for the unregistered offer of its…
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Crypto exchange Kraken faces probe over possible securities violations: Report
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reportedly being probed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over whether it breached rules around the offering of securities. According to a Feb. 8 Bloomberg report, the probe…
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Bank of England launches the CBDC Digital Pound
The Bank of England and HM Treasury published the consultation paper for a Digital Pound on Tuesday, 7 February 2023.…
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