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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency firm Unicoin Inc. and several of its top executives, accusing them of defrauding investors out of more than $100 million through misleading and unregistered securities offerings. According to…
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The Financial Times analyst noticed that millions of dollars’ worth of MELANIA memetoken were bought minutes before the launch. Investigation reveals the details of the purchases and estimates combined profits at $99.6 million. The MELANIA token was launched on Jan.…
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Newly released documents show the New York Attorney General urged the SEC to classify Ethereum as a security. This urgency was evident during the SEC’s 2023 enforcement action against crypto exchange KuCoin. However, the SEC ultimately declined to publicly state…
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Hong Kong’s Futu Securities International has announced the launch of its crypto deposit service which facilitates Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether deposits and trading for investors. According to the firm’s press release, qualified investors can now make deposits and trade cryptocurrencies…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially dropped its case accusing Nova Labs, the team behind the Helium Network, of selling unregistered securities. In an Apr. 11 blog post on its official Medium page, Helium called the outcome “a…
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has signed a new law strengthening SEC oversight of cryptocurrencies and classifying them as securities. Nigeria‘s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Investments and Securities Act 2024 into law, classifying cryptocurrencies as securities under the…
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To promote Ethereum’s ERC-3643 standard for permissioned securities tokens, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the main U.S. clearinghouse for securities transactions, has joined the ERC-3643 Association. The announcement, made on Mar. 20 in a press release, indicates DTCC’s growing…
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DraftKings Inc. has agreed to a $10 million settlement in response to a class-action lawsuit alleging that its sale of non-fungible tokens violated state and federal securities laws. The lawsuit, initiated in 2023, argued that DraftKings’ NFTs should have been…
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Ondo Finance dominates the real-world asset sector in transaction volume, outpacing other RWA tokens, despite the current market downturn. Ondo Finance (ONDO) is leading the RWA sector in terms of transaction volume, significantly outperforming other RWA tokens in recent months,…
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Polter Finance has partnered with blockchain security provider FailSafe to enhance its security system to prevent future exploits. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, Polter Finance’s collaboration with FailSafe will ensure the implementation of real-time threat detection and…
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On Jan. 14, 2025, Gary Gensler had a farewell interview on CNBC. On January 20, he will step down as the chairman of the SEC. What were their conclusive words to the crypto community? At the very start of the interview, the…
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The U.S. SEC is set for a significant shift in cryptocurrency policy under the incoming Trump administration. According to Reuters, the SEC is preparing to review its enforcement actions, potentially freezing or even withdrawing cases that do not involve fraud…
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Bitcoin
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CEO of Daiwa Securities believes Japan should allow for crypto exchange-traded funds to enter the local market. Daiwa is one of the many companies pushing for Japan to approve crypto ETFs. According to a Bloomberg report published on Dec. 24,…
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In an amended complaint against crypto exchange Binance and former CEO Changpeng Zhao, the U.S. SEC stated it never intended to label cryptocurrencies as securities. While expanding the Binance lawsuit to include three more tokens, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
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If there is to be a benefit of the SEC’s Wells Notice to OpenSea, it will at least be for regulatory clarity in the realm of NFTs.
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Could Operation Choke Point 2.0 and the SEC’s focus on OpenSea and Custodia push the crypto industry into a corner? SEC strikes the crypto industry again… As the U.S. approaches the upcoming presidential elections, the crypto industry once again finds…
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