Tag: regulations
Coinbase (COIN) Loses Most of Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
"When a customer purchases a token on Coinbase's platform, she is not just purchasing a token, which in and of itself is valueless; rather, she is buy [...]
Crypto Chip Company Katena Wins Lawsuit Filed by Bitcoin Miner Coinmint
"We went through a full discovery process in which Katena produced everything according the panel's orders, in which Coinmint avoided producing everyt [...]
Binance Is Having an Odd Time
Binance is having a weird moment, perhaps most clearly illustrated by the fact that a national government detained two of its executives for a month n [...]
House Republicans Demand Answers From SEC on Prometheum and Ether
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Penn.), the chairmen of the two committees, and the other Republican lawmakers – many of [...]
Garlinghouse Says SEC to Press Judge for $2B in Fines and Penalties in Ripple Case
Alderoty wrote that the company will file its response to the SEC’s motion next month, adding "As we all have seen time and time again, this is a regu [...]
Crypto Exchange Binance Blocked by Philippines Securities Watchdog
The regulator filed a formal request with the national telecommunications agency on March 12 to help in "blocking the website and other web pages used [...]
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Steps Closer to Finalizing Rules Under MiCA
The European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) report, which follows a consultation last year, includes proposals on information the regulator [...]
Nigeria Charges Binance With Tax Evasion: Reports
The charges were announced by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja with case number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2 [...]
Bankers Are Lining Up Buyers for FTX’s 8% Stake in AI Startup Anthropic: Report
FTX’s slice of artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is up for sale, and global investors including sovereign wealth funds are lining up for the chan [...]
U.S. SEC’s Gensler Says Crypto Firms Skip Public Disclosures by Dodging Registration
Gensler, whose tenure atop the agency has been marked by a legal crusade against what he argues is a largely noncompliant industry, suggested that dig [...]
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
Executive branch budget proposals are gathered into a single push from the White House for its spending priorities, with more detail about how exactly [...]
Do Kwon’s Extradition to South Korea Postponed by Montenegrin Supreme Court
The decision effectively puts a time-out on the ongoing tug-of-war over Kwon between South Korea and the United States. Both countries want to try Kwo [...]
Do Kwon’s South Korea Extradition Uncertain After Challenge from Top Prosecutor
Han was extradited to South Korea in February, and Kwon looked poised to follow. His Montenegrin lawyer, Goran Rodic, told CoinDesk Kwon was likely to [...]
Key U.S. Lawmaker McHenry Says House Has ‘Workable’ Stablecoin Bill
"The administration's willingness to move forward with stablecoin legislation, I think, makes it by far the most optimal portion of this to move forwa [...]
Do Kwon Appeal of South Korea Extradition Rejected by Montenegro Court
Do Kwon's attorney, Goran Rodic, told CoinDesk that the extradition was now final, and neither the U.S. nor Kwon could further appeal the decision. Th [...]