by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
So by now you've probably already seen that El Salvador is accepting BTC as a legal payment. And that the SEC is threatening Coinbase, because they are the SEC, we all know what they do, give money to the big boys and try to fuck the small guys o...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
Coinbase’s CEO revealed yesterday that the top regulator had threatened to sue the exchange if it continued working on its crypto lending programme
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong had a lot to get off his chest on Tuesday through his Twitter accou...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
“They refuse to tell us why they think it’s a security, and instead subpoena a bunch of records from us,” said Brian Armstrong after he revealed that the SEC threatened to sue Coinbase....
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
The regulatory battle with DeFi is heating up. The SEC now seemingly has it’s eyes set on arguably the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States.
The news comes after five U.S. states sent individual notices to DeFi platform BlockFi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Blockchain VC investment firm Hashed is seeking $173 million for a second fund. One of South Korea’s leading blockchain evangelists is embarking on another huge bloc...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
1) Some really sketchy behavior coming out of the SEC recently. Story time… 2) Millions of crypto holders have been earning yield on their assets over the last few years. It makes sense, if you want to lend out your funds, you can earn a return. Ever...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
The SEC is suing Coinbase over its Lend product that pays out interest to asset holders. This is appalling, because it is something that the banks that the SEC protects will never be able to do - give actual returns to user’s assets, not the 0.05% in...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
Coinbase were planning to go live with their lend feature in a few weeks and has reached out to the SEC to give them a friendly heads up and briefing. SEC responded by telling Coinbase that the lend feature they were to supposed to go live with is a...
Cryptocoins Exchanges / Coinbase - 3 years ago
By Paul Grewal, Chief Legal OfficerLast Wednesday, after months of effort by Coinbase to engage productively, the SEC gave us what’s called a Wells notice about our planned Coinbase Lend program. A Wells notice is the official way a regulator tells a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could become more restrictive for residents of Hong Kong as local regulators look to clamp down on the asset class for various reasons....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Following crypto exchange CoinDCX’s breakthrough to unicorn status this summer, CoinSwitch Kuber is rumored to be next in line — at a valuation close to twice that of its forerunner....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Bitfinex’s new security token platform will provide exposure to blockchain-based equities, bonds and investment funds. Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Huobi’s operations in Thailand have been suspended by local authorities after it allegedly failed to comply with local regulations. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Demand for institutional-grade blockchain solutions is on the rise as banks and traditional financial institutions look to invest in cryptocurrencies. Blockchain cyb...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
The “rising popularity” of initial coin offerings is considered the main reason for growing scams and exploits among retail investors. The United States Securities an...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
Geth, the most renowned software client of Ethereum, has provided a hotfix to the threatening security challenges in its code. The news was posted on Tuesday at 07:08 UTC to GitHub. However, the details of the terms were not disclosed immediately.
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