On Friday, Coinbase submitted a brief to the court hearing the SEC case against them, asking that the charges be dropped. The exchange contended in its brief that, contrary to decades of Supreme Court precedent, it does not provide investment contracts. This comes at a time when lawmakers and authorities
Coinbase announced on August 3 that its Q2 earnings were above forecasts despite being sued by the SEC. Financial results for the corporation exceeded Wall Street forecasts. Analysts had forecast a loss of 76 cents per share, thus the company’s actual loss of 42 cents per share was better than
A number of Binance’s senior legal and compliance employees have resigned in recent weeks, ostensibly due to the stress of handling several probes into the exchange’s business operations, although Binance strongly disputes this. Binance stated Thursday that it has hired Kristen Hecht as its new deputy chief compliance and global
According to data compiled by CCData, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit overtook Coinbase and OKX in trading volume for the first time in July. Both Coinbase and OKX, two centralized exchanges, suffered a decrease in trading volume in July, with Coinbase’s volume falling by 11.6% to $28.6 billion and OKX’s
One of Coingecko’s top five cryptocurrency exchanges, Bybit, is excited to announce that its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service is now available for customers to purchase cryptocurrency on-chain. With the P2P improvement, customers may presently buy USDT with more than 62 different fiat currencies while receiving cryptocurrency on the Ethereum and
Despite a decline in revenue, Robinhood announced profitable results for the second quarter of 2023, marking the first time the firm has turned a profit since becoming public. The trading platform had an 18% decline in quarterly revenue from crypto transactions to $31 million, as reported in its financial report
The Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission will approve the compliant exchange for the first time to provide service to retail investors. This approval comes after the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission introduced cryptocurrency trading guidance for retail investors under a new set of licensing rules. 一张好"牌"，即将到来 pic.twitter.com/S6AIgiuJgb — Livio Weng
KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, has decided to suspend its Bitcoin and Litecoin mining pools as of August 16. The decision was reportedly made in response to recent layoffs that, according to rumors, impacted close to 30% of its personnel. The alleged layoff news was denied by the exchange, calling it
Binance Japan, a subsidiary of crypto exchange Binance, will soon begin accepting new users on its recently released platform in Japan. Two years ago, authorities issued a warning to the exchange for operating illegally in the country. Introducing #Binance Japan: A Dedicated Platform for Residents in Japan 🇯🇵https://t.co/BDOFWQFOc1 — CZ
The Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) of Dubai has issued a full crypto license to Laser Digital, the cryptocurrency division of the Japanese banking giant, Nomura. Last Thursday, Dubai approved Laser Digital’s license, allowing the company to legally provide its services to both consumers and businesses. According to a press
