Fri, October 18

Nexo Halts Earn Interest Product for US Customers

Following Nexo’s settlement with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the lending company planned to stop its Earn Interest Product for its U.S customers.  The leading lending company Nexo announced in its February 10th blog post that it decided to ban its

February 13, 2023 1 min read

SEC to File Lawsuit Against Paxos for Issuing Binance USD

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to file a suit against Paxos, the firm that developed the Binance USD (BUSD) and Pax Dollar (USDP) tokens, over the latter stablecoin. The SEC allegedly wrote to Paxos. The regulator alerted Paxos to “possible enforcement action” in the letter. BUSD is

February 13, 2023 1 min read

Kraken Agreed SEC Charges & Shut Down its Staking Service

Following the regulator’s probe into Kraken, the crypto exchange had agreed to settle charges with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and shut down its on-chain cryptocurrency staking service.  The U.S SEC announced on Thursday that, the two Kraken entities ‘Payward Ventures and Payward Trading’ accept to pay $30 million

February 10, 2023 1 min read

SEC Investigates Kraken Over Offering Unregistered Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Kraken, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. SEC to examine whether regulations broken in some of its sales to American investors. The inquiry is related to some services Kraken provided to customers in the United States.  The exchange has

February 9, 2023 2 mins read

U.S SEC Intends to Ban on Crypto Staking Says Coinbase CEO

Crypto exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was alarmed about the rumors he received that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to “get rid of individual investors” from staking cryptocurrency. According to a February 9th tweet from Coinbase’s Chief Executive officer, the U.S SEC intends to ban retail investors

February 9, 2023 2 mins read

US SEC Investigating Investment Advisers’ Crypto Custody

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been looking into traditional Wall Street financial advisers who may be providing client custody of digital assets without the necessary authorization.  According to the reports, the SEC is targeting a major fraction of its investigation on registered investment advisers. To determine

January 27, 2023 1 min read

FTX Lawyers May Interrogate Bankman-Fried Family

The crypto communities keenly observed FTX case had taken a few new turns such as the request for interrogating the previous CEO’s parent and sibling. The Bankman-Fried family will probably be answering the FTX lawyer’s question under the oath. Courts proceedings between the SEC and the collapsed crypto firm FTX

January 27, 2023 2 mins read

Circle Criticizes SEC Over Approval Leading to Fallout of SPAC Deal

USDC stablecoin issuer Circle claims the SEC’s inactivity caused it to be unable to go public. Via a $9 billion SPAC merger last year. In the wake of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse last month. A planned merger between Circle and Concord Acquisition, a special-purpose acquisition firm established by former

January 25, 2023 1 min read

Grayscale CEO Says the SEC Has Hindered Bitcoin Advancement

Bitcoin (BTC), the dominant cryptocurrency in the market, has witnessed a deceleration in its further expansion due to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Michael Sonnenshein, the CEO of one of the top investment management firms, Grayscale Investments, the SEC’s crypto regulatory laws have resulted in the slowdown

January 24, 2023 1 min read

Former SEC Official Endorses Current SEC Actions

John Reed Stark, a former SEC official has penned down his opinion about the phrase “SEC Regulation By Enforcement (RBE)”. He thinks the expression is “bogus”, which is used by the “Big Crypto” to misguide the actions taken by SEC.  He begins the blog by mentioning quotes from crypto promoters

January 23, 2023 2 mins read