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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nexo Capital Inc, a significant lending platform, has agreed to pay $45 million in penalties to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state regulators. For failing to register the offer and sale of its retail crypto asset leading products, known as Earn Interest products. As
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a long-term action against Ripple in 2020. That contends the firm and its officials issued XRP cryptocurrency to investors without first registering it as a security. The series of hearings are already underway, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghuse has claimed that the disagreement
