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Coinbase To Receive an Enforcement Action from SEC; Berenberg Reports

In a recent report of Berenberg Capital Markets, it is said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S. SEC) is still against Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Thereby, the report added that the SEC would raise an enforcement action anytime sooner followed by the Wells Notice. The @SECGov will

May 17, 2023 2 mins read

Court Rejects SEC’s Attempt to Seal Hinman Documents in SEC v. Ripple Case

Judge Analisa Torres denied the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion to seal the Hinman documents in the case of Ripple v. SEC. According to the report, the U.S. District Court has identified the Hinman documents as judicial documents. Judge Torres stated that the SEC moves to seal the Hinman

May 17, 2023 1 min read

U.S SEC Urges Court To Reduce LBRY’s Penalty from $22M to $111k

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently made headlines when it urged a New Hampshire court to reduce the fines levied on LBRY, the decentralized content platform best known for its video-sharing platform Odysee. The New Hampshire District Court ruled in November 2022 that LBRY owed the SEC $22 million

May 15, 2023 1 min read

CCI Files an Amicus Brief on SEC Seeking Response to Coinbase’s Petition

The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) has filed an amicus brief, a written argument over the U.S. SEC seeking a proper response to Coinbase firm. The reason for this is the failure of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S. SEC) to respond back to the petition raised by Coinbase.

May 12, 2023 2 mins read

U.S. SEC’s John Reed Stark Urges Tether Ban In America

One of the official representatives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S SEC), John Reed Stark warns to ban Tether (USDT) from financial regulators of crypto-based companies in America. He also portrays Tether as a ‘Mammoth House of Cards‘. As per John, Tether would be the next denomination to

May 11, 2023 2 mins read

Bittrex Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After SEC Legal Battle

The Bittrex Crypto Exchange officially filed for bankruptcy. This occurs just over a month after the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Bittrex with repeatedly breaking security regulations.  In a filing submitted on May 8 to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Bittrex reported that it has

May 9, 2023 1 min read

Ripple Spent $200 Million to Defend Itself Against the SEC Lawsuit

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that Ripple will have spent $200 million to defend itself from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit. The SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple and accused CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Co-founder Chris Larsen of breaching SEC laws by selling XRP without registering it with

May 8, 2023 1 min read

U.S SEC Awards $279 Million Payout to Anonymous Whistleblower

The $279 million payout is the highest whistleblower award ever made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Typically, the SEC will give between 10% and 30% of any fines collected that are more than $1 million. The whistleblower must disclose information that directly aids the SEC in imposing

May 6, 2023 1 min read

Top Exchange Is Under Investigation; Possing Next Challenge for Crypto Market?

The U.S. Justice Department’s national security division is investigating Binance Holdings to determine whether the cryptocurrency exchange was illegally utilized to allow Russians to move funds through it in violation of US sanctions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as per the Bloomberg report. This is not the first time

May 6, 2023 1 min read

SEC Launches Investigation into First Republic Bank Executives

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching an investigation into First Republic Bank executives over allegations of insider trading. The investigation centers on the conduct of executives before the bank’s seizure and subsequent sale to JP Morgan Chase & Co. According to Bloomberg, the SEC is specifically investigating

May 6, 2023 1 min read