SEC Sues Ripple for Sale of “$1.3 Billion Unregistered Securities” as Crypto Leaders Debate over XRP

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc., naming co-founder Chris Larsen and CEO Brad Garlinghouse as defendants in the suit, for unregistered “digital asset securities” offering through which $1.3 billion was raised. SEC sanctions XRP on the grounds it is a security United States regulators argue … Continue reading SEC Sues Ripple for Sale of “$1.3 Billion Unregistered Securities” as Crypto Leaders Debate over XRP

Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Receives Temporary Registration Status with UK FCA

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted crypto exchange CEX.IO a temporary registration status to operate until July 9, 2021. Cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO has been temporarily registered under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017 as a cryptoasset business until July 9, 2021, pending the determination of its application by … Continue reading Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Receives Temporary Registration Status with UK FCA

Largest North American Bitcoin Self-Mining Company, Marathon Announces $250 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock

Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (Marathon)—one of the largest enterprise Bitcoin self-mining companies in North America today announced a $250 million registered direct offering of common stock. Marathon Patent Group, a patent-holding company and parent of Uniloc and known for its Bitcoin mining has today announced that it has entered into securities purchase agreements with several … Continue reading Largest North American Bitcoin Self-Mining Company, Marathon Announces $250 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock

Coinbase Going Public via Direct Listing on Nasdaq to be Expected as SEC Publishes Registration Statement

Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange is officially going to be listed on NASDAQ as a publicly-traded company. Through the Form S-1, the company has revealed important details related to its finances, ahead of Coinbase shares being released into the market. Coinbase expressed via its Form S-1 statement that it intends to list its Class A common stock … Continue reading Coinbase Going Public via Direct Listing on Nasdaq to be Expected as SEC Publishes Registration Statement

Coinbase’s Registration Statement with SEC Reveals What Could Make Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Plunge

Ahead of becoming a publicly-traded company, Coinbase has submitted a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The filing is part of the cryptocurrency exchange’s registration statement under Form S-1, which will enable the company to eventually become public and issue its Class A common stock. In the prospectus, Coinbase provided a summary of … Continue reading Coinbase’s Registration Statement with SEC Reveals What Could Make Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Plunge

Upbit Becomes the First Exchange to Register with FIU as September Deadline Looms

South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, has leapt to become the first digital currency exchange for registering with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)- the country’s market regulator. As unveiled by the government body, the move comes after the exchange completed the requirement to meet the registration, which includes partnering with a local bank to capture customers data … Continue reading Upbit Becomes the First Exchange to Register with FIU as September Deadline Looms

US SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Coinbase and Other Crypto Exchanges Must Register with Agency

The US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairperson Gary Gensler has stated that cryptocurrency exchanges should come in and talk to the market regulator. The SEC boss made such a statement just a few days after aiming for the Coinbase trading platform over one of its products. Gensler appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, … Continue reading US SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Coinbase and Other Crypto Exchanges Must Register with Agency

HK FinTech Week: China’s eCNY Wallet Registers 140M Users, Rises 6 Times More, says PBoC Official

China’s Central Bank – the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) – has announced that the number of users of its digital yuan wallets, also popularly recognized as the e-CNY, has risen by more than six times over the past four months. Speaking at the Hong Kong Fintech Week conference on Wednesday, November 3, Mu Changchun, … Continue reading HK FinTech Week: China’s eCNY Wallet Registers 140M Users, Rises 6 Times More, says PBoC Official

US SEC Halts American Cryptofed DAO’s Registration for Digital Tokens

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has stopped Wyoming-based American Cryptofed DAO LLC from registering two digital tokens as securities. The US SEC announced on November 10 that the Wyoming-based decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) filed a materially inadequate and misleading registration form known as a Form 10 when it sought to register two digital tokens, … Continue reading US SEC Halts American Cryptofed DAO’s Registration for Digital Tokens

Ontario Securities Commission Criticizes Binance for Incomplete Registration

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) of Canada stated that Binance has not yet obtained the legal operating qualifications for the province of Ontario. In a statement on its website on Thursday, OSC condemned Binance for telling users on its platform that they have succeeded in continuing to operate in Ontario, but they have not yet registered … Continue reading Ontario Securities Commission Criticizes Binance for Incomplete Registration

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