Crypto.com will no longer serve institutional clients in the United States after announcing the suspension of the service from June 21. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange cited limited demand from institutional customers as a primary reason for the move which has been exacerbated by testing prevailing market conditions. A statement from Crypto.com noted that the platform’s
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Christian Anders, the CEO of Btc. x has said that despite the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) being signed into law, the European Union (EU) might need to do a lot of more lobbying of different regulators in Europe and work with the different governments. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Anders noted that for the
Bitcoin (BTC) challenged three-month lows into June 10 as altcoins in particular felt the heat from United States regulatory pressure. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView Altcoin bloodbath as exchanges reshape landscape Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $25,483 on the day, down over $1,200 from the previous day’s
De-dollarization, the decline of the United States dollar as the world’s dominant reserved currency, is underway, and it’s gaining momentum. For over 100 years, the U.S. dollar has been the world reserve currency, which means it has been the dominant foreign currency held by central banks to carry out international transactions and settle international debt.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking ‘alternative service’ from the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to issue a legal summons to Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Zhao and Binance were recently sued by the SEC over alleged unregistered securities operations. Related: SEC sues Coinbase for breaking US securities
A U.S. District Judge has entered a default judgment order that requires Decentralized Organization Ooki DAO to permanently shut down and pay a civil monetary penalty of $643,542. Today the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement Director Ian McGinley released a statement on the Ooki DAO litigation victory. Learn more: https://t.co/MInNeKLeH5 — CFTC (@CFTC) June 9, 2023
Bitcoin remains well above the crucial support at $25,250, indicating that market participants have shrugged off the news of the lawsuits by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance and Coinbase. When markets do not stay lower for long after negative news, it is a sign that traders are looking to buy the
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are due volatility — but not thanks to “toothless” United States regulators, new analysis says. In its latest market update on June 9, trading firm QCP Capital told market participants to gear up for macro-fueled price action for BTC and ETH. Related: Why is Bitcoin price stuck? QCP Capital: U.S. crypto
The United States Justice Department has unsealed charges against two men it says are responsible for the $400 million hack of former Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox. According to the announcement, 43-year-old Alexey Bilyuchenko and 29 year old Aleksandr Verner allegedly conspired to launder 647,000 BTC they stole from Mt. Gox through a hack of
Real-world asset (RWA) protocols have become a hot trend within decentralized finance (DeFi) circles. An RWA protocol is a decentralized application that allows entities to tokenize and trade real-world assets. These assets range from stocks and government bonds to real estate and commodities. They are also known as asset tokenization protocols. DeFi provides certain advantages
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuits against two leading centralized crypto exchanges — Binance.US and Coinbase — have led to a surge in DeFi
Kraken NFT marketplace exits its beta phase Crypto exchange Kraken has announced that its nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace has exited its beta phase. Along with the launch, the NFT platform highlighted it had expanded its number of NFT collections from 70 to over 250. According to Kraken, it will continue adding more collections to its marketplace.
The crypto industry faced more scrutiny from regulators in the United States this past week, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) served both Coinbase and Binance.US with lawsuits regarding their operations. Amid the accusations from regulatory officials, the members of the crypto community have spoken out against the behavior of the SEC while
The judges presiding over Coinbase and Binance’s lawsuits will likely watch the results of the SEC v Ripple case closely, crypto lawyers told Cointelegraph. Ripple has been in a legal battle with the SEC since December 2020. The regulator alleges it was offering unregistered securities via XRP (XRP) since 2013. On June 6 the SEC
Bitcoin (BTC) may be in line for 60% upside if a long-term chart feature stays intact. In part of his latest analysis on June 8, popular trader Mikybull Crypto flagged encouraging signs on the BTC/USD weekly chart. Weekly Bitcoin price chart keeps $40,000 on the table With Bitcoin still wedged in a narrow trading range
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood doesn’t appear to have been swayed by recent crypto regulatory action, after buying another $19.9 million shares of Block Inc. right after buying $21 million of shares in Coinbase. Wood’s latest buying spree comes despite the United States Securities Commission suing two of the industry’s exchange heavyweights — Binance (June