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Crypto firm Gemini sues DCG after conflict over unit's restructuring deal

b/crypto 10 months ago

Gemini, the largest creditor of bankrupt crypto lending firm Genesis, sued parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO, the day after DCG missed the exchange's deadline for agreeing to ...

Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Under Federal Investigation on Claims of Hacking, Cyberstalking Non-Profit

b/crypto 10 months ago

Crypto exchange Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell is being investigated by Federal law enforcement on claims that he hacked and cyberstalked a non-profit that he founded, a lawyer for Powell confirmed...

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Is Refiled by Nasdaq to SEC

b/crypto 10 months ago

BlackRock Inc. has refilled paper work with US regulators through Nasdaq to add new details to its proposal for a exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin. The exchange on Monday su...

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Is Refiled by Nasdaq to SEC

u/Essien 10 months ago

BlackRock Inc. has reflied paper work with US regulators through Nasdaq to add new details to its proposal for a exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin. The exchange on Monday subm...

Sam Bankman-Fried Shot Crypto MasterClass Prior to FTX Collapse

b/crypto 10 months ago

Disgraced crypto boss Sam Bankman Fried had shot a tutorial video on cryptocurrency for MasterClass, a platform that offers courses taught by celebrity experts. The video, made last summer, was n...

Bitcoin ETFs: The Game-Changing Move That Could Skyrocket Crypto To All-Time Highs

b/crypto 10 months ago

The world's largest digital currency Bitcoin (CRYPTO BTC) broke the $31,000 ceiling on Friday, ending the week with gains of about 19% and hitting a 52-week high amid heightened interest in the cry...

First leveraged bitcoin futures ETF will launch Tuesday, Volatility Shares says

b/crypto 10 months ago

Volatility Shares will launch its 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF on Tuesday, after its filing was not denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The move comes as more and more firms are look...

https://blockworks.co/news/tradfi-launches-crypto-exchange

u/Essien 10 months ago

EDX Markets was first announced in September 2022 and was originally going to launch in early 2023 Observers had a hard time divorcing EDX’s launch from the recent slew of “regulated” crypto entran...

Australia's crypto laws risk being outpaced by emerging markets: Think tank

b/crypto 10 months ago

the Australian government need to quicken its pace in developing crypto regulations or risk falling behind developing market according to the chair of the new crypto think tank

Binance.US Avoids Total Asset Freeze Through Agreement with SEC

b/crypto a year ago

Binance US and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed on a compromise that avoids the freezing of the exchange's assets. On Saturday, US Judge Amy Berman Jackson approved an agreeme...

Binance Ordered to Repatriate US Assets, Avoiding Full Asset Freeze

b/crypto a year ago

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been ordered to repatriate and maintain within the country all its U.S. customers' assets, ensuring Binance US users can access funds while...

Binance, SEC Strike Deal to Move All U.S. Customer Funds, Wallet Keys Back Onshore

b/crypto a year ago

The proposed agreement addresses the SEC's motion for a temporary restraining order but still needs judicial sign-off. Binance, Binance US and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announce...

Crypto woe worsens after SEC ban on Binance

b/crypto a year ago

The Securities and Exchange Commission has declared the activities of Binance illegal in Nigeria, in a move that could further worsen access to cryptocurrency for many Nigerians.

Binance.US, SEC Ordered to Start Negotiations Wednesday Amid Asset Freeze Tussle

b/crypto a year ago

U.S. federal judge has ordered crypto exchange Binance, its local affiliate Binance.US and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to attend a mediation conference on Wednesday to hash out res...