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The CEO of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long has slammed regulators and lawmakers in Washington D.C. for their “misguided crackdown” on the crypto sector, and also for ignoring her warnings of major “fraud” allegedly conducted by now-bankrupted entities.In a Feb. 17 blog post titled “Shame On Washington, DC For Shooting A
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Members of the crypto community are seemingly outraged over the recent charges laid against crypto exchange Kraken in relation to its staking-as-a-service program in the United States. On Feb. 9, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with Kraken over “failing to register the offer and
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A former product manager at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has moved to dismiss charges of alleged insider trading, with his lawyers arguing the tokens he allegedly traded were not securities.Lawyers representing ex-Coinbase employee, Ishan Wahi, and his brother, Nikhil Wahi, filed a motion on Feb. 6 in the United States District
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"The SEC should double down and use its tools to enforce the rules and where the SEC needs more cops on the beat, then Congress needs to step up with the resources and the new authorities that are needed to make sure the SEC can do its work at full
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Ethereum (ETH) price is struggling to overcome resistance at $1,600 and this is the altcoin’s third attempt since September 2022. Some would say the 33% year-to-date rally could be interpreted as a failed opportunity to breach the $200 billion market capitalization mark. Ether/USD price index, 2-day. Source: TradingViewIf Ethereum price were
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Grayscale countered that argument Friday. It said that "a successful manipulation of prices in the spot bitcoin market would necessarily affect the price of bitcoin futures as well – and, therefore, the value of bitcoin futures ETPs’ holdings." Grayscale called the SEC's reasoning "illogical." Source
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FTX’s bankruptcy judge has reportedly slammed the joint letter from four United States senators calling for an independent examiner in the FTX bankruptcy case.As reported by Cointelegraph, the senators sent a letter on Jan. 9 highlighting concerns about the ties between FTX and their legal representative, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
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The regulator will seek to fine appropriately, all the parties involved, and recover whatever is left of the stolen investors’ funds.The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has newly charged Neil Chandran and four other associates for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme. According to the press release, Chandran and others successfully
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The Chinese government designed the e-CNY as a digital payment instrument that can serve as a substitute for the fiat yuan in regular day-to-day activities.Xie Ping, the former Director General of Research at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has expressed dissatisfaction about the progress made thus far by the
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The online community including some cryptocurrency figures has condemned the latest so-called “sympathy” article from The New York Times written about FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.In the Dec. 26 article published titled "In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried," New York Times journalist Rob Copeland quotes local Bahamians who appeared
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