Chicago-Based Radix Trading Is One of Three Quant Firms in Binance Suit: WSJ
The CFTC's lawsuit against Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao noted at least three U.S.-based quantitative firms that were active on the exchange. Source
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BTC Moves Below $27,000, Following CFTC Suit Against Binance – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Bitcoin moved below $27,000 during Tuesday’s session, as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Binance. The suit claims that Binance knowingly offered unregistered crypto products to U.S. customers. Ethereum was also lower on the news, briefly falling below $1,700. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $27,000 in today’s
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Bitcoin Sinks Below $27K After CFTC Files Suit Against Binance
ETH, the second-largest cryptocurrency, fell below $1,700 before recently rebounding to $1,703, still off 3.6% from Sunday, same time. BNB, the native token of the Binance-initiated blockchain network BNB Chain, has declined by over 5% to about $310 from roughly $327 a day ago. Litecoin (LTC) was trading down nearly
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CFTC calls ETH a commodity in Binance suit, highlighting the complexity of classification
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed suit against Binance on March 27 for violations of the Commodities Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. Those violations included transactions with Ether (ETH), according to the suit. This claim, at first glance, touched on a notable point of contention between the
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Crypto-Related Stocks Drop Alongside Bitcoin on CFTC Binance Suit
The company, said the CFTC, operated a derivatives trading operation in the U.S., offering trades for numerous cryptocurrencies, all of which the CFTC said are commodities. The suit also alleged that Binance, under Zhao’s leadership, directed its employees to spoof their locations through the use of virtual private networks. Source
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Lightning Labs and Tari agree to convert restraining order in trademark suit
Bitcoin (BTC) software firm Lightning Labs and blockchain startup Tari Labs have agreed to convert a court-ordered temporary restraining order that halts the development of Lightning's Taro protocol.In a March 15 filing, lawyers for both Lightning and Tari proposed converting the restraining order to a preliminary injunction — a temporary
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Judges hear oral arguments in Grayscale suit against SEC over BTC spot ETF rejection
A panel of judges heard oral arguments in the Grayscale Investments suit against the United States Securities and Trade Commission (SEC) on March 7. Grayscale is challenging the SEC order not to approve Grayscale’s application to create a Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC issued its order on
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Alameda Research files suit against Grayscale over ‘self-imposed redemption ban’
Alameda Research has filed suit against Grayscale Investments in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, it announced March 6. It also made claims against Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein, Grayscale owner Digital Currency Group (DCG) and the group’s CEO Barry Silbert. Alameda Research is an affiliate debtor of FTX,
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Logan Paul Named in Proposed Class Action Suit for CryptoZoo ‘Rug Pull’ After CoffeeZilla Expose
"As part of Defendants’ NFT scheme, Defendants marketed CryptoZoo NFTs to purchasers by falsely claiming that, in exchange for transferring cryptocurrency to purchase the CryptoZooNFT, purchasers would later receive benefits, including, among other things, rewards, exclusive access to other cryptocurrency assets, and the support of an online ecosystem to use
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Judge dismisses proposed class action suit alleging Coinbase securities sales
A proposed class action suit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Coinbase Global and CEO Brian Armstrong alleging unregistered securities sales was dismissed in the United States District Court of Southern New York on Feb. 1. The suit, filed on March 11, claimed that 79 of the tokens listed on Coinbase were
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