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In a Nov. 24 announcement, the Hong Kong-based securities firm Victory Securities has shared the news that it has secured official approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to offer virtual asset trading and consulting services to retail investors. According to the firm’s executive director, Chen Peiquan, this
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After a long and dramatic presidential race, libertarian candidate Javier Milei triumphed in Argentina’s presidential election on Nov. 19.Milei promises to abolish the country’s central bank, among a slew of other radical policy changes capturing the attention and imagination of the crypto community.With 99% of the vote counted on Sunday,
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The former Chief in the SEC Office of Internet Enforcement suggests the SEC has reason for excitement following Binance’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday. Stark states the SEC now has a treasure trove of Binance-related evidence from various pleadings, including the admittance of the facts in the Nov.
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Cryptocurrency stablecoin company Tether shared on X that the plaintiff had ended the appeal in the multi-year courtroom battle. Tether initially denied allegations of misconduct via a written statement one day before the lawsuit was filed in 2019. A conclusion of legal proceedings In a blog post on the Tether website, the stablecoin issuer
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A federal court may formalize the ruling on Grayscale’s ETF today, officially vacating the SEC’s refusal to convert the GBTC. A federal court is set to formalize Grayscale Investments’ victory over the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the firm’s conversion of the GBTC into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded
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This week, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial began; the crypto sector witnesses more layoffs; a Hamas-led attack stuns Israel; Ripple vs. U.S. SEC continues. SBF faces trial Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial continues on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with testimony from former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison. Before the trial began on Oct. 3, attorneys declined
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In a significant legal development, Dutch crypto companies, including Bitvavo and Coinmerce, the successor to Binance, have emerged victorious in their battle against a substantial $2.3 million fee levied by Dutch regulators. A Rotterdam court ruled that the Dutch central bank (DNB) overstepped its legal authority by imposing charges on
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Lawyers representing the investors submitted a notice of voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The class-action lawsuits against Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon alleging fraud, were abruptly withdrawn, leaving the reasons undisclosed. Terraform
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Grayscale’s decision to file for an Ether futures ETF comes on the heels of a significant legal victory against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Renowned crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments recently filed for a new Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) that will track Ethereum (ETH) futures, as reported by the Wall
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