Coinbase Knew It May Have Been Violating the Law Prior to the SEC’s Lawsuit, Regulator Claims
Brian Armstrong Chief Executive Officer CEO & Co-Founder of Coinbase speaks at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)
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Gemini Sues Digital Currency Group and Founder Barry Silbert Alleging ‘Fraud’
Gemini and its founders sued Digital Currency Group on Friday alleging that it incurred losses due to DCG’s “false, misleading and incomplete representations” tied to DCG subsidiary Genesis’ work with Gemini on the crypto company’s Earn product.
Big Banks, NY Fed’s Innovation Group See Merit in Digital Ledgers for Global Payments
Citigroup Inc., HSBC, BNY Mellon and other global financial giants have been experimenting with what they call a “regulated liability network” for conducting round-the-clock, wholesale payments using shared ledgers, and a paper released Thursday suggests the system has potential.
Will 2023 Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?
Excitement over the hoped-for approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund is back again. This time, financial giant BlackRock’s entrance to the race for an ETF has spurred hope that the Securities and Exchange Commission will approve the long-awaited product, a decade after the crypto industry first sought to launch a bitcoin ETF.
UK Lords Pass Bill to Help Seize and Freeze Crypto Used for Crime
The bill, introduced in September, now enters its final stages in Parliament.
Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud
The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime.
Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development
Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.
Court Orders Kraken to Turn Over History Transaction and Account Information to IRS
A federal court ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the IRS, which said it needed that information to see if any of the exchange’s users had underreported their taxes.
Coinbase Will Be Surveillance Partner for Fidelity, Other Bitcoin ETFs, Refiled Applications Say
Cboe’s BZX Exchange named crypto exchange Coinbase as the market for its surveillance-sharing agreement when it refiled its bitcoin exchange-traded fund application on TKday.
Bankrupt Celsius Can Convert Altcoins to BTC, ETH Starting July 1 Following SEC Talks
Creditor distributions will only be made in the two most popular cryptocurrencies, the company said