Coinbase has slammed the United States securities regulator for failing to answer questions asked in the U.S. Court of Appeals as part of its ongoing legal battle with the regulator. In a June 17 letter filed in the Court, lawyers for the crypto exchange accosted the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for continuing to offer “no
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Twitter has suspended the account of the popular memecoin-linked artificial intelligence-powered bot “Explain This Bob” after Elon Musk alleged it was a “scam crypto account.” Musk alleged the account was a scam in a tweet on June 18 in areply to the bot, the account was seemingly suspended soon after. This sure looks like a
The cryptocurrency total market capitalization fell to $1.02 trillion on June 15, its lowest level in three months. But while the derivatives market’s resilience and end-of-week price gains amid uncertainty in stablecoins’ reserves provides hope for bulls, it might be too soon to celebrate. Crypto regulatory conditions deteriorate The past few week have seen a
Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, the CEO of Binance, expressed his happiness and sense of relief as the prolonged dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been successfully resolved. The SEC’s ongoing scrutiny had created a tense and uncertain period for the company, making the resolution a significant milestone. Nonetheless, as the regulatory
The bears lost an opportunity when they failed to sustain Bitcoin (BTC) below the $25,000 level this week. That may have attracted buying from the bulls who are attempting to start a recovery in Bitcoin and select altcoins. Additionally, BlackRock’s application to launch a Bitcoin spot price exchange-traded fund and the sustained strength in the
Bitcoin (BTC) plans by BlackRock appear to have sparked a rally in the “OG” institutional BTC investment vehicle. Data from monitoring resource CoinGlass shows that on June 17, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) almost hit new 2023 highs. GBTC “premium” heads below -37% Bitcoin market sentiment showed a modest improvement late last week as news
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has made an announcement stating that Binance has officially issued a cease and desist notice to the fraudulent entity known as Binance Nigeria Limited. On Sunday, June 18, the CEO took to Twitter to make the announcement. However, it’s worth noting that on June 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
The dollar-pegged Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin sits now at the fourth position in market capitalization among other stablecoins following a dip of over $1 billion in the past 30 days, data from CoinMarketCap shows. As of writing, BUSD market cap stands at $4.30 billion, down 29% from $5.54 billion on May 18. The stablecoin has
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has warned that as Ripple’s case against the United States financial watchdog comes “to a close,” it is only the beginning of the battle for many others in the crypto industry, emphasizing that the fight for clarity “has to continue.’ Following a lengthy back and forth between Ripple and the United
Expectations for the Ripple lawsuit summary judgment have heightened among XRP community members ahead of essential revelations. The broader crypto community and XRP holders await the unsealing of the Hinman speech documents moved up to June 13. Considering the building pressure and heightened regulatory uncertainty, the crypto community expects clarification from the doc. The Hinman
Top Stories This Week US lawmakers file ‘SEC Stabilization Act’ to fire Gary Gensler United States Representative Warren Davidson has introduced the “SEC Stabilization Act” into the House of Representatives. One of the bill’s main provisions is to fire Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The bill would remove Gensler from office and
Bitcoin adoption could swell in Cuba, particularly if private businesses understand the upside to accepting Bitcoin as currency. That’s according to a Cuban businessperson and Bitcoin advocate, Erich Garcia Cruz. A recent emigrant to the United States, Cruz is a vocal proponent of Bitcoin adoption in Cuba. Cruz leads the remittance and money transfer services
Binance, Binance.US, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly revealed an agreement, late Friday, June 16, temporarily limiting access to customer funds exclusively to Binance.US employees. According to reports, the proposed agreement, pending approval from the overseeing federal judge, outlines measures for Binance.US to prevent any access by Binance Holdings officials to private keys
The release of the Hinman documents in the legal battle between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) caused a massive stir in the XRP and crypto community yesterday. The emails revealed that Bill Hinman, the former head of the Division of Corporation Finance Regulation, ignored the directive of other high-ranking SEC
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered some lost ground on June 16 as markets shook off mixed United States macro signals. BlackRock Bitcoin ETF plan buoys markets Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $25,500 on Bitstamp, after bouncing around $1,000 from the previous day’s lows. Popular trader Skew followed moves on major exchange Binance
There is no way to measure the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) that is being sent to self-custody wallets so far, according to one industry executive. Amid the ongoing FUD over lawsuits against major cryptocurrency exchanges, investors have been increasingly offloading their Bitcoin from crypto trading platforms. As of mid-June, Bitcoin’s exchange supply fell to its
dApp Store Kit, which was initially incubated by Polygon Labs, will integrate Ready Games’ mobile game development toolkit to help developers roll out Web3 games. dApp Store Kit’s toolkit for deploying EVM-compatible DApp stores will combine with Ready Games, allowing developers to integrate Web3 on-chain support. This will include the ability to integrate wallets and
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has been sued for libel by one of the people he accused of fraud, according to a June 16 social media post. According to the post, Jeffrey Huang, known as “MachiBigBrother” on Twitter, has accused ZachXBT of damaging his reputation through false allegations. MachiBigBrother also posted an announcement stating that he is
Bitcoin (BTC) headed toward a “crucial area” after the June 16 Wall Street open as a recovery from three-month lows continued. Bitcoin reinforces rebound from multi-month lows Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD nearing $26,000 on Bitstamp. BTC price built on an overnight rebound from its lowest levels since early March amid
A combination of escalating interest rates and a tight regulatory environment in the United States has driven a $417 million outflow from the crypto industry in the past eight weeks, with halts in trading for many altcoins draining liquidity and prolonging the ongoing crypto winter. This environment is forcing crypto companies to rethink and adapt