Hinman speech included “made-up analysis”, Ripple’s chief legal officer says
Former SEC official William Hinman delivered his speech in June 2018, commenting that Bitcoin and Ether were not securities. SEC sued Ripple Labs in December...
Hinman docs unsealed: SEC concerned over ‘Ether is not a security’ statement
Newly released documents showing edits that were made to a 2018 speech given by former director of the Security and Exchange Commission’s corporate finance division...
Hong Kong and US aim for stablecoin regulations by 2024
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has completed a public consultation on stablecoin regulations and aims to introduce clear regulatory guidelines for the stablecoin market by...
Etoro to limit US customers’ access to four major cryptocurrencies
eToro is an Israeli multi-asset investment platform widely known for social trading. eToro will delist ALGO, MATIC, MANA, and DASH for US customers. US customers...
‘All of the SEC’s claims fail’ — Binance.US rebuts motion to freeze funds
Binance.US has asked the court to deny the securities regulator’s proposed temporary restraining order against its assets ahead of a June 13 hearing, claiming that...
SEC’s Gensler says BTC, ETH ‘not securities’ in a newly surfaced video
A newly surfaced video featuring Gary Gensler from 2018 has made the rounds on social media, showing the now-chair of the United States securities regulator agastating that...
UN report highlights ‘serious and urgent’ concerns about AI deepfakes
The United Nations has called artificial intelligence-generated media a “serious and urgent” threat to information integrity, particularly on social media.In a June 12 report, the...
Fear of blockchain will have ‘disastrous consequences’ — Ava Labs CEO testimony
Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer will be calling on United States officials to “nurture” and “support” responsible blockchain innovation, warning that they face “disastrous...
Ripple CEO: Hinman docs are ‘well worth the wait’
With just one day until the Hinman documents are due to be unsealed, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse suggests the documents will be “well worth the wait."In...
Binance.US hires former SEC enforcement official amid lawsuit: Report
United States-based crypto exchange Binance.US has reportedly hired a former enforcement official from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of the legal team...