‘It would be absurd’ for US court to rule private NFTs as securities: Lawyer
The Blockchain Association’s chief legal officer says “it would be absurd” for a United States court to rule that digital assets on private blockchains are...
Trade group accuses SEC of ‘stealthy’ overreach in Coinbase insider trading case
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again been accused of overstepping its authority and unfairly labeling crypto assets as securities, this time...
CoinEx crypto exchange sued by New York for failing to register with state
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has been sued by the New York Attorney General, Letitia James, alleging the firm falsely represented itself as an exchange due to...
Forsage founders indicted over $340M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’
The founders behind the alleged $340 million “global Ponzi” scheme Forsage have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Oregon.The four...
Gary Gensler’s SEC is playing a game, but not the one you think
On Feb. 13, a federal judge put the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cases against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried...
Rep. Maxine Waters says all US regulators ‘better get together on crypto’
California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the United States House Financial Services Committee, has called for coordination and cooperation between government agencies and lawmakers...
New Canadian rules for crypto trading platforms leave little room for stablecoins
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice on Feb. 22 describing new commitments it expects from crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs) seeking registration in...
Cronos Price Rallies While Metacade Shoots for the Moon
2023 looks set to be a year when crypto markets begin to rebound after the long and varied struggles of 2022. Some altcoins, such as...
Dapper Lab’s NBA Top Shot Moments may qualify as a security, says US judge
NBA Top Shot Moments nonfungible tokens may be considered a security under the United States security laws, a federal judge said in a Feb. 22...
Tencent Cloud announces Ankr, Avalanche partnerships
Tencent Cloud has signed an MoU with Web3 blockchain infrastructure platform Ankr. The company also revealed partnerships with Avalanche, Ethereum scaling solution Scroll and Mysten...