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Polygon Labs has announced that the POL token upgrade is now live on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade to POL has been initiated on the Ethereum mainnet following several months of development, community consultation, and a successful testnet launch. POL Token Upgrade Goes Live Even though POL has been deployed on the mainnet, this does not imply that the token will automatically replace MATIC. Such a transition requires approval through governance processes and will be...

TL;DR Attorney John E Deaton believes Coinbase has over a 50% chance of winning its District Court case against the SEC, with increasing odds at higher court levels. Before suing Coinbase for allegedly trading unregistered securities, the SEC initiated a similar case against Binance. Ripple has achieved several partial wins against the SEC’s claim that XRP was an unregistered security. A conclusive trial is set for April next year. ‘Better Than 50%’ John E Deaton – an...

Founder and CEO of crypto custodian Fortress Trust, Scott Purcell, has stepped down from his position nearly a month after major blockchain firm Ripple canceled its proposed acquisition of the company. Fortress also reportedly reduced its workforce after suffering a previous hack incident. Fortress CEO Leaves Company Scott Purcell has resigned from his CEO position at Fortress, according to Fortune, which said that the former chief confirmed his departure from the company....

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investment management firms, for misleading investors by inaccurately describing its investments in the entertainment sector. The agency found that BlackRock failed to disclose certain risks associated with its investments, leading investors to make decisions based on incomplete information. As part of a settlement agreement, the financial behemoth has agreed...

Hayes has always maintained an optimistic outlook on Bitcoin and remains one of the market analysts who believes the best is yet to come for the premier cryptocurrency. He believes  we will see a $1 million price tag for the coin in the long term. Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX suggests in a recent blog post titled “The Periphery”,  that a $1 million Bitcoin (BTC) price is still attainable, even in the face of inflation and ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine. Arthur Hayes on...

TL;DR Ripple joins forces with crypto exchange Uphold to enhance cross-border payments, with both parties optimistic about the collaboration’s impact. XRP’s value dropped by 5% recently, despite its peak at $0.58 on October 24. The ongoing Ripple-US SEC lawsuit and overall crypto market trends could sway XRP’s future price movements. Ripple’s Latest Collaboration Ripple announced that it had teamed up with the American-based cryptocurrency exchange – Uphold – “to underpin...

It is worth noting that the SEC’s action come only days after BlackRock unveiled its ticker symbol (IBTC) in anticipation of the approval of its spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently fined BlackRock Advisors LLC, a subsidiary firm of BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK), $2.5 million for failing to provide accurate and transparent disclosures about investments in the entertainment industry within a publicly traded fund it managed....

Thanks to its stellar financial performance in the third quarter, the bank has raised its full-year outlook for 2023. Shares of German banking giant Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK) surged by a remarkable 7% on Wednesday morning following the company’s stellar Q3 2023 performance that exceeded market expectations. Despite an 8% decline in net profit compared to the previous year, the bank’s Q3 2023 net profit of €1.031 billion surpassed the €997 million analysts earlier predicted. Its strong...

Coinbase contends the SEC’s interpretation of what constitutes a security is dangerously broad and insupportable. In the exchange’s view, only assets conferring explicit financial rights or a stake in a business should be considered securities. The popular crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) is locked in a major legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that could have far-reaching consequences for digital asset regulation. The central challenge is...

A DTCC spokesperson confirmed that the IBTC ticker for the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF has appeared since August through a unique ID code called CUSIP. Bitcoin has made a strong move moving to $35,000 earlier this week and clocking more than 20% gains on the weekly chart. This typically happened as the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF ticker IBTC surfaced on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) website. Interestingly, one spokesperson from DTCC recently confirmed with...