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CoinSwitch – an Indian cryptocurrency exchange backed by the financial giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) – has reportedly trimmed its team by 44 people, representing 7% of the total workforce. Another local digital asset organization that recently announced similar amendments is CoinDCX, which laid off 12% of its employees. What is the Reason? According to a BQ Prime coverage, CoinSwitch has decided to reduce its team due to the decreasing level of customer activity. A...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has released its full letter explaining its decision to rule in Grayscale’s favor in its lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The decisive 3-0 victory for the company is based on the SEC’s “unreasonable” justification for favoring futures ETFs over spot products, and its inability to provide evidence for its claims. Grayscale’s Victory Explained Per the court’s decision on Tuesday, the SEC “failed to...

In the ongoing debate on Ripple (XRP) and its intrinsic value, attorney Deaton’s response to Australian-based lawyer Bill Morgan’s criticism of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) stance has sparked further discussion. The central point of contention lies in whether XRP possesses intrinsic value, a question that holds significant implications for the regulatory classification of the cryptocurrency. Maybe the SEC should read Howey again: “The test is whether...

Though many doubted their odds, Grayscale has defeated the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court, bringing the U.S. market one step closer to approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF. Going into its lawsuit, certain legal and market experts saw Grayscale’s victory as quite likely: Here are just a few of them Why Grayscale’s Victory Was Assured Back in June, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Legal Analyst Elliot Z. Stein afforded Grayscale a 70% chance of winning its lawsuit...

Is Elon Musk going to bring crypto payments to X? In a Monday filing, the tech billionaire’s social media platform secured the Rhode Island Currency Transmission License, which is crucial for offering such services within the state. Dogecoin On X? The approval, confirmed by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS), comes after X (formerly Twitter) began applying for money transmitter licenses in every required U.S. state last month. In the United States, money...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced today the launch of its LBR Earn campaign following the recent LBR listing on the platform. As part of this initiative, OKX is set to have an airdrop with 15,000 LBR tokens up for grabs. To kickstart OKX’s LBR Earn campaign, the company announced a complimentary airdrop, allowing users to boost their LBR assets. The initiative provides attractive APY, zero charges, and access to exclusive deals. Users can participate in the...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion to dismiss seven expert witnesses proposed by the legal team of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to a Monday filing with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the DOJ insisted on precluding all the witnesses because their opinions are inappropriate subjects for expert testimony, irrelevant to the...

Eddy Alexandre has been sentenced to nine years in prison for allegedly running a near $250 million scheme to defraud crypto investors. Alexandre operated a crypto trading company called Emini FX and is accused of defrauding 25,000 individuals. Eddy Alexandre is Heading to Jail U.S. Attorney Damian Williams offered his thoughts on the case, stating: Eddy Alexandre defrauded tens of thousands of ordinary investors of almost a quarter-billion dollars in his...

According to Bloomberg Intelligence, the highly-anticipated launch of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States could occur right before Labor Day (September 4). The entity said that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to respond to several applications from BlackRock, Bitwise, WisdomTree, VanEck, and Invesco in the following days. The agency has the option to approve, reject, or delay the filings. More Clarity Before the Week’s...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerApollo.io Raises $100M in Series D Funding Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) at Valuation of $1.6B Apollo.io has grown to a respectable B2B platform with over 3 million global customers hence its revenue up more than nine times in the past two years. Apollo.io Raises $100M in Series D Funding Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) at Valuation of $1.6B