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Financial trading platform eToro issued new guidelines barring US customers from buying four crypto assets that were recently deemed securities by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. While eToro did not explicitly cite the securities regulator’s action as the reason for the latest changes in its crypto offering, it did emphasize the “rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.” In doing so, eToro joins the likes of...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is convinced that all crypto assets aside from Bitcoin are securities. Its latest war on crypto exchanges has included staking services, which the regulator seeks to shut down. This could push more staked ETH out of exchanges and onto the market-leading liquid staking provider Lido. This may sound good, but it poses significant risks to the Ethereum ecosystem. Lido Staking Risks Exposed Lido provides liquid staking services for...

A week after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil enforcement action against Binance.US, the crypto exchange has hit back, stating that all of the regulator’s claims are invalid. Binance argued against the SEC for a temporary restraining order on the company, also known as BAM Trading, and said that such an action would have “destructive consequences,” which will subsequently affect the platform’s ability to even fund its defense to this action. Binance...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up There have been many bank failures as of late. The good news – according to several analysts – is that bitcoin is not only going to survive the onslaught, but it will come out with a bright, shining halo over its head at the end. Bitcoin Is a Fighter At the time of writing, several financial institutions – such...

On Tuesday, June 13, the markets reacted positively to the publication of inflation data. The inflation rate in the United States increased by 0.1% in May. This inflation figure represents a 4% increase over the past 12 months, which meets the economic expectations of the Fed. But will it be enough for the Federal Reserve to slow down its aggressive monetary policy? According to the Consumer Price Index Summary report for May, published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation...

The Maverick Protocol will be available on the Binance Launchpool as the newest project launched after the Sui blockchain in April. Binance has introduced the newest project on the Binance Launchpool, Maverick Protocol (MAV). The Maverick Protocol, the 34th project on Binance Launchpool, is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that helps liquidity producers hit their capital efficiency targets regardless of their liquidity providing (LP) strategy. According to the official Binance announcement,...

The crypto market has turned bearish since the SEC charged Binance and Coinbase with listing unregistered securities last week. The cryptocurrency market is in a crucial growth phase that could significantly determine the winners of blockchain mainstream adoption. The fact that different countries are coming up with respective crypto policies is a true testament that there is a need for an update on the decades-old financial systems. Notably, Europe, Hong Kong, Middle East countries, El...

As the permissionless beta launch of TON.Vote. goes live, Orbs’ L3 Guardians technology will be required to boost security.  Layer-3 infrastructure network for Decentralized Applications (DApps) Orbs has announced the permissionless beta launch of TON.Vote. According to the Press Release shared with Coinspeaker, TON.Vote is the new Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)-based governance solution for The Open Network (TON).  According to Orbs, any TON-based project focused on infusing...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its long-awaited internal documents related to former commissioner William Hinman’s speech on digital assets in 2018.  The reveal incited fury from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who has now accused the SEC of willingly throwing “an entire industry into chaos” by releasing the speech.  Hinman Ignored All Warnings According to now publicly available emails from the SEC, the agency warned Hinman multiple times that...

The crypto assets stolen during the Atomic Wallet hack have found their way to the sanctioned Russia-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, with the attackers trading the tokens for Bitcoin (BTC). According to a tweet from blockchain analytics provider Elliptic, the hackers, believed to be part of the North Korean notorious Lazarus Group, have turned to Garantex as several crypto exchanges are working together to freeze funds related to the hack. Atomic Wallet Hackers Turn...