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With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launching a full offensive against crypto this year, an ongoing lawsuit against one of the agency’s first industry targets – Ripple – remains as prevalent as ever. Given recent developments, many parties close to the case believe the court’s ruling may be imminent. How might the result of the Ripple v. SEC lawsuit affect the crypto market and regulatory landscape as a whole? Let’s dive in. Recap: Ripple v. SEC In December...

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Binance – has reportedly recruited M. Kendall Day – a former prosecutor at the US Department of Justice. His main duty will be to represent the firm in the legal battle against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency waged war on Binance earlier this month, accusing it of violating several rules. According to one of the allegations, the exchange offered services with unregistered securities, such as...

Bitcoin (BTC) blasted back above $31,000 on Friday, resuming a week of bullish gains following BlackRock’s Bitcoin spot ETF application last week. The asset, which touched a high of $31,400 at 16:13 UTC, now trades for $31,117. The milestone puts Bitcoin’s total market cap back above $600 billion, and its market dominance above 51.86%. Data from Coinglass shows that over $108 million in crypto market liquidations have occurred in the past 24 hours, affecting close to 36,000...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up A Montenegro court has accepted a bail payment on behalf of Do Kwon, the disgraced crypto executive behind fallen digital currency firm Terraform Labs. The company established the crumbled algorithmic stable currency known as Terra USD. Do Kwon is Out on Bail At the time of writing, Kwon – along with another...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange – Crypto.com – obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the central bank of Spain. The financial institution has shown a positive stance toward digital asset companies in the past few years, giving a regulatory nod to Binance’s subsidiary – Moon Tech Spain – last summer. Crypto.com announced the news on its official website, saying the license will allow it to offer a variety of products and services to customers...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced the launch of its Ethereum (ETH) staking program in the United Kingdom. Dubbed Gemini Staking Pro, the product will enable institutions and high-net-worth individuals to run validators on the Ethereum blockchain. The development aligns with Gemini’s expansion plans, as the staking program is already live in the United States (except New York), Hong Kong, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, and over 30 other countries. Gemini...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Ohio law enforcement agencies are telling residents about several growing crypto scams in the area that are targeting members of the elderly community. Ohio Is a Center of Crypto Fraud There are many crypto scams out there that seek to take advantage of older generations given they don’t always understand how...

Earlier, Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg had agreed to a Jiu-Jitsu fight in a cage with Tesla CEO Elon Musk following social media pressure. In what was described to be the biggest Jiu-Jitsu fight of the century, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk had agreed to lock each other in a physical contest. The fight was ostensibly triggered by Mario Nawfal, CEO of Web3 incubator platform IBC Group, after highlighting the...

What a week! It’s safe to say that being a bear throughout the past seven days must have been rough. The cryptocurrency market exploded above $1.2 trillion on the back of major gains from the majority of coins, including Bitcoin. There’s a lot to unpack, so let’s dive in. First things first, Bitcoin’s price is up a whopping 18% in the past seven days, trading above $30K at the time of this writing. The week started on the right foot as the price was slowly chipping upwards...

Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch said that “too much had been swept under the carpet” concerning Siemens Gamesa. Shares of Siemens Energy declined 35% earlier today as the company discarded its profit prediction and mentioned lasting wind turbine issues. Following a review of concerns at its subsidiary Siemens Gamesa, the company announced its findings of a “substantial increase in failure rates of wind turbine components”. However, its shares plunged as the market reacts to the...