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Linus Financial, a Nashville-based crypto platform, has settled its dispute with the SEC out of court. Previously, the project offered pooled crypto investment opportunities to its users in exchange for fiat. However, the firm voluntarily winded down its operations when a similar firm got into hot water with the securities regulator over a nearly identical product. Unregistered Securities Offering Many of the SEC’s recent lawsuits – the most high-profile one being the case...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had initiated and successfully settled legal actions against the Opyn, ZeroEx, and Deridex platforms. The three decentralized finance protocols allegedly failed to register various derivatives trading offerings. As stated in the official press release, Deridex and Opyn faced allegations of not registering as a swap execution facility (SEF) or designated contract market (DCM), failing to register as a futures...

Although Ripple scored a partial court victory against the SEC earlier this summer, the battle is far from over, as the agency has formally requested the right to appeal against the decision. The US securities regulator’s response comes after the deadline for Ripple to present its opposition passed on September 1. Recall arguably the most significant development in the crypto industry in July, when US Judge Analisa Torres ruled in favor of the blockchain company that most of...

The now bankrupt crypto exchange, which actually has intentions to restart operations at some point, reportedly wants to retrieve some of the money it paid to professional athletes and teams that used to promote it. Some of those names, according to Bloomberg, include Shaquille O’Neal and Naomi Osaka, but Tom Brady has not been mentioned. During its peak in 2021, FTX was on a roll, striking massive deals to acquire the naming rights of arenas, as well as being promoted by...

Coinbase Ventures has kicked off its initial round of investments from the Base Ecosystem Fund by selecting six projects. The specific investment amounts have not been disclosed. The Base Ecosystem Fund is essentially operated by Coinbase Ventures, the investment branch of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, and is created to back early-stage projects that operate within its incubated Base network. According to the latest blog post, Base reported that its ecosystem fund has...

LBRY plans to challenge a New Hampshire federal judge’s ruling that sided with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that declared the platform’s token sales as unregistered securities. The appeal comes after blockchain firm Ripple scored a partial victory in its fight with the country’s federal regulator. Prominent asset manager Grayscale’s most recent win is also one of the high-profile crypto industry victories that have given other platforms targeted by the SEC a...

American financial services giant JP Morgan is exploring a new type of token that will speed up its cross-border payments and settlements. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the multinational financial services firm has developed most of the underlying infrastructure needed to launch a deposit token. However, the firm is waiting for approval from U.S. regulators. JP Morgan to Launch Deposit Token A deposit token is a digital coin that serves as a deposit...

A hedge fund manager whose firm was ravaged by FTX’s November collapse is now warning of a second-coming “implosion” at Binance. On Tuesday, Ikigai Asset Management founder Travis Kling published a historical timeline outlining a history of “negative events” at Binance since December 2022, attracting attention from some of the exchange’s top brass. How Binance Resembles FTX Kling’s timeline includes over 40 events that have cast a shadow of doubt over Binance’s...

Ripple – the company behind one of the leading cryptocurrencies, XRP – has announced that it will acquire Fortress Trust. According to a recent announcement, Ripple has agreed to acquire Fortress Trust. Fortress Trust is a well-known financial institution that’s focused on cryptocurrencies. Mainly, it provides Web3 financial, technology, and regulatory infrastructure to blockchain-oriented companies. The sum of the acquisition remains undisclosed. Speaking on the matter was...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) claimed that the notorious North Korea-sponsored hacking syndicate Lazarus Group is responsible for the recent attack on the cryptocurrency sports betting and casino platform Stake. The hack resulted in the loss of over $41 million worth of crypto assets from the gambling firm. Lazarus Group Behind Stake Hack In a press release issued on Sept. 6, 2023, the FBI said it carried out investigations into the Stake hack, which revealed...