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...
Read More »Fortune Ranks Ripple as One of Best Places to Work in Bay Area
After the analysis of thousands of feedback from employees across various workplaces in the Bay Area, Ripple was named among the top 10 in the Fortune Magazine ranking of the best workplaces in 2023. The Great Place to Work ranking is based on employees’ experiences and general feedback about their workplaces. The data is usually gathered to see how companies can improve based on the information derived about specific needs. In conducting the analysis, they use a Trust Index survey to get...
Read More »Sturdy Finance Hit in Fresh Exploit, Loses Over $800,000
DeFi hacks have gone through the roof in recent times and many will argue that the DeFi ecosystem has proven time and again that it is indeed an exploiter’s paradise. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sturdy Finance is the latest victim in a long list of DeFi hacks. The Sturdy Finance platform has reportedly lost 442 ETH (worth a little above $800,000 as of publication), to a daring security exploit. Blockchain security firm PeckShield was the first to notice what appeared to be a...
Read More »Binance Attorneys Say SEC Boss Offered to Be Advisor to Crypto Company in 2019
At the time Gensler was offered to be an advisor to Binance, he was teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. According to the lawyers of Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC chair Gary Gensler was offered to be an advisor to Binance’s parent company in 2019. Interestingly, Gensler has been spearheading the crackdown against the crypto industry over the past year. Binance and other crypto companies are currently under the radar of the US regulator...
Read More »Binance Chief Changpeng Zhao Summoned at Malta Address, Says Won’t Have to Appear
The filing by the SEC cites Binance’s operations in Malta with CZ noting that he won’t have to appear in person. As per the lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance chief Changpeng Zhao has been summoned to Malta. The SEC has accused the exchange of indulging in shady activities in Malta between 2018 and 2019. Binance chief Zhao cleared the air stating that he won’t need to appear in person to address the summons. “I was told this is just part of the...
Read More »Binance US Removes Selected Trading Pairs Amid SEC Allegations
Binance is also pausing its OTC Trading Portal services in the US. The exchange said that it will notify users if and when the portal opens in the coming weeks and months. The US arm of top crypto exchange Binance has removed 10 advanced trading pairs from its platform. In an announcement, the exchange said it would let go of select BTC and BUSD Advanced Trading pairs by 9 am PDT on June 8, 2023. Notably, the company earlier planned to eliminate over 100 crypto assets. The initial...
Read More »Robinhood Scrutinizing Tokens Designated as Securities by SEC
Crypto market prices have tumbled significantly since the news began to make rounds. Altcoins like Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and many other tokens face the possibility of being delisted from Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD), after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Binance and Coinbase Global inc (NASDAQ: COIN) for trading unregistered securities. At present, Robinhood is taking another look at the digital assets offerings on its...
Read More »South Korea Regulator Delays Binance Acquisition of Gopax Due to SEC Lawsuit
While Binance saw the acquisition of Gopax as a means of re-entering South Korea, it was also meant to be a turning point for the local trading platform. The SEC’s lawsuit against Binance has started affecting the company’s operations, particularly its acquisition of Gopax in South Korea. The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a case against Binance for violating securities law. According to the filing with the federal court in Washington, Binance mishandled investors and also...
Read More »Sweat Economy to Launch Governance Vote to Decide Fate of 2B Tokens
The new governance requires at least 75,000 votes for the proposal to be either accepted or rejected. Sweat Economy, the label behind the Sweatcoin and Sweat Wallet apps, plans to roll out a new governance vote later today in the wallet app. By doing this, the Sweat community will be saddled with the responsibility of deciding what happens to the 2 billion Sweat tokens lying idle in inactive users’ accounts. Token holders can now participate in the decision-making process by the principle...
Read More »Binance.US Says SEC Lawsuit Is Unjustified
Many crypto exchanges including Binance believe that the SEC’s requested relief will do more harm to investors than good. The United States arm of the Binance exchange, Binance.US has responded to the lawsuit filed against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Binance.US, the lawsuit is without any basis and therefore, the exchange is ready to go to court to refute all of the unwarranted accusations. In light of facts, the law at the time, as well as the SEC’s...
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