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CRV – the native token of the DeFi exchange Curve Finance – has plunged over 12% following the recent exploit on several stable pools of the project. However, the token’s price took a somewhat interesting trajectory on the leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges Bithumb and CoinOne, currently trading at a 510% and a 220% premium, respectively. Separately, Upbit (another major Korean digital asset platform) paused CRV deposits and withdrawals shortly after the latest...

CoinspeakerMemecoin Frenzy Hits Coinbase-backed Base with Increased Risks of Rug Pulls Some memecoin traders were lucky to make huge returns from a small investment while others were rug pulled with a promise of future return. Memecoin Frenzy Hits Coinbase-backed Base with Increased Risks of Rug Pulls

Kevin O’Leary – a wealthy investor and the star of the show “Shark Tank” – says it’s time for the current CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, to be fired, and that a new CEO that will work hand in hand with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should be brought aboard. Kevin O’Leary on the Coinbase Lawsuit Not long ago, the SEC announced plans to sue Coinbase, claiming it was operating as an unregistered broker. O’Leary believes it’s time to take Armstrong...

Grayscale wrote a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday calling for the agency to simultaneously approve any qualifying Bitcoin spot ETF applications, so as to not “pick winners and losers.” However, the firm also argued that Coinbase shouldn’t qualify as a surveillance partner to launch such a product, under the SEC’s pre-established rules. Why Coinbase Isn’t Good Enough Per the comment letter, the SEC has already questioned the pricing data...

Like most investors (and everyday Americans), billionaire Mark Cuban is not happy with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In fact, he’s downright angry with the institution and says it’s abusing its power. Mark Cuban Targets the SEC in Twitter Slam In a recent interview, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team criticized the agency’s decision to go after Coinbase, the biggest and most popular crypto exchange in the U.S. He says the SEC is...

CoinspeakerUAE’s Crypto Mining Giant Phoenix Technology Considers Floating IPO in Abu Dhabi The prospective Phoenix Technology IPO is expected sometime this year in Abu Dhabi. However, there are no further details on size and price. UAE’s Crypto Mining Giant Phoenix Technology Considers Floating IPO in Abu Dhabi

CoinspeakerEco Launches Cash-Like Crypto Wallet Beam Backed by a16z and Coinbase The Beam wallet has been designed atop Ethereum Layer-2 blockchains such as Coinbase's Base and Optimism for facilitating faster crypto transactions at low cost. Eco Launches Cash-Like Crypto Wallet Beam Backed by a16z and Coinbase

The rapidly changing digital asset landscape has resulted in a flexing of regulatory muscles between different watchdogs in defining terms and drawing lines of authority. This is especially true in the case of the United States where the SEC and CFTC are engaged in a turf war over regulatory oversight of the space. But this conflict could come to an end soon with the help of FIT21. Weeks after the historic verdict on the Ripple vs. SEC case, the US is waiting for the approval...

CoinspeakerUK Judge Asks Craig Wright to Pay Over Half-Million Dollars in Case against Coinbase, Kraken The UK Judge said that Craig Wright won't be able to pay the legal costs while mentioning his previous inconsistent statements about his financial position.  UK Judge Asks Craig Wright to Pay Over Half-Million Dollars in Case against Coinbase, Kraken

Do the present lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase raise any red flags? A law professor at Rutgers University named Yuliya Guseva believes they do, and she thinks it’s highly unlikely nations like the U.S. will be able to dole out proper regulation before financial agencies do irreparable damage. Yuliya Guseva on the State of Crypto in America In a recent interview, Guseva said: The future of crypto-asset regulation in the U.S. is not fully predictable. Right...