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In the heat of SEC’s enforcement actions against Binance and Coinbase, a simple “Yes” by Jack Dorsey on Twitter elicited a flurry of comments. It all started when a Twitter user asked Dorsey if he thinks Ether is a security, to which he answered in the affirmative. Jack Dorsey’s Ether Rant A known Bitcoin supporter, Dorsey has pointed out dissatisfaction with Ether in the past as well. In the latest episode, the former Twitter CEO tweeted a screenshot of a 2015 post by...

Bitcoin’s strong bounce back despite the SEC lawsuits has made analysts optimist about the beginning of the next bull run. After facing strong selling pressure earlier this week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has given a strong bounceback today moving closer to $27,000. As of press time, BTC is trading 3.2% up at a price of $26,603 and a market cap of $515 billion. The recent bounce back has created optimism among Bitcoin enthusiasts with analysts turning bullish on the...

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...

Die US-Börsenaufsicht verklagt die beiden grossen Bitcoin-Börsen Coinbase und Binance. Neu sind Klagen gegen Bitcoin-Börsen nicht. Es gibt mittlerweile einige Bitcoin-Börsen, welche Kunden aus den USA ausschliessen. Dank der erneute Klage gegen Coinbase wird nun klar, was genau beanstandet wird. Die SEC will einige Assets einfrieren oder allenfalls gar beschlagnahmen: Coinbase soll in einigen Fällen unregistrierten Wertpapierhandel betrieben haben. Dabei wurden unter anderem die Assets...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is not shaken by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new lawsuit against his exchange. Both the executive and his company responded with brief arguments on Monday as to why Coinbase will reign victorious in its legal battle with the regulator.  A Chance to Win Clarity In a tweet on Tuesday, Armstrong said that Coinbase would be “proud” to represent the crypto industry in its SEC court battle, and to “to finally get some clarity...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s charges against Coinbase are largely reminiscent of its Binance case from just a day prior –  but also contain some key differences.  Here’s a closer look at the text and implications of the commission’s 101-page lawsuit against America’s largest crypto exchange. Coinbase and Binance: Lawsuits Compared Much like the Binance lawsuit on Monday, the SEC’s first charge against Coinbase was for serving functions of a broker,...

Die Coinbase-Aktie rutscht ins Minus. Wandern Kunden ab zu anderen Bitcoin-Börsen? Alle reden über Binance, dabei kommt jetzt heraus, die US-Börsenaufsicht verklagt auch Coinbase. Für Binance ist dies easy, theoretisch kann Binance Kunden mit US-Pass oder Wohnsitz einfach ausschliessen. Das haben schon viele Bitcoin-Börsen wie bsp. KuCoin oder Coinmama so gemacht. Aber im Falle von Coinbase ist dies anders, denn Coinbase ist ziemlich amerikanisch...

Coinbase (COIN) fell 13% on Tuesday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a major lawsuit against the firm for violating securities laws.  Yet the agency isn’t alone: Alabama’s securities regulator is also targeting Coinbase, specifically for its failure to register its staking product.  The Need for Registration In a separate filing on Tuesday, the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) announced that it had issued a “Show Cause Order” against...

The new lawsuit against Coinbase is coming only a few hours after the SEC sued Binance for violation of the same US securities rules. American publicly listed crypto trading platform Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has come under the radar of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) once again. This time around, Coinbase was indicted in a New York Federal Court earlier today for operating as an unregistered national securities exchange and broker according to the...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Coinbase – in what seems to be the latest turn of events. The motion comes a day after the SEC also filed against Binance. The two cryptocurrency heavyweights are under some serious fire, but a closer look into the lawsuit against Coinbase reveals some interesting details. One of the more interesting findings (or the lack of) in the SEC’s lawsuit against Coinbase is the list of altcoins that they consider...