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The crypto market has turned bearish since the SEC charged Binance and Coinbase with listing unregistered securities last week. The cryptocurrency market is in a crucial growth phase that could significantly determine the winners of blockchain mainstream adoption. The fact that different countries are coming up with respective crypto policies is a true testament that there is a need for an update on the decades-old financial systems. Notably, Europe, Hong Kong, Middle East countries, El...

The SEC chair previously indicated that all cryptocurrencies apart from BTC are securities. In a recently unearthed video from a 2018 crypto-themed event hosted by Bloomberg and Fidelity, Gary Gensler, the current chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), made statements that contradict his current position on digital assets regulations in the country. The video, which started circulating on Twitter on June 12, shows Gensler addressing institutional investors...

Glassnode published a report on Monday breaking down investors’ on-chain behavior after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued two of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.  The report acknowledged a boost to the number of short-term crypto holders sending their balances onto exchanges.  Exchange Deposits and Withdrawals The report echoed findings from last week showing that Binance experienced significantly higher withdrawals immediately following the...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Crypto exchange Coinbase is upping its fight against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company received a Wells notice from the federal agency over a month ago, and it’s not happy that Gary Gensler and his cronies are targeting its operations. Coinbase Vs. the SEC: Who Will Win? A Wells notice...

Following lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has made his intentions clear about the digital assets class. These are securities, nothing less, he asserted in a recent interaction. They should be registered with the agency before being offered to investors or meet the requirements to seek exemptions, a CNBC report quoted him. He added that exchanges listing cryptocurrencies must also register themselves...

What a week… There’s absolutely no need to beat around the bush, so let’s kick it off directly … the United States Securities and Exchange Commission sued Binance. That’s right, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is under siege. Binance, Binance US, and Changpeng Zhao are all named in the lawsuit, as the SEC is out for blood. The Commission has asked the court to freeze the assets of Binance US and has also issued a summons for CZ. Since he’s not a US citizen,...

The overall market cap fell to $1.07 trillion – a level last seen three months ago – before a modest recovery to the press time figure of $1.1 trillion. Bitcoin, for one, dumped close to a two-month-low after weeks of trading largely rangebound in recent months. Several top altcoins posted higher losses prompting concerns about additional market stress. Despite this, on-chain data reflected a bullish picture as investors remained resilient in the face of severe regulatory...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Coinbase is a very large organization. As one of the biggest digital currency trading platforms out there, it didn’t reach its present size and scope by sitting around doing nothing, and now, the company is taking even further action by filing a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and...

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...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong spoke at length on Wednesday about his initial reaction to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s lawsuit against his exchange. The executive responded to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s claims about the market not needing more “digital currency,” and debated whether the SEC is acting in good faith.  An Avalanche of Currencies In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Armstrong argued that Gensler was in no position to be “picking and choosing”...