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Ishan Wahi has cited reasons such as “modest, law-abiding and admirable life” and mental health for the court to consider a jail term no more than 10 months. In the latest court filing, crypto exchange Coinbase former product manager Ishan Wahi, who’s guilty of insider trading, has asked for a jail term of no more than 10 months. The lawyers representing Wahi have made an appeal to the court in their recent filings. First-Ever Insider Crypto Trading Case Wahi pleaded guilty to the...

Coinbase emphasized that all proceedings related to Stand with Crypto NFT collection launched through ZORA will be donated to vetted organizations. The biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States Coinbase has recently filed a lawsuit against top financial regulators Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move comes after months of embittered relations between the two parties over SEC’s stringent regulatory policies for all companies dealing with crypto. As the crypto...

Leading cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini are parts of the two consortiums set to bid for bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network’s assets at an auction scheduled for Tuesday, the 25th of April, 2023, according to a court filing and report from Fortune. The court document revealed that the auction would be held at the New York offices of Kirkland and Ellis, the law firm handling Celsius’ bankruptcy, from 2 pm EPT. Coinbase and Gemini to Bid for Celsius’ Assets One...

In a landmark ruling, Hong Kong’s High Court declared crypto as property that can be held in trust. This marks the first time such a decision regarding asset class has been made in the city-state. The ruling, which was handed down in liquidation of a case involving the now-defunct crypto exchange Gatecoin, essentially puts crypto on par with other intangible assets such as stocks and bonds. Cryptocurrencies Constitute Property The judgment was revealed by London-based law...

The crypto community has left no stone unturned in lambasting the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and, more importantly, its Chief Gary Gensler. The latter’s actions were dissented by members of his own agency. Gensler even received political pushback for his actions. But the SEC boss continued to defend the crackdown on digital assets markets, saying he had never seen an industry so routinely break securities laws. SEC Approach of Regulation by Enforcement As...

Abu Dhabi’s crypto and blockchain businesses are expected to grow exponentially and attract international investors, more so from the United States. The registration authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has issued a consultation paper seeking feedback on its proposed new framework for distributed ledger technology (DLT) market and token issuance. The regulatory authority has set Friday, May 12 as the deadline for providing feedback on the proposed legal framework. Afterward, the...

Coinbase ist eine der grössten Bitcoin-Börsen der Welt. Es lohnt sich, jetzt, hier und sofort einen Account bei Coinbase zu erstellen und nicht erst dann, wenn die Support-Abteilungen überlastet sind und der Bitcoin-Preis von Allzeithoch zu Allzeithoch maschiert. Warum einen Account ausgerechnet bei Coinbase? Hier sind neun Gründe, warum Sie noch heute einen Account bei Coinbase erstellen sollten: Einfacher Einstieg in den Kryptomarkt Coinbase ist eine der einfachsten Möglichkeiten, um in...

The US-based cryptocurrency exchange – Coinbase – received approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority to operate on the island. It also intends to establish an offshore derivatives marketplace in the region as soon as next week. CEO Brian Armstong recently said his entity could relocate to other countries if the American watchdogs do not impose an appropriate regulatory framework on the digital asset sector. Next Stop: Bermuda? Coinbase announced in a blog post that it had...

Coinbase received its license to operate in Bermuda on April 19th. The action was taken to keep up with the company’s campaign for “global scale to go broad and deep”. Coinbase plans to launch a coastal derivatives exchange in the next week, after it acquired a license to function in Bermuda from the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Coinbase applauded Bermuda as an excessively reputed and professional financial regulator in its announcement. Coinbase had long been looking to inaugurate an...

Coinbase is on the brink of legal warfare with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reach long-awaited clarity on how federal securities laws apply to the crypto industry, according to CEO Brian Armstrong.  Should the regulator situation not improve, the executive said the exchange would consider relocating away from the United States.  Will Coinbase Move Abroad? In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Armstrong called out “certain regulators” for taking a...