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MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has sold $400 million worth of the Amazon stock. The news has come from a filing that Jeff Bezos made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.According to the filing, Jeff Bezos retains sole voting authority over MacKenzie Bezos’ stake that stands at nearly 19.5 million Amazon shares. Notably, it is 200,000 fewer shares than MacKenzie received of their divorce. Those 200,000 shares are worth about $400 million at the current...
Read More »Ripple and Coinbase Executives to Head Up New Market Integrity Working Group
The Blockchain Association which represents some of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry announced the launch of a new Market Integrity Working Group. The group is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring fairness, equity and accountability in the crypto space. It will be co-chaired by senior executives of both the well-known blockchain firm Ripple and the Coinbase crypto exchange.The new group will be headed by Rachel Nelson, the senior director and associate general at...
Read More »Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Hints at IPO in 2020, Says More Crypto Firms Can Do the Same
In a major revelation, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse hinted that the blockchain startup can go for an IPO this year. On Thursday, January 23, while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Garlinghouses surprised the audience with his statements.He predicts that in 2020, more companies from the blockchain and crypto industry are likely to go hold their IPOs. Besides, he also hinted that Ripple could one of those companies seeking an Initial Public Offering (IPO). During an interview with...
Read More »Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Claims Apple’s iCloud Is Officially a Surveillance Tool
Recently, Telegram founder Pavel Durov made quite a bold statement. On his Telegram channel, he argued that Apple‘s iCloud is now ‘officially a surveillance tool’. Further, Durov cited a Reuters report and stated that apps relying on it to store users’ private messages (such as WhatsApp) are part of the problem.But let us see how the whole story began.Apple’s iCloud Will Not Encrypt BackupsAbout two years ago, Apple was considering end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups. After doing that,...
Read More »Telegram Receives Massive Backing from Blockchain Association for Gram Token Sale Dispute
The SEC vs Telegram case is taking new turns every single day. In the latest development, the Blockchain Association has decided to support Telegram in its fight against the regulator.Let us also remind you that the Association unites such prominent names as Coinbase, Circle, Ripple Labs and others.The Chamber of Digital Commerce has filed amicus curiae supporting Telegram’s argument that “digital assets may be the subject of an investment contract without being a security”. Note that the...
Read More »Another One Bites The Dust: SEC Brings Charges Against Another ICO
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US is tightening the noose around initial exchange offerings (ICOs). In yet another step against them, the Commission has brought charges against one more allegedly fraudulent ICO of unregistered digital asset securities.The SEC Is Getting Serious About ICOsThe SEC has pressed charges against defendants Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak and Opporty International, Inc. Per the complaint, the defendants Opporty and its sole owner, Grybniak, conducted a...
Read More »Ripple CTO David Schwartz Reveals Reasons Why Ripple Needs to Keep Selling XRP
One of the most “unpopular battles” in the crypto universe is definitely one of Ripple. The efforts of the company to prove that XRP isn’t a security became a prolonged battle.This exact battle could hold the key to XRP’s future and it has been held forth again. Be it as it may, there has been a lawsuit that may present Ripple as an issuer and the seller of the coin. Do not forget, XRP is one of the largest by market cap. At the time of writing the market cap of the coin was $10,33 billion...
Read More »The SEC Is Telling People to Stay Away from IEOs
Initial exchange offerings (IEOs) are getting a bad rap from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which claims that they’re just initial coin offerings (ICOs) under a different brand.IEOs Are Not What They Claim To BeThe SEC is warning investors to steer clear of IEOs in that they could come from unregulated exchanges. If the exchange itself is not in compliance, this could lead to heavy problems for whoever’s willing to put money into it in that they will not receive investor...
Read More »SEC Stokes Telegram Fire with Court Filing Containing New Revelations
As the legal tussle between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Telegram rages on, new information has come to light. In a recent filing by the SEC at the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Commission has again come down hard on Telegram with a few revelations.SEC Says Telegram Described GRAM as a Security New FilingIn a new document filed on Wednesday the 15th of January, the SEC claims that Telegram’s plan was for the Gram token to be...
Read More »Telegram’s Clash With SEC Continues: Internal Correspondance Suggests TON Is Security
The critical situation between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another step forward. The market regulator now claims that the popular messaging company saw its upcoming Gram token as securities and thus should fall under established regulations.Is Gram Token A Security?Telegram’s controversy regarding its TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, Gram, continues. The SEC has recently filed another claim with the court in the Southern District of New...
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