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The SEC crackdown on crypto firms has intensified significantly since the bear market of last year incited by several collapses and bankruptcy filings of crypto exchanges. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tagged Filecoin (FIL) as an unregistered security. As a result, the regulator expects Grayscale Investments its application for Filecoin Trust. According to an update given by Grayscale about the status of the Trust’s registration in a statement on Form 10, a...

US remittance system Ripple acquired Metaco to leverage the company’s resources and entrench itself in the emerging crypto custody market. Ripple has acquired Swiss-based Metaco for $250 million as part of the remittance network’s expansion into institutional crypto custody. The acquisition also comes amid a favorable ruling for Ripple in its ongoing lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ripple’s acquisition of Metaco underpins the US-based tech platform’s faith in the...

Observers believe Wednesday’s XRP price pump indicates that Ripple has the upper hand in its ongoing litigation with the SEC.  Ripple native token XRP recently experienced an 8% price pump following a seemingly ‘favorable’ court ruling. The digital currency’s jump came after the presiding judge in the long-drawn-out Ripple vs SEC case denied a motion filed by the regulator. Ripple’s XRP traded at 46 US cents at 12:45 pm Singapore time Wednesday. Furthermore, XRP’s recent price upswing...

According to the UBS post-acquisition plans, it is going to implement a phased integration of the Credit Suisse brand which may last a couple of years.  Swiss multinational banking giant UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) has revealed new details about what its liabilities are likely to be from the acquisition of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN). According to a CNBC report based on the filing, the firm lodged with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a total financial hit of...

The firm also conducted a survey recently to asses the constructive stance of policymakers towards crypto and Web3 in Singapore. Crypto exchange Coinbase is looking into relocating to Singapore as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission rejects the company’s requests for regulatory clarity. The US SEC recently asked the judge to deny Coinbase’s bid to coerce the agency to answer Coinbase’s rulemaking petition. The petition was submitted last year asking for clarity on how...

Late last month, Coinbase – who had previously been hit with a Wells notice, an informal warning from the SEC usually followed by a lawsuit – asked the courts to force the agency to clearly explain what actions they should take in order to remain compliant. The SEC, on the other hand, remains tight-lipped. Amicable Discussion Preferred According to Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase – his firm intends to fight the current trend of regulation by enforcement and seeks to...

The regulator argues that it is under no obligation to meet the requirements outlined in Coinbase’s recent petition. The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally replied to Coinbase’s demand for regulatory clarity. Recall that the American exchange recently filed a petition asking the regulator to make clear crypto regulations. In a formal response issued to the court, the SEC insists that it will take its time to come up with regulations. But while the rules may take...

If the US SEC classifies cryptocurrencies as securities, OTC Markes will be well-positioned in providing liquidity to these assets in the future. During its earnings call earlier this week, OTC Markets announced that it has secured FINRA approval in order to provide services for digital assets as securities. This is a major development as it provides a regulated market for big investors to trade crypto securities. In its quarterly report, OTC Markets mentioned that the update to its...

Identifying the platform’s inability to pay a massive sum of $22 million as penalty in violations of the securities laws, the SEC has revised the penalty to $111,000. In a major development and probably the first, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to revise its fine against blockchain-based content-sharing platform LBRY, having identified the platform’s inability to pay a massive sum of $22 million. As per the filing submitted last week on May 12 in a New...

Amidst regulatory tussle, an SEC disclosure revealed an expensive bill for Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s security benefits. The exec was granted security benefits of $6.3 million last year, representing more than triple the amount his security cost Coinbase the previous year. According to the public document, Armstrong’s total compensation for the whole of 2022 was $7.5 million, and received a flat salary of $1 million, while the remaining can be characterized as security...