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Amid the tightening of regulatory rules in Canada, crypto exchanges are contemplating whether to continue their operations or exit from the country. Similar to the United States, regulators in Canada have been tightening their grip on crypto firms operating in the region. Amid this intense regulatory environment, several exchanges have planned to move out of the country. However, crypto exchange Coinbase would prefer to continue its operation in Canada. A person familiar with the matter...

XRP has been defying the market-wide decline as it continued its impressive recovery for the month. The asset – that is at the center of the Ripple lawsuit brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – has surged by nearly 13% over the past day alone. XRP Surges to 10-Month High According to data on CoinMarketCap, XRP was currently trading at $0.58, a level not seen since May 2022. The decoupling from the broader market has fetched nearly 60% gains for the...

MicroStrategy Repays $205M Bitcoin-Collateralized Loan in Full at 22% Discount for $160M, Acquires Additional 6,455 BTC and Now Holds 138,955 BTC Mit dem Crash der Silicon Valley geriet auch der Bitcoin Kurs ins Wanken. Wie jetzt bekannt wurde, nutzte das Unternehmen „MicroStrategy“ die Gelegenheit, um seine Reserven weiter aufzustocken. Bereits jetzt gehört die Firma zu den größten Investoren der Kryptowährung. Schon jetzt hat sich der Kauf...

Ark Invest is also interested in Jack Dorsey’s payment firm Block after short-seller Hindenburg Research published a damning report on the company. No one takes advantage of the dip in crypto-related stocks like Cathie Wood’s American investment management company, Ark Invest. For the second straight day, the company made strategic acquisitions of both the shares of crypto exchange Coinbase Global inc (NASDAQ: COIN) and payment service provider, Block Inc (NYSE: SQ). As gleaned from...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has often talked about the purported “dangers” of crypto-assets while highlighting the need to strongly regulate the industry. It wasn’t until the FTX blow-up that the regulator stepped up its aggression. In yet another instance stigmatizing the asset class, the securities watchdog has released a bulletin urging investors to exercise caution when dealing with cryptocurrencies. SEC’s “Investor Alert” The SEC’s Office of...

Block said it is working with the SEC on how to “explore legal action against Hindenburg Research for the factually inaccurate and misleading report”. American multinational financial technology giant Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) is currently under intense pressure following a damning report from short seller, Hindenburg Research. According to the report, Hindenburg Research accused Block of running a fraudulent operation that takes advantage of the demographics it claims to serve, the unbanked....

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is prepping for official enforcement action against Coinbase – America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – for selling unregistered securities.  The agency issued a Wells Notice against the exchange on Wednesday, following a slew of other investigations and lawsuits launched against Coinbase’s competitors in recent months.  Coinbase VS SEC In an SEC filing, Coinbase explained that the Wells Notice warned of violations of Federal...

In the appeal to Supreme Court, crypto exchange Coinbase is willing to send the two lawsuits – Bielski v. Coinbase and Suski v. Coinbase – into arbitration. On Tuesday, March 21, the US Supreme court is all set to hear its first-ever crypto case in history. Nine chief justices will hear the plea from lawyers representing crypto exchange Coinbase asking to pause a pair of class-action lawsuits against the crypto trading platform. However, this case is not quite on the technicalities or the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been targeting several digital currency companies and individuals over the past few weeks. In the past, the agency made a case against Do Kwon, the former CEO of Terraform Labs, and now, it looks like that case has gotten even bigger. The SEC Continues Its Case Against Do Kwon Terraform Labs was the company behind the failed LUNA token, an alleged algorithmic stable currency. The situation surrounding Luna got really hairy...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been on a roll over the past few weeks to take down any crypto company or individual it thinks might be going against its agenda, and it’s now added one more victim to its roster. The SEC Targets Paul Pierce This time, the figure targeted by the SEC is former Celtics player and NBA hall of famer Paul Pierce. The basketball player took part in a promotion of a new digital currency called Ethereum Max. By issuing public...