Month: June 2023

SEC files motion for restraining order against Binance

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency motion in the District of Columbia U.S. District Court for a temporary restraining order against Binance, Binance.US and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on June 6 requesting eight actions.  The first requested actions are the freezing of the assets of Binance.US and repatriation of fiat and cryptocurrency held by U.S. customers or for the benefit of U.S. customers. In addition, it prohibits the defendants from destroying, altering or concealing records and other sets conditions on discovery.  According to the filing: “This relief is…

SEC Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Freeze Binance.US Assets

“The SEC respectfully submits that this relief is necessary on an expedited basis to ensure the safety of customer assets and prevent the dissipation of available assets for any judgment, given the Defendants’ years of violative conduct, disregard of the laws of the United States, evasion of regulatory oversight, and open questions about various financial transfers and the custody and control of Customer Assets – including by Defendants who claim they are not subject to the Court’s jurisdiction – as described in the Complaint, Memorandum of Law, and supporting materials,”…

BTC Price Rallies Above $27,000 as Crypto Market Shrugs Off SEC Lawsuits Against Binance, Coinbase

The broader crypto market also regained ground since Monday, albeit somewhat less than BTC. ETH, the second largest crypto by market value, was recently changing hands at slightly below $1,900, up 4.5% from Monday, same time. ADA and SOL, the tokens of the smart contract platforms Cardano and Solana, recently rose more than 1% a day after plunging more than 8% and 10%, respectively. Binance’s BNB native token was also in positive territory, while Polygon’s MATIC was down 1%. The SEC listed those tokens and nine others as unregistered securities…

Coinbase CEO responds to SEC suit, says team is ‘confidant’ in facts and law

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has responded publicly to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against his company, stating in a tweet that the team is “confident in our facts and the law” and that it welcomes the chance “to finally get some clarity around crypto rules” in court. Regarding the SEC complaint against us today, we’re proud to represent the industry in court to finally get some clarity around crypto rules. Remember:1. The SEC reviewed our business and allowed us to become a public company in 2021.2.…

‘Institutions Have Entered the Chat’ As CFTC Approves Chicago Board Options Exchange for Leveraged Crypto Products

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved leveraged crypto derivatives products for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). According to a press release, the CFTC has given approval to Cboe Clear Digital to provide clearing services for digital asset futures on a margined basis. “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved an amended order of registration for Cboe Clear Digital, LLC (Cboe Clear) to clear additional products, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order, as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) under the Commodity Exchange Act. The…

Gary Gensler’s Evolving Position on Crypto – in Quotes

Around the same time, Gensler said in his Congress testimony that the U.S. government, together with the Congress, should come up with more definitive rules for crypto. “I believe that the SEC, working with the CFTC and others, can stand up more robust oversight and investor protection around the field of crypto finance,” Gensler said. Source

Crypto traders avoid risk and shelter in stablecoins as the market reaches a turning point

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On-chain analytics firm Glassnode published a report hinting that investors are rotating capital toward risk-off assets like stablecoins and Bitcoin. Technicals show that altcoins are at a crucial turning point between a positive and a negative breakout. Glassnode’s analysis of Uniswap and futures trading volumes reveals that the uptrend that began in the first quarter of 2023 began cooling off in April, with regulatory concerns and a lack of liquidity promoting risk-off tendencies among traders. The report stated that while it might appear that memecoins caused a surge in Uniswap’s…

Google Cloud launches free courses to help users build their own GPT-style AI

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Google Cloud recently launched a suite of free online educational courses designed to teach the fundamentals of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as well as provide an introduction to the Generative AI Studio development environment. Learn more about #generativeAI at no cost! This Google Cloud Skills Boost learning path will teach you the foundational knowledge to understand Generative AI and Google Cloud’s approach to this transformative technology → https://t.co/uLeaKNpq67 pic.twitter.com/nRW1kcMZCR — Google Cloud (@googlecloud) June 4, 2023 Generative AI systems have become a global industry since the launch of OpenAI’s…

Optimism Completes ‘Bedrock’ Hard Fork, in Pursuit of Superchain

According to Floersch, this would make Optimism the first layer 2 to run on a multi-client ecosystem, which helps strengthen the blockchain by reducing possibilities of network downtime; if there’s a bug in one client software, then the blockchain can rely on the other users running the other client software to keep the blockchain live. Source

Small business lending protocol Defactor tokenizes $100M in bonds

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On June 6, decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Defactor Labs said that it tokenized $100 million worth of Alpha Bonds using the ERC-3643 token standard. The bonds, tokenized on the Polygon (MATIC) network, will be lent to small- and medium-sized enterprises using real-world assets, such as receivables, as collateral. Defactor Labs partnered with law firm CMS to provide legal guidelines and documentation, choosing Luxembourg as the instrument’s governing jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Black Manta Capital Partners provided a broker-dealer license and marketplace powered by Tokeny’s ERC-3643 tokenization engine for Alpha Bonds. We…