Category: ICO

U.S. SEC Sues Crypto-Friend Silvergate Bank, Alleging ‘Misleading’ Statements Around AML Program

“On several occasions prior to November 2022, Lane and Fraher – and through them SCC – became aware that the Bank had serious deficiencies in its BSA/AML compliance program,” the complaint said. “In addition, through the results of multiple examinations of Silvergate by the Federal Reserve, through the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (the ‘FRBSF’), Lane and Fraher should have known that there existed critical deficiencies in the Bank’s BSA/AML compliance program.” Source

It’s Time for Crypto to Get Real

Now, let’s consider the other part of the equation. A crypto token can live off the hype, memes, and sheer unhinged speculation we know Web3 for. A DePIN can’t. In our case, it needs weather companies, researchers, and anyone else willing to buy the temperature data we collect. In other cases, it’s devices using its IoT connectivity network, or drivers looking for charging spots; the gist is, DePINs need real-world demand for their real-world service. They must push beyond the Web3 echochamber and, often enough, even compete with Web2 rivals.…

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR and AVAX Lead

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Crypto Custody Firm Anchorage Offers Investment Returns Through Deal With Cumberland-Backed Hashnote

“It’s almost an American tradition at this point to say that there’s more than one way to do it,” he said. “You see this in a variety of angles, whether it’s policing, elections, banking, all of these are kind of intertwined where you’re under a dual sovereign situation, and in many ways it’s like an instantiation of the crypto ethos of decentralization. And I actually think it’s quite beautiful that there’s not just one way that you can answer a particular question.” Source

Crypto Spot ETFs Will Have More Influence on Market’s Price Action: Canaccord

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Market Confidence Could Quickly Crumble, BIS Warns Indebted Nations

The BIS did not single out any nation in particular but cautioned advanced economies from running fiscal deficits larger than 1% of the gross domestic product (GDP) this year, down from 1.6% in 2023. The warning could not have been more timely as several nations, including the U.S., go to polls this year, where by governments typically boost spending to garner voter support. Source