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SEC Crypto Crackdown on Coinbase and Binance Generates 444% Spike in DeFi Trading Volumes

Following a recent strike at major crypto exchanges, the SEC has inadvertently caused an over 400% rise in trading volumes on DeFi platforms. The ongoing crypto crackdown by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come with a silver lining for the crypto industry, especially for decentralized finance (DeFi). According to crypto data aggregator CoinGecko, the top three largest decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have recorded a 444% jump in median trading volume in the last 48 hours. The data shows a combined $792 million increase in total trading volume for…

SEC, Gensler-themed memecoins surge amid Binance and Coinbase lawsuits

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A number of memecoins drawing their likeness from the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and its chair Gary Gensler have seen a sharp spike in price following the regulator’s lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance. One such token is Good Gensler (GENSLR) which rallied more than 260% in the hours following the regulator’s complaint against Coinbase for offering unregistered securities on June 6. Good Gensler (GENSLR) weekly price chart. Source: CoinMarketCap. Good Gensler currently sports a total market capitalization of around $3.2 million. In the last 24 hours,…

SEC’s Gensler expresses concern over Binance and Coinbase

SEC chair Gary Gensler, in a recent interview on CNBC, raised alarm over the alleged non-compliance of leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, with U.S. securities laws. In a recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair, Gary Gensler, voiced concerns regarding the alleged non-compliance of popular cryptocurrency platforms, Binance and Coinbase, with U.S. securities laws. These platforms are currently facing lawsuits filed by the SEC, accusing them of operating as unregistered securities exchanges. Gensler emphasizes his belief that these cryptocurrency exchanges have been sidestepping U.S.…

SEC lawsuits squeeze net worths of Coinbase and Binance CEOs

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The net worths of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) have suffered heavy blows due to recent lawsuits by the United States securities regulator. Armstrong’s net worth was slashed by $289 million and Zhao’s by $1.33 billion within a span of 30 hours after the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Binance on June 5 and then Coinbase on June 6, according to data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes. Zhao — the richest man in the crypto industry and the 54th richest person overall —…

SEC crackdown on Binance and Coinbase surge DeFi trading volumes 444%

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The median trading volume across the top three decentralized exchanges (DEX) jumped 444% in the past 48 hours as crypto investors reeled from the United States securities regulator’s recent legal actions against cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance. According to aggregated data from CoinGecko, total daily trading volumes on Uniswap V3 (Ethereum), Uniswap V3 (Arbitrum) and Pancakeswap V3 (BSC) — which account for 53% of the total DEX trading volume in the last 24 hours — increased by more than $792 million between June 5 and June 7. Trading volume on…

Coinbase Violated Securities Laws With Staking Program, Multiple U.S. State Regulators Allege

The ASC action doesn’t forbid Coinbase from offering staking as a service as long as it complies with the law, but the order itself was the result of a task force of 10 state securities regulators in the U.S., namely Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. Source AllegeCoinbaselawsMultipleProgramRegulatorsSecuritiesStakingStateU.SViolated CryptoX Portal

SEC’s Latest Crackdown Against Coinbase and Binance Could Drive Crypto Firms Out of the U.S.

“I suspect we will see more and more moves like this,” Andrew Lawrence, co-founder and CEO of Censo Inc., an on-chain custody solution said. “Yes, the U.S. is the biggest market, but people who are building in the crypto industry are doing so not because of the size of the market now, but because of the size of the market in the future and people are seeing that this future is not looking good in the United States.” Source

Coinbase reminds world it tried to ‘embrace regulation’ as SEC sues for violations

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“Coinbase has embraced regulation since we were founded over a decade ago,” the cryptocurrency exchange’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, told the United States Congress on June 6. “The SEC [Securities and Exchange Commission] allowed us to become a public company in April 2021, which makes us unique in the crypto industry.” Coinbase was sued by the SEC for alleged securities law violations on June 6, a day after the agency sued Binance and two and a half months after receiving a Wells notice warning the U.S.-based exchange of possible impending…

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…