ASIC Heavily Penalizes Securities Firm The Australian financial market regulator, ASIC, has imposed a monetary penalty of AU$333,000 on Morrison Securities Pty Ltd to comply with an infringement notice. The company has already paid the penalty brought by the regulator’s Markets Disciplinary Panel. Announced today (Thursday), the securities firm has violated a section of the ASIC Market Integrity Rules six times that mandate fair and orderly operations. The violations resulted in “significant price variations in the securities that were unreasonable in the circumstances and were not caused by ordinary market…
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Binance accuses SEC of ‘misleading’ statements on exchange assets
Lawyers representing Binance.US, Binance Holdings Limited, and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao have filed a motion alleging that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) misled the public with statements made in an ongoing securities lawsuit. In a recent filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the legal teams for Binance, Binance.US, and CZ claimed that the SEC had made “misleading” statements in a press release on June 17. The motion calls for the SEC to adhere to “applicable rules of conduct.” The filing specifically referred to…
Binance, Binance.US and CZ allege SEC made ‘misleading’ statements on exchange assets
Lawyers representing United States-based crypto exchange Binance.US, global exchange Binance Holdings Limited and Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao have filed a motion alleging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) misled the public in statements issued over an ongoing securities lawsuit. In a June 21 filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the legal teams for Binance, Binance.US and CZ claimed the SEC had made “misleading” statements in a June 17 press release and filed a motion for the financial regulator to comply with “applicable rules…
Crypto Exchange Binance Will Expand Zero-Fee Trading with TrueUSD (TUSD) after Minting $1B Worth of Stablecoin
Binance started to promote TUSD on its platform after New York state regulator’s forced issuer Paxos to mint Binance-branded stablecoin BUSD in February. Now, the exchange’s crypto wallets hold at least 90% of the stablecoin’s $3.1 billion total market capitalization, according to Arkham data. Source
ADA Token Options Roll Out on Crypto Derivatives Exchange BIT
The offering, launched in collaboration with strategic partner Darley Technologies and market maker DWF Labs, expands BIT’s existing suite of options, which include those tied to the decentralized layer 1 blockchain, The Open Network’s TON coin and bitcoin and ether futures and options. Source
Robinhood’s crypto trading volume falls in May, this hybrid exchange can take over
Robinhood, a popular trading platform, has announced that its crypto trading volumes plunged in May amidst a regulatory crackdown on centralized entities. Cryptocurrency traders are migrating from centralized exchanges (CEXs) to hybrid exchanges as they offer less restriction. Amidst the exodus of traders, Tradecurve has stood out, but can it take over from centralized trading platforms? >>Buy TCRV tokens now<< Robinhood trading volumes plunge 68% Robinhood, a trading platform, has reported a decrease in cryptocurrency trading volume in its May report. The report shows a 43% drop in crypto trading…
Crypto Exchange Gemini Announces New Expansion Into Asian Region To Capture ‘Next Wave of Growth’
A major American crypto exchange is announcing a new expansion into one of the world’s biggest market regions. In an announcement, crypto exchange Gemini says it is expanding into the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in addition to growing their engineering base in India. “We’re expanding in the Asia Pacific region! Our Singapore office will serve as a hub for our larger APAC operations and we plan to increase our headcount to 100+ in Singapore. In addition to our expansion plans in APAC, we are rapidly growing our engineering base in…
New Crypto Exchange Backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Launches With Additional Investors
One thing that separates EDX Markets from other crypto exchanges is that it doesn’t custody customers’ digital assets. Instead, users will have to go through financial intermediaries to buy and sell crypto assets, similar to how trades are executed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the Nasdaq (NASDAQ). Regulators like the different approach, Nazarali said, because they think it’s important that there’s separation between the exchange function and the broker dealer function. Source
Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Citadel and More Back Newly Launched Crypto Exchange
A group of the biggest financial institutions in the world are backing the newly launched digital asset marketplace EDX Markets (EDX). According to a new press release, the company received a round of funding from financial heavyweights including Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, and Virtu Financial. The funding will “support EDX as it continues to develop its trading platform and solidifies its market leadership position.” EDX currently only offers trading for four crypto assets: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) –…
Wall Street Giants Bet on EDX Markets Crypto Exchange
EDX Markets, a new digital asset marketplace, has announced the successful initiation of its trading operations, backed by a consortium of major financial institutions. Among the mentioned companies are several Wall Street giants, including Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, and Citadel Securities. Explore limitless, instant crypto swaps. Choose from 1000+ coins and tokens and exchange with no registration or sign-up. Experience a platform that prioritizes your data privacy and fund security. The company has also completed a new funding round Funding Round Startups look to raise capital can participate in a…