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BlockFi settles with the SEC, Russia’s CBDC trials begin and Cointelegraph releases its 2022 top-100 list: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 13-19

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Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week $1T opportunity: JPMorgan becomes first major bank in the metaverse United States banking giant JPMorgan Chase has taken a dive into what it considers a significant up and coming arena of opportunity: the metaverse. The bank has recently opened a digital lounge called Onyx in…

SEC chair hints at no spot Bitcoin ETFs yet, but cites ‘careful consideration’ for future

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has responded to a letter from lawmakers calling the regulator denying approval of Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds “unacceptable.” In a Tuesday letter from Gensler addressed to Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer, the SEC chair hinted that the regulatory body was no closer to approving a Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETF in the United States capable of preventing “fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices” by the standards of the Exchange Act. Gensler reiterated his stance of being technology-neutral, but that he would give…

SEC Scrutinizing Crypto Exchange Binance US — Chair Gensler Stresses ‘Basic Investor Protection’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly scrutinizing the U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance over trading firms with links to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler emphasizes the need for “basic investor protection” in the crypto space. Binance US Probed by SEC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly probing the U.S. arm of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance (Binance US). The securities watchdog is examining the relationship between Binance US and two trading firms with ties to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the…

SEC Warns Against Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts — Says They’re Riskier Than Bank Deposits – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors about the “risks with accounts that pay interest on crypto-asset deposits.” The warning coincides with the first enforcement action the agency took against crypto lending platforms. SEC Warns About Risks in Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the Division of Enforcement’s Retail Strategy Task Force announced Monday that they have jointly issued an investor bulletin “to educate investors about risks with accounts that pay interest on crypto-asset deposits.” On the…

Binance.US is under investigation from SEC over trading affiliates: Report

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly launched a probe into major crypto exchange Binance’s U.S. arm regarding trading firms connected to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. According to a Tuesday report from the Wall Street Journal, the SEC is looking into the relationship between Binance.US and trading firms Sigma Chain AG and Merit Peak. The federal regulator has reportedly requested information from the U.S. crypto exchange on the two companies and is investigating how it may have disclosed its potential links to the market makers to users. The news…

Here’s why the SEC keeps rejecting spot Bitcoin ETF applications

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It is not the first time the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected proposals for a Bitcoin spot exchange traded product (ETP), but efforts continue to be made by different financial institutions. The recent attempt made by Cboe BZX Exchange on Jan. 25 to list the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust as a Bitcoin ETP has also failed.  The SEC letter published on Feb. 8 pointed out that the exchange has not met its burden to demonstrate the fund is “designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts” and “to…

Binance.US Faces SEC Probe Over Trading Affiliates: Report

“Market-making activities are standard in both traditional finance and crypto, such as Citadel Securities or those on FTX performed by Alamada Research, a business owned by FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried. They ensure liquidity and directly support a healthy, vibrant, and efficient marketplace to the benefit of end-users,” a Binance spokesperson told CoinDesk in response to the report. Source

SEC Enforcement Against Wonderland Could Mean Trouble for DeFi

Prior to the reveal, Patryn – then working under the pseudonym “Sifu” – and Wonderland founder Daniele Sestagalli grew notorious for aggressively leveraging one of DeFi’s trendiest new tools: Protocol Controlled Value, or PCV. According to the Wonderland documentation, PCV is a term for “the amount of funds the treasury owns and controls,” and the Wonderland treasury currently manages in excess of $700 million, down from a peak well over $1 billion. Source

SEC hits BlockFi with a $100 million penalty, gives 60 days to comply with a 1940 law

On Feb. 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, announced actions against crypto lending company BlockFi over its failure to register high-yield interest accounts that the agency deems to be securities. New Jersey-based BlockFi will pay $50 million in settlement to the SEC and another $50 million to 32 U.S. states that brought similar charges. This marks some of the heaviest penalties ever imposed by a U.S. federal regulator on a cryptocurrency service provider. The firm also agreed to stop onboarding new customers to the unregistered service, BlockFi Interest…