The request for Gensler’s personal communications appears to have been a bridge too far for the SEC, which has described the subpoena as a “blatant impropriety.” In a letter to the court on June 28, the SEC argued that the judge overseeing the case, District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York (SDNY), should reject Coinbase’s request. Source
The specter of potential enforcement actions against NFT projects has “unleashed a chilling effect over NFT artists across the [U.S.],” according to the complaint. The plaintiffs in the case, conceptual artist and law professor Brian Frye, and musical artist Jonathan Mann, also known as “Song a Day Mann,” are each holding back a ready-to-go NFT project until a court grants them protection from the “credible threat” of a future investigation or litigation by the SEC, which their lawyers claim would be which would be “economically devastating to [their] artistic endeavors.”…
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s inconsistent regulatory practices after the regulator revealed its intention to amend its complaint against Binance concerning the security status of certain crypto tokens. He highlighted the contradiction between SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s statements and the agency’s actions, emphasizing the need for clear, consistent […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal
Third-party tokens are digital assets issued by various companies apart from Binance, that were listed by the crypto exchange. The 10 tokens named in the complaint are SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, ATOM, SAND, MANA, ALGO, AXS and COTI. The SEC alleged that these tokens are unregistered securities. Source
Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has urged the crypto industry to demand to know who the next U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair will be before the election. He also urged crypto supporters to “demand that both parties embrace our industry, treat it fairly, and do everything in their power to ensure that America is […] Source CryptoX Portal
The SEC has approved NYSE Arca’s proposal to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust. Grayscale’s new trust will feature competitive fees. “This approval order is based on all of the exchanges’ representations and descriptions in their respective amended filings, which the Commission has carefully evaluated,” said the securities regulator. SEC Approves […] Original
On Saturday, July 27, 2024, the 45th president of the United States spoke to a massive crowd at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville. The event began with David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, presenting Trump with a 2013 Casascius physical bitcoin loaded with 1 BTC. “Bitcoiners know inflation better than anyone else,” Trump told […] Original
Tyler Winklevoss has stressed the urgent need for a new SEC Chair to be appointed before the upcoming U.S. elections. Winklevoss urges swift SEC leadership change before the election In a recent post on X, Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, called for action in Washington before the November elections, stressing that this demand is non-partisan and should unify the crypto industry. Winklevoss emphasized the need for voters to know who the next Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be before…
Coinbase Inc. (COIN) is going after internal chatter at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that may shed light on its pursuit of cryptocurrency exchanges as illegal enterprises – including Chair Gary Gensler’s own communications – but the scope of its latest request filed on Tuesday has been dialed back after resistance from a federal judge. Source
The approval and beginning of trading of the spot bitcoin ETFs in January, which became the most successful launch in the history of exchange-traded products in terms of the speed of money rushing into them, pushed the price of the largest cryptocurrency up to new all-time highs after surging more than 58% within just two months. Source