Ripple’s Effect on Financial Advisors
Ripple has spent over $100 million fighting the SEC. Financial advisors should pay attention to Ripple’s trial, as it could have significant consequences to how we define securities.
Regulation
Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Wind Down U.S. Operations Next Month
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex will shut down its U.S. platform on April 30 after nine years of operation, the company announced on Friday.
CFTC Could Force Binance to Cease U.S. Operations as Part of Settlement: Bernstein
The crypto exchange will look to safeguard its dominant international business, which is its cash cow, the report said.
Where the U.S. Government Went Wrong in Regulating Crypto
Former public policy attorney Keiko Yoshino writes about why she started paying attention to crypto, particularly the regulatory missteps.
Circle Seeks to Register in France, Ramping Up European Play
The stablecoin issuer wants to expand European operations and prepare for new reserve requirements under the EU’s MiCA law.
Taiwan’s Crypto Industry Welcomes Regulatory Announcement
FSC chairman confirms that the island’s top financial watchdog will regulate crypto.
The Rise and Fall of Silvergate’s Crypto Business
Silvergate Bank lost more than $8 billion in deposits from its crypto customers in the final months of 2022 as its core block of business crumbled under the industry’s implosion – just as the bank’s regulators had predicted might happen for such institutions.
BridgeTower Capital to Onramp Lido, Offers Security Token for Avalanche’s Staking Rewards
The announcements highlight BridgeTower’s emphasis on regulatory compliance.
Crypto Investors’ $28M ‘Black Thursday’ Lawsuit Against DeFi Giant Maker Dismissed by US Judge
The class action lawsuit filed in 2020 alleged that Maker-related entities knowingly misrepresented risks of holding collateral debt positions and caused heavy losses for some users during the March 2020 market crash.
SEC’s Coinbase Insider Trading Case Is ‘Backdoor Rulemaking,’ Trade Association’s CEO Says
The government agency not only “piggybacked” off of the DOJ’s case, but is using it as a way to define some tokens as securities, Perianne Boring, the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s founder, told “First Mover.”