Cryptocurrency

Ripple Wins SEC Suit
Cryptocurrency

SEC lawyers learned ‘nothing’ from Ripple case

From Finbold.com: https://finbold.com/legal-expert-blasts-arrogant-sec-lawyers-for-learning-nothing-from-ripple-case/ While the cryptocurrency industry is waiting for the final outcome of the protracted court battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), legal expert and amicus curiae for the blockchain company John E. Deaton has criticized the regulator’s legal team. Indeed, Deaton accused […]

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Misleading Advertising and Compliance Failures: SEC Charges Titan Global Capital Management

The SEC has taken action against Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC, a FinTech investment adviser based in New York. The charges revolve around the company’s use of misleading hypothetical performance metrics in its advertisements. Additionally, Titan has been accused of multiple compliance failures that led to distorted disclosures concerning […]

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Settlement:Bittrex Settles Charges of Operating Unregistered Securities Exchange

Introduction: The SEC has announced a settlement involving Bittrex Inc., a prominent crypto asset trading platform, and its co-founder, William Shihara. The agreement pertains to charges of operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. Bittrex Inc.’s foreign affiliate, Bittrex Global GmbH, is also included in the settlement, […]

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SEC Charges Celsius Network Limited and Founder Alex Mashinsky with Fraud and Unregistered Offer and Sale of Securities

On July 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Celsius Network Limited (Celsius) and its founder and former CEO, Alex Mashinsky, with violating registration and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. The SEC alleged that Celsius failed to register the offers and sales of its crypto lending […]

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Cryptocurrency – An Introduction

Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that is secured by cryptography, making it difficult to counterfeit or double-spend. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized technology for secure peer-to-peer transactions that are recorded on a public ledger known as a blockchain. There are currently over 8,000 cryptocurrencies in circulation, with new ones being […]