U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to force Elon Musk to testify in its probe into his purchase of Twitter, now X. After some back and forth, the billionaire investor bought the social media platform for $44 billion in October 2022 and the SEC’s probe is focused on Twitter shares he had acquired […]
Author: Lubomir Tassev
Hong Kong Police and Securities Regulator Form Unit to Monitor Crypto Exchanges
Law enforcement officials and financial regulators in Hong Kong have teamed up to better identify illegal activities on cryptocurrency exchanges. The initiative, which comes in the wake of the crackdown on the JPEX exchange, seeks to improve coordination between the government agencies in similar investigations in the future. Hong Kong’s Financial Watchdog Announces Working Group […]
SEC Seeks Rejection of Coinbase’s Pushback Against Its Lawsuit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a judge to reject Coinbase’s attempt to have the regulator’s lawsuit against it dismissed. The exchange had alleged that the agency overstepped its authority and abused its discretion in claiming that digital assets offered on the trading platform were unregistered securities. SEC Adds Arguments to Support […]
Crypto Miners Blame ‘Exorbitant Taxes’ for Kazakhstan Exodus
Licensed crypto mining companies have urged the government in Kazakhstan to revise its taxation policy regarding the sector, which they say is in dire straits. The largest mining firms plan to leave the Central Asian nation by the end of this year, warned the members of the industry. Miners Criticize Kazakhstan Government’s ‘Unbalanced’ Tax Rules […]
SEC Charges FTX Auditor for Helping Clients Violate Securities Laws
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against an accounting firm that worked for failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The company, Prager Metis, has been accused of facilitating clients in breaking federal securities laws and also auditor independence violations. FTX Accountant Prager Metis Charged With Auditor Rules Violations The U.S. securities regulator has charged […]
Did You Know About These Crypto Airdrops in October?
As markets continue to move sideways, crypto companies are trying to increase user engagement through airdrops. Among them are some well-known names in the space as well as new projects searching for their place. They all seek to arouse interest in digital money and their own products with giveaways of coins and tokens. From Binance […]
Paypal Selects Crypto.com as ‘Preferred Exchange’ for PYUSD Stablecoin
Paypal has chosen Crypto.com as the “preferred exchange” for its recently launched stablecoin issued by the blockchain company Paxos. The partnership with the trading platform seeks to prop the U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrency which has already listed the coin and provides liquidity for its market. Crypto.com Joins Payments Giant Paypal and Fintech Firm Paxos to ‘Further […]
SEC Delays Decisions on More Bitcoin ETFs Including That of Blackrock
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decisions on the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proposed by several companies. The delays of the applications of financial powerhouse Blackrock, asset manager Valkyrie and others come ahead of an expected government shutdown that would affect the SEC. U.S. Securities Regulator Pushes Back Verdicts on Multiple […]
Binance Advises Paysafe Users to Convert Euro Balances to Tether
Crypto exchange Binance has issued a recommendation for customers using the services of Paysafe for euro (EUR) transfers. The crypto trading platform is advising users to convert their euro balances to tether (USDT) or withdraw them to bank accounts after the payment processor suspended deposits and withdrawals in the common European currency. Binance Urges Traders […]
Meta AI Assistant Launches to Compete With Chatbots Like Chatgpt
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, launched its own chatbot based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Meta AI provides an alternative to products like Openai’s Chatgpt and is setting out to offer interaction tailored to attend to different interests and solve specific tasks. Zuckerberg Unveils Meta AI Chatbot, AI Personas at Meta […]