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US Securities and Exchange Commission staff have given guidance on how federal securities laws could apply to crypto, saying companies issuing or dealing with tokens that could be securities should give better details about their business. The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said in a staff statement on April 10 that it was giving its

Aleksei Andriunin, a Russian national charged with manipulating cryptocurrency through the Gotbit market maker platform, has reportedly struck a plea deal with prosecutors in the United States. Gotbit founder and CEO Andriunin has agreed to forfeit about $23 million in Tether USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) in a plea deal with Massachusetts federal prosecutors

Dutch international bank ING has signed a deal with enterprise blockchain consortium R3 for access to R3’s commercial blockchain platform, according to a press release published Jan. 22.As a part of the five-year agreement, ING Bank is set to acquire an unlimited number of licenses for R3’s Corda Enterprise platform. The banking giant plants to…

The majority shares of the new combined holding company called Coincheck Group, N.V would be owned by Coincheck’s parent company Monex Group Inc. Coincheck Inc., a Japan-based crypto exchange with over 1.5 million verified customers, is eyeing Nasdaq listing after a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc.The combined holding…

While the interest in metaverse seems to slow down, a pioneer in the space is still hard at work, advocating the open metaverse, a decentralized and interoperable multiverse.In an interview with Cointelegraph Brazil, Sebastien Borget, the founder of the open-world blockchain game The Sandbox, shared some of his thoughts and expertise when it comes to…

2021 has seen the installation of over 10,000 new crypto ATMs worldwide, with the United States taking the lead. 957 Total views 10 Total shares Alongside cryptocurrency’s decade-long adoption drive, the momentum behind the installation of crypto ATMs continues across the globe. Based on Coin ATM Radar’s latest data, crypto ATM installations in 2021 have…

Tether has released its latest reserves attestation for USDT, with its excess reserves increasing to $3.3 billion. 315 Total views 1 Total shares Tether continues to increase its treasury reserve holdings backing circulating USDT (USDT) tokens, according to its latest financial attestation for the second quarter of 2023.Tether Holdings published its Q2 attestation from accounting firm BDO,…

The cryptocurrency exchange is offering a portfolio management feature that’s commonly used in traditional futures and securities markets. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has introduced a new fund management solution designed to simplify asset management for portfolio managers, highlighting the growing sophistication of institutional tools in the digital asset space.  On April 24, Binance launched Fund Accounts

OpenSea users have reportedly been targeted with a widespread email phishing campaign, including a fake developer API risk alert and a fake NFT offer. 372 Total views 3 Total shares Users of the major nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea have said they are being targeted with a new email phishing attack and have received emails