2020-7-17 11:01 |
The crypto lending platform has hired banking veteran Jonathan Mayers as general counsel in a bid to stay ahead of the regulatory curve. origin »
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In episode seven of the Block Stars podcast, Ripple CTO David Schwartz is joined by Ripple General Counsel, Stu Alderoty to discuss the current state of global cryptocurrency regulation. David probably didn’t expect Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer to reference Beanie Babies during their conversation, but the often-valuable stuffed toys are a great analogy for why … Continued The post Block Stars: How Beanie Babies Show that Digital Assets Need Smart Regulation appeared first on Ripple.
2020-7-15 20:45 | |
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Former Facebook Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Paul Grewal will lead crypto exchange Coinbase’s legal team.
2020-7-9 06:13 | |
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Libra Association íàçíà÷èëà íà äîëæíîñòü ãëàâíîãî þðèñêîíñóëüòà Ðîáåðòà Âåðíåðà, áûâøåãî äèðåêòîðà Ñåòè ïî áîðüáå ñ ôèíàíñîâûìè ïðåñòóïëåíèÿìè (FinCEN). We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Werner as the Association’s General Counsel.
2020-5-21 19:40 | |
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Kik’s general counsel told Cointelegraph that the SEC’s case relies on its “poorly reasoned” suit against Telegram
2020-4-27 19:30 | |
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Stuart Hoegner, general counsel of Bitfinex, has shared updates on the proceedings on a very strange class action suit against top cryptocurrency platforms
2020-4-10 15:50 | |
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Despite the Telegram Group maintaining that its 'GRAM' token is similar to Bitcoin and Ether, it has been in crosshairs with CFTC and SEC. The letter filed by the Commodity Futures Trading CommissiThe post CFTC's General Counsel addresses Telegram's GRAM token in letter appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-19 14:00 | |
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Crypto exchange company Bittrex Global, today announced additions to its leadership team to better position the platform for a year of growth and new product development. Tom Albright, previously General Counsel of Bittrex Inc.
2020-2-19 23:48 | |
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Jake Chervinksy, the General Counsel at Compound Finance has made a number of predictions for the Bitcoin. Although they are pretty generic what with the Bitcoin halving to occur and numbers to go up significantly which could either be before the halving or after, he sees stock-to-flow proponents to “claim victory.” The stock-to-flow model was […]
2020-1-5 23:15 | |
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Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft collaborated on an open letter protesting the Trump administrations’s controversial proposition on Chinese tariffs. They warn that the worst case scenario would be that game consoles, are on the proposed product list, would get even more expensive.
2019-6-27 03:57 | |
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Kik Interactive Inc. , a messaging service, responded to the enforcement actions taken against it by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. In a press release, Chief Executive Officer of Kik, Ted Livingston, said that they had been expecting this and now, they “welcome the opportunity to fight for the future of crypto.
2019-6-5 10:30 | |
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Jake Chervinsky recently took to Twitter to announce that he will be taking a new role of General Counsel for Compound Finance. It's official: I've started a new role as General Counsel for @compoundfinance! I've wanted to go full-time into the crypto industry for a while and I feel lucky to have found a position […]
2019-5-30 19:30 | |
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Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets.
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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Last week, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) launched an investigation into Tether, arguably the most controversial stablecoin in the crypto space, over an alleged $850 million fraud. Tether’s legal counsel have since admitted that the stablecoin is now only 74% backed by it’s asset reserves.
2019-5-17 19:20 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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According to the latest revelations, as of April 30, the USDT stablecoin is only about 74 percent backed by fiat equivalent, stated issuer’s general counsel. On Tuesday, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner wrote in an affidavit that the company behind USDT holds about $2.
2019-5-4 02:15 | |
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By CCN. com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has increased by just over 1 percent against the U. S. dollar, extending its year-to-date (YTD) gain to 44. 27 percent and leading the crypto market to recovery.
2019-5-2 12:48 | |
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According to a Bloomberg report published April 30, 2019, only 74 percent of Tether’s USDT stablecoin is backed by fiat and other short-term liquid assets. The Trouble Runs Deep In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of State of New York on April 30, 2019, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner stated that the companyRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-2 11:48 | |
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Bitfinex, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has been the highlight of the cryptocurrency space ever since the NY Attorney General opened an investigation into the exchange alleging fraud.
2019-5-1 16:13 | |
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By CCN. com: The bitcoin price has increased from $5,173 to $5,297 on major regulated crypto exchanges including Coinbase in the past 24 hours, by 2. 3 percent. Major crypto assets such as Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash spiked by 4 to 11 percent against the U.
2019-5-1 13:52 | |
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Tether’s lawyer has now admitted that the stablecoin is only 74 percent backed by cash and equivalents, according to an affidavit filed on Tuesday. In the filing, Stuart Hoegner, the company’s general counsel, said Tether held approximately $2.
2019-5-1 13:19 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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By CCN. com: According to an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Stuart Hoegner, the general counsel to Tether and major bitcoin exchange Bitfinex, only 74 percent of Tether’s holdings are backed by cash.
2019-5-1 23:36 | |
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Tether has been experiencing some major negative attention lately after rumors started circulating about how the stablecoin is actually backed. However, it looks like Tether’s general counsel is coming out of the woodwork with a little more honesty, as he has confirmed that there is 74% of the stablecoin’s liquidity that is backed by fiat […]
2019-5-1 22:03 | |
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Tether's general counsel told the New York Supreme Court that it can only back about 74% of USDT in circulation as of Tuesday.
2019-4-30 18:47 | |
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By CCN. com: Don’t believe what Mark Zuckerberg tells you. Facebook is not remotely interested in protecting your privacy. The company just hired Jennifer Newstead as general counsel, a lawyer widely cited as co-writer of the Patriot Act, famously granting unprecedented snooping powers to the US government.
2019-4-23 17:40 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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By CCN: The Dow plowed higher on Thursday, even as Wall Street breathlessly waited for US Attorney General William Barr to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report into the 2016 Trump campaign.
2019-4-18 16:45 | |
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It’s like talking to a brick wall. House Democrats are so determined to get their hands on the full Mueller report that they are ignoring anyone who says that classified information in it can’t be released.
2019-4-4 19:01 | |
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In case you missed it, United States Attorney General William Barr declared this week that there was insufficient evidence in the report filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to suggest that President Trump obstructed justice in the Russia collusion investigation.
2019-3-27 22:39 | |
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Andrew Hinkes, a blockchain lawyer, has recently decided to help Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) issuers to fight back the system. He was previously the general counsel at Athena Blockchain, a blockchain-based investment bank, and he also was a law professor at the New York University.
2019-3-23 04:19 | |
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Ripple has been on a hiring spree the past few months. They have been aggressively searching for top-notch tech talent, but are also looking to fill other roles as shown by their recent move to steal Stuart Alderoty from the traditional financial sector and make him Ripple’s general counsel.
2019-2-13 09:23 | |
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Stuart Alderoty, veteran legal expert and former General Counsel at CIT and HSBC, will be joining San Francisco based blockchain startup Ripple. Brad Garlinghouse, the chief executive of Ripple, announced the news on Twitter and welcome Alderoty on board.
2019-2-1 16:59 | |
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Ripple has announced in a press release that Stuart Alderoty, a former HSBC General Counsel will be taking over the role of General Legal Counsel at Ripple, January 30, 2019. Welcome to Ripple Since September 2018, Ripple, a blockchain-based payment processor found itself without any general counsel for legal services and compliance.
2019-2-1 07:00 | |
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Ripple has made a high-profile legal hire in the form of ex-HSBC general counsel Stuart Alderoty
2019-1-31 11:06 | |
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After months of leaving the position open, Ripple has finally found someone to work as their general counsel – Stuart Alderoty. Alderoty previously worked at top-50 bank CIT Group, where he worked in various positions, including executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary since 2016. Now, with Ripple, he will be overseeing the legal […]
2019-1-31 08:57 | |
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Ripple has hired banking veteran Stuart Alderoty as its new general counsel, filling a position that had been vacant for several months.
2019-1-31 22:00 | |
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Huobi is preparing to release XRP derivatives contracts in the “very near future,” as the exchange seeks to provide more products and services aimed at institutional investors. Josh Goodbody, Huobi’s General Counsel, told Crypto Briefing that the exchange plans to launch XRP futures contracts on its Huobi Derivatives Market (DM) “very soon,” with more virtual currency contracts coming throughout the […] The post XRP Will Be First Of Many Huobi Crypto Futures appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2019-1-27 20:31 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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Having met the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2018, officials of VanEck, SolidX and Cboe BZX Exchange have met with the Commission again, in the latest attempt to convince the regulator to approve the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official presentation submitted to the SEC.
2018-12-1 01:17 | |
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At this year’s CryptoFrontiers Conference in New York City, digital currency exchange Huobi announced that it will begin offering derivatives contract trading. The service will be available via Huobi’s Derivative Market (Huobi DM) to customers of select countries and will allow them to open both short and long positions for a handful of coins.
2018-11-29 01:33 | |
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Despite the current legal issues developer Ripple Labs is suffering through LINK, CEO Brad Garlinghouse took time to speak at a FinTech festival in Singapore to comment on the future of Ripple and cryptocurrency as a whole.
2018-11-15 21:58 | |
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CEO Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse stood beside IMF Deputy General Counsel, Ross Leckow in a presentation on their opinions on digital currencies during the Singapore Fintech Festival. The pair were asked questions on their views about the current digital asset market and the role of central banks by the audience. Conservative Counsel As a high ranking […]
2018-11-14 10:25 | |
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Ripple CEO’s has sat down with Ross Leckow, IMF’s Deputy General Counsel, to talk about blockchain technology at the Singapore Fintech Festival. Both agreed that the distributed ledger will change the world of global payments as the International Monetary Fund engages with the private sector and industry to help its members unlock the potential of blockchain.
2018-11-14 23:00 | |
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse talked about the opportunities for digital assets and blockchain technology in the ASEAN region. Speaking with IMF’s Deputy General Counsel Ross Leckow, Garlinghouse noted on Monday that the unique regulatory frameworks of the region could help in the creation of game-changing technology that will change the future of global payments.
2018-11-13 18:29 | |
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Tether has announced the expansion of its USDT token to an eighth blockchain.
The FMA reports two-thirds of the investment fraud reports filed in 2020 were related to cryptocurrency and digital currency trading products.
This is the second bitcoin ETF approved to trade in Canada.
Geely will own 80% of the venture while Concordium will own the rest.
Gates has previously criticized cryptocurrencies and said he'd short bitcoin "if there was an easy way to do it."
A new tie-up with payments firm Klarna brings the exchange access to more than 5,000 banks across Europe.
Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs.