2020-3-17 19:23 |
Coinbase chief legal officer Brian Brooks will be the new COO and first deputy at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees banking regulation in the U.S. origin »
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Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, finds itself embroiled in a multi-front legal war. From disgruntled investors to the watchful eye of the SEC, the company faces challenges that threaten its operations and cast a shadow over the future of crypto regulation.
2024-5-6 10:57 | |
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In the ongoing legal case between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and cryptocurrency giant Coinbase, a significant milestone has been reached by setting a legal pleadings schedule. This development was publicized on Twitter by Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, who commended the court for its “prompt attention” to the matter.
2023-7-24 14:37 | |
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Following the SEC’s legal action against the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange for allegedly acting as an unregistered securities broker, credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Coinbase’s rating from “stable” to “negative.
2023-6-10 11:12 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been ordered to reply to Coinbase’s legal action within 10 days. In a May 3 tweet, Coinbase’s chief legal officer Paul Grewal revealed that a Third Circuit court issued a text-only order that directed the financial regulator to file a response to the exchange’s mandamus petition.
2023-5-4 13:30 | |
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Brian Brooks, the chief legal officer of Coinbase, has left the crypto exchange in order take the second senior role with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The announcement was made by the OCC on Monday.
2020-3-17 23:41 | |
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CryptoCompare recently published its exchange rankings report for Q4 of 2019. The report ranked cryptocurrency exchanges on the basis of various factors such as their legal compliance, level of securiThe post Coinbase ranked most secure exchange; fails under customer satisfaction criterion appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-13 11:30 | |
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Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance, a lobbyist organization hoping to clarify the legal treatment of staking rewards in the U.S.
2020-1-30 16:10 | |
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The chief legal officer for Coinbase is urging the private sector players to join forces and come up with a tokenized version of the US dollar. According to Brian Brooks, the time has come for the development of a digital US dollar but the major issue should be the one to lead the initiative, the […]
2019-11-6 00:12 | |
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Coinbase’s legal chief believes the private sector should develop the United States digital dollar
2019-11-6 22:32 | |
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Coinbase chief legal officer Brian Brooks thinks the private sector is best positioned to build America's digital dollar.
2019-11-5 20:10 | |
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Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from the Bank of Ireland, which it can potentially use to continuing serving its customers across the continent, in case Brexit causes any disruptions.
2019-10-14 17:18 | |
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Coinbase Custody recently added Telegram’s GRM to its services. However, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disputed the token’s legal status, calling it a security.
2019-10-12 16:17 | |
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Coinbase, a leading crypto-based company offering exchange and digital wallet services in the US has come out to answer concerns regarding its newly established Crypto Ratings Council. The company’s Chief Legal Officer, Brian Brook, responded to questions that the new service could be marred with conflicts of interest, The Block reports. In an interview with […]
2019-10-3 19:43 | |
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The chief legal counsel at Coinbase responds to concerns that conflicts of interest could compromise the company’s newly-created Crypto Ratings Council
2019-10-3 14:38 | |
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The U. K. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reached a settlement with a digital asset fund manager whose stolen bitcoin worth over a million dollars was transferred to the exchange. According to Law360, Coinbase U.
2019-9-12 01:30 | |
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Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States].
2019-5-28 17:30 | |
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In its April 2019 Exchange Review, released on May 20, 2019, London-based crypto data analysis firm CryptoCompare found that fiat-to-crypto exchanges performed much better than crypto-to-crypto platforms did over the last month, as cryptocurrency prices rose across the board.
2019-5-21 20:48 | |
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Crypto News – 13 April – Craig Wright issues another legal notice, Weiss Ratings on Bitcoin and more Don’t forget to follow us for the daily video@IRSnews @WeissRatings @PeterMcCormack #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #CryptoNews #Crypto #IRS pic.
2019-4-14 19:00 | |
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The story of CoinBase’s acquisition of Neutrino is hardly news anymore but continues to be one of the most talked-about topics in crypto. Besides the acquisition itself, there was controversy surrounding the co-founders of Neutrino, who were revealed to have previously been part of a software hacking firm that sold spyware to governments with human […]
2019-3-7 21:35 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase purchased controversial Italian software services provider Neutrino for $13. 5 million (€12 million), a copy of a legal document dated February 15, 2019, and shared with Bitcoin Magazine reveals.
2019-3-7 20:29 | |
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Coinbase’s Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, said in an interview last week that, in part, the exchange acquired controversial software firm Neutrino because its prior blockchain analysis providers were selling customer data.
2019-3-5 23:58 | |
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange that is known around the world, but that does not mean that everyone is a fan. In fact, Shurat HaDin, an Israeli civil rights NGO, is threatening to impose a lawsuit against the exchange.
2019-2-14 16:34 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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I had the opportunity to participate on a legal panel with David Silver at the Unconfiscatable: Bitcoin Not Blockchain Conference put on by Tone Vays in Las Vegas.
2019-2-7 20:39 | |
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Finnish tax authorities have handed over information on 2,700 bitcoin traders to its Danish counterpart, Skattestyrelsen (SKAT). According to a press release, the traders used an undisclosed Finnish exchange to collectively purchase and sell some $15.
2018-12-14 03:12 | |
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‘XRP Is Not A security’ – CZ Binance View On Current Ripple/XRP Legal Battles Coinbase exchange, one of the most prestigious exchanges, has been adamant to adding Ripple (XRP) to the list of tradable assets due to XRP’s legal issues in courts.
2018-12-13 19:33 | |
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In a short-term win for bitcoin advocate Charlie Shrem, a federal judge has lifted the freeze on Shrem’s financial accounts in an ongoing legal battle against the Winklevoss twins.
2018-11-10 00:48 | |
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The judge presiding over a class action lawsuit against Coinbase over allegations of insider trading has approved Coinbase’s motion to dismiss the suit. In March of 2018, Jeffrey Berk filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of himself and other investors against Coinbase.
2018-10-26 22:26 | |
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According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect.
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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The famed U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange is seeking a legal approval for its services from Japanese authorities praising relatively hush industry oversight for highly secure business environment.
2018-10-10 21:41 | |
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US Legal Group Summons SEC Chairman Clayton for ICO Regulation Clarity US Legal Group Summons SEC Chairman Clayton for ICO Regulation Clarity Cryptocurrency Scams Are the Thieves of Millions of Dollars, Next Bull Run be Mindful Cryptocurrency Scams Are the Thieves of Millions of Dollars, Next Bull Run be Mindful Coinbase Rolls Out GBP Payments […]
2018-9-30 21:36 | |
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In a move to expand its asset offerings, Coinbase has created a new process by which anyone with a token can apply to have it listed on the platform. This news comes weeks after Coinbase said it was exploring the addition of several new assets including Stellar Lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and Cardano (ADA).
2018-9-27 01:15 | |
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In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
2018-9-27 21:21 | |
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It’s a sign of the times and the growing maturity of the crypto industry that a new industry trade association launched in Washington, D. C. , on September 11, 2018, to lobby the U.
2018-9-22 22:46 | |
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced in a new blog post today that the exchange has hired a new chief legal officer. The position will be filled by Brian Brooks. Armstrong noted that as the cryptocurrency ecosystem is rapidly evolving, the company wants to contribute toward the regulations in this space and help shape public policy.
2018-9-21 15:49 | |
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Coinbase has appointed finance executive Brian Brooks as its chief legal officer, while previous incumbent Mike Lempres has assumed the position of chief policy officer.
2018-9-21 13:21 | |
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The former LinkedIn's head of analytics and data science Michael Li has been hired as the VP of data, while Brian Brooks, a former executive at Fannie Mae, has become a new chief legal officer at Coinbase.
2018-9-20 12:24 | |
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Learn about working at Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/careers - Medium
2018-9-20 23:46 | |
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Coinbase has hired former Fannie Mae executive Brian Brooks as its new chief legal officer.
2018-9-20 23:45 | |
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Coinbase Bundle: Why Crypto Investors Should Consider Purchasing? Coinbase Bundle: Why Crypto Investors Should Consider Purchasing? American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to Discuss Blockchain At Tech Innovation Event American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to Discuss Blockchain At Tech Innovation Event Ripple Executive Says Legal Stance on Blockchain Being Good and Crypto Being Bad is Evolving […]
2018-9-19 08:06 | |
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Cryptocurrency bigwigs are banding together to form a political lobbying consortium that will take on the industry’s hardest policy making issues directly from Washington DC. The NGO, known as the Blockchain Association, is trying to become the go to lobbying organization on political and legal issues that challenge cryptocurrency and blockchain companies.
2018-9-12 12:06 | |
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On the latest episode of Distributed Dialogues, Dave and Rick from the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network host interviews on the risks and rewards of government interference in the cryptocurrency space.
2018-9-8 20:05 | |
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A Mexico-based “prolific bitcoin dealer” has been indicted and held without bond in the US on a number of international money laundering charges. He used Bitfinex for his exchange needs after Coinbase closed his account.
2018-8-19 15:40 | |
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Coinbase has revealed unofficially that its internal investigation into insider trading of Bitcoin Cash found no evidence of foul play. ‘No Disciplinary Action’ In private comments to Fortune, the US’ largest cryptocurrency exchange said that as of last week, the long-awaited investigation had come to an end, but that “no disciplinary action” would occur.
2018-7-25 12:00 | |
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UDAX Mobile App May Have Legal Trouble With Coinbase UDAX is a new platform that intends to make cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms more accessible to people and the solution of the company for this problem is to focus on mobile.
2018-7-20 20:55 | |
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Communism doesn’t work. We’ve tried it, it failed. People need incentive to work and to take risk. If an entrepreneur for example sees an inefficiency somewhere, yet he has little. .
2018-7-17 14:23 | |
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In a bid to fight the threat of cryptocurrency tax crime, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has joined with tax authorities from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to form the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5), according to a press release.
2018-7-4 23:36 | |
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Crypto allies dominate the list of witnesses slated to appear before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
A largely proclaimatory meetup generated a positive response, with the industry appearing ready for a busy new year on the Hill.
Changpeng Zhao said Brooks stepping down would not "impact Binance.US customers in any way." The cryptocurrency community has different thoughts.
The rule would have prohibited U.S. banks from denying services based on ideological factors.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks will be stepping down on Jan. 14, he confirmed Wednesday.
Brooks hinted at a flurry of crypto clarity actions in the next 6 weeks that could drive more institutions into the asset class.
The OCC's July ruling that allowed banks to provide custody spurred the newfound interest, Brooks said.