2023-2-7 08:59 |
The attorneys for brothers Ishan and Nikhil Wahi want the case thrown out, arguing that the Securities and Exchange Commission was wrong when it charged the pair. origin »
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Coinbase joins a trade group and other groups in arguing the SEC's case threatens the broader industry.
2022-11-1 02:33 | |
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Fox Business Gasparino reports that the SEC is arguing that Bitcoin and Ether are not officially non-securities in their case with Ripple. The revelation strengthens Ripple’s fair notice defense.
2021-12-13 10:40 | |
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Breaking down the ongoing SEC v. Ripple case clarifies the crucial meaning of it for the whole crypto industry.
2021-3-22 17:07 | |
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Gemini’s Winklevoss Capital recently presented a report arguing a strong case for Bitcoin as the ultimate hedge against inflation, despite its current undervalued status. The report compared bitcoin’s superiority as a long term store of value (SoV) with traditional assets like gold, oil, and, most importantly, the US dollar. While all these assets have performed […]
2020-8-31 11:51 | |
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There have been many analysts over recent weeks arguing that Bitcoin is clearly at a market top. As NewsBTC covered two weeks ago, one trader commented that the cryptocurrency is trading in line with a textbook “distribution” pattern.
2020-7-11 06:00 | |
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The court case over whether XRP should be considered a security has been going on for months, but Ripple isn’t done yet. In a new filing on December 4th, Ripple poked holes in the statements made by the plaintiffs, arguing that the arguments they’ve made are contradictory to their original claim, as reported by CoinDesk. […]
2019-12-6 03:23 | |
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VanEck, known as the first U. S. investment manager to bet on gold before it broke from the gold standard, produced a report pitched at institutional investors arguing Bitcoin has “monetary value” and can improve portfolio upside.
2019-10-11 09:23 | |
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The government of Australia wants to ban cash payments for goods and services exceeding 10,000 AUD ($6,900). Interestingly, it excludes digital currency, such as Bitcoin, from the restrictions, arguing that if the regulations cover crypto assets, they would also limit innovation.
2019-7-30 02:00 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether lawyers move to dismiss case versus the New York Attorney General, arguing that purported location and subject matter for jurisdiction is wrong
2019-5-22 00:15 | |
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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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The regulatory and legal environment around internet-based services and applications has changed considerably over the last decade. When large-scale social networking platforms first became popular in the 2000s, the general attitude toward mass data collection was essentially “why not?”.
2019-5-11 04:03 | |
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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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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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Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position.
2019-2-15 19:18 | |
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Industry buzz surrounded Ethereum this week as community members await the next stage of the coin’s development. The protocol also served as the jumping-off point for a new fully regulated stablecoin.
2018-9-16 18:41 | |
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The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state.
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just put nine more bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the chopping block. In three separate orders issued on August 22, 2018, the agency nixed the proposals and contingent rule changes for ETF filings submitted by ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion.
2018-8-23 18:18 | |
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Looks like it’s blockchain split season again. For background of various people discussing the topic, and whether such splits are good or bad: Power laws and network effects (arguing the BTC/BCC split may destroy value due to network effect loss): https://medium.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Youtube has been dragged into a class action lawsuit against Bitconnect for failure to protect its users from being exposed to the scam’s videos. This case might be used by Google and others to justify their bans on crypto ads, arguing that their algorithms can not distinguish between legitimate projects and frauds.
2018-7-9 02:15 | |
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The SEC’s proclamation that ether (ETH) is not a security has sparked some celebration amongst the cryptocurrency community. Regulatory clarity is always a good thing, but ICO operators shouldn’t see this as a reason to put the champagne on ice.
2018-6-26 19:36 | |
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