SEC Probes First Republic Bank Executives for Insider Trading; Lawmakers Dump Bank’s Shares Before Collapse

After the second largest bank failure in history, los Estados Unidos. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO) is reportedly investigating First Republic Bank executives for allegedly engaging in insider trading. Two sources have claimed that the securities regulator is scrutinizing the bank’s executives

Coinbase Shares Wells Response, Challenges SEC’s Change in Attitude Towards Its Core Businesses

En abril 27, base de monedas, the crypto exchange based in San Francisco, made public the disclosure of its response to the Wells notice it had received from the U.S. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO) back in March. The company maintained that the

Latam Insights – Inflation Skyrockets in Argentina, El Salvador Processes Digital Assets Licenses, Venezuelan Crypto Corruption Probe Continues

Bienvenido a Latam Insights, un compendio de las noticias criptográficas y de desarrollo económico más relevantes de América Latina durante la última semana. En este asunto: Inflation in Argentina goes over 100%, El Salvador issues its first digital assets licenses, y el…

Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are Securities

Los Estados Unidos. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee has advised the SEC toaggressivelyassert authority over crypto assets that are securities. The advisory committee believes thatvirtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities,” urging the regulator to

SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its Executives

Los Estados Unidos. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO) has filed charges against crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives. Además, the regulator alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder raised $8 million in an unregistered crypto token offering andmisappropriated at least $900,000

Head of Venezuelan Crypto Watchdog Sunacrip Arrested on Alleged Corruption Charges; Institution to Face Restructuring

Joselit Ramirez, head of the Venezuelan cryptocurrency authority Sunacrip, was arrested on March 18, according to reports from local media. Ramirez, who led the institution from its creation in 2018, was arrested for being allegedly involved in corruption schemes, including the

El CEO de Coinbase insta al Congreso a aprobar una legislación criptográfica clara y advierte que Estados Unidos corre el riesgo de perder el estatus de centro financiero

El director ejecutivo de Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, ha pedido al Congreso que apruebe una legislación criptográfica clara, advirtiendo que EE.UU.. corre el riesgo de perder su estatus de centro financiero. “Crypto is open to everyone in the world and others are leading,” the executive stressed. Coinbase’s

Kraken CEO Calls on Congress to Protect US Crypto Industry Following Settlement With SEC Over Staking Program

The CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, Jessie Powell, has called on Congress to pass a law to protect the U.S. crypto industry after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEGUNDO) took action against his trading platform over its crypto staking service. Kraken’s

La Asociación de Criptomonedas de Turquía promete bloquear los intercambios que "victimizan a los comerciantes"

A new organization has been established in Turkey with the aim to monitor and help develop the country’s crypto sector, local media reported. Its first task will be to address recent problems with some cryptocurrency exchanges and boost confidence in the

Varios sitios web de intercambio de criptomonedas eliminados en Kazajstán

Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the country. Kazakhstan’s Financial Watchdog Goes After Unlicensed Crypto