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Ether’s Security Status Remains Unclear as SEC Chair Gensler Fails to Answer Lawmaker’s Question

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USA esimees. Väärtpaberi- ja börsikomisjon (SEC), Gary Gensler, would not answer a direct question in a congressional hearing about whether ether is a security. While the SEC chair insisted that the law is clear on crypto, kongresmen…

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

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Tere tulemast Latam Insightsi, kokkuvõte viimase nädala kõige olulisematest krüpto- ja majandusarengu uudistest Ladina-Ameerikast. Selles numbris: Inflation in Argentina goes over 100%, El Salvador issues its first digital assets licenses, ja…

Brazil’s President Lula Urges Developing Countries to Abandon Dollar as Global Reserve Currency

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According to Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, developing countries should abandon the U.S. dollar and strengthen their own national currencies. During a speech at the New Development Bank in Shanghai, Lula expressed his nightly pondering: “Why do all countries…

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

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USA. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee has advised the SEC to “aggressively” assert authority over crypto assets that are securities. The advisory committee believes that “virtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities,” urging the regulator to…

Alleged Kenyan Bill Proposes Widening Definition of Securities to Include Crypto Assets

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A bill seeking to put blockchain and crypto assets under the purview of the Kenyan Capital Markets Authority is supposedly set to be debated in the country’s parliament. The bill also seeks to “widen the meaning of ‘securities’ to capture digital…

SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its Executives

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USA. Väärtpaberi- ja börsikomisjon (SEC) has filed charges against crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives. Lisaks, the regulator alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder raised $8 million in an unregistered crypto token offering and “misappropriated at least $900,000…

Former FTX CEO Seeks $10M Insurance Fund for Legal Defense, Request Opposed by FTX Debtors and Unsecured Creditors

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Court filings reveal that the FTX co-founder is seeking access to a $10 million insurance plan to cover his attorney fees. FTX debtors and unsecured creditors have opposed Sam Bankman-Fried’s request, arguing that every dollar spent on his defense is “one…

In-Chat Tether Transfers Introduced in Telegram

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Users of the Telegram messenger will now be able to send each other the leading stablecoin, siduda (usdt), directly in the chats. The new option expands the list of cryptocurrencies available for purchase, sale, and trade in the messaging app. Tether…

80 Crypto Firms Interested in Establishing Presence in Hong Kong, Official Says

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Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury has revealed that more than 80 crypto companies have expressed interest in establishing a presence in Hong Kong. They include companies across mainland China, Kanada, European Union countries, Singapur, the U.K., ja…

SEC in a Pickle: Crypto’s Tricky Trio Stirs Up Trouble in 2023

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2023 is shaping up to be a painful year for the U.S. Väärtpaberi- ja börsikomisjon (SEC) as it finds itself entangled in battles with the ever-evolving and innovative cryptocurrency industry. From Ripple to Coinbase and Tron, the SEC faces fierce…