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EOS and Sia Settlements With SEC ‘May End Existential Securities Risk’

Recent news about the two settlements reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might potentially set an important precedent in the Cryptoverse where many are debating which of the digital tokens traded on the U.S. exchanges are securities and might be endangered. So now many...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

IBM Keen to Work on Blockchain with Facebook + 12 More Crypto News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto newsBlockchain newsIBM says it wants to work with Facebook on blockchain. Jason Kelley, the general manager of IBM’s...

, by Tim Alper

Ripple Asks for Dismissal of XRP Lawsuit; Repeats XRP isn’t a Security

Ripple, a California-based crypto startup focusing on the banking sector, stands firm in its claim that XRP , the third largest digital token by market capitalization, is not a security and wants the federal court to dismiss a class action lawsuit according to which the company illegally sold...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Russia AGAIN Delays Crypto Decision + 16 More Crypto News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Regulation newsRussia has yet again delayed its decision on forthcoming cryptocurrency legislation. The head of the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Russia’s Crypto Fate to Be Sealed on Sep 18 + 10 More Crypto Briefs

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Regulation newsCrunch talks have been set for cryptocurrency in Russia, reports Tass. The country’s leading...

, by Tim Alper

Stock Exchange MERJ Launches Tokenized IPO + 10 More Crypto Briefs

Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.Tokenization newsMERJ, the national stock exchange of the Republic of Seychelles, announced today the initial public...

, by Tim Alper

Craig Wright ‘to Pay Billions’ as Judge ‘Rejects’ His Testimony

Craig Wright, a controversial Australian computer scientist, supporter of Bitcoin SV (BSV), dubbed Faketoshi due to his claim that he is Satoshi Nakamoto and general lack of any sort of proof, could be set to lose a whopping 50% of the BTC tokens he mined (around BTC 1.1 million, or USD 11.2...

, by Tim Alper

Coinbase Hit with Bitcoin Cash Negligence Wrap, Kik Hits Back at SEC

An American court has ruled that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will be charged with negligence for allegedly botching the launch of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) token.Bloomberg reports that San Francisco District Judge Vince Chhabria described the launch as an “incompetence born of haste,”...

, by Tim Alper

LEO Best-Performing Coin as Court Extends Bitfinex Ruling

Following news that a New York judge on Monday extended the injunction in the case between the New York Attorney General and Bitfinex, the cryptocurrency exchange’s own token stood out as a winner among a losing pack of cryptocurrencies. At pixel time (09:23 UTC), UNUS SED LEO is one of a few...

, by Fredrik Vold

Chinese Court Rules that Bitcoin has Legal Value – Report

An internet court in China has reportedly made a landmark ruling on cryptocurrencies, recognizing Bitcoin as having legal value as property.Per Chinese media outlet BJ News, Hangzhou Internet Court – one of three legal bodies in the country that handle digital and internet-based legal matters...

, by Tim Alper

New York Attorney General Hits Back at Bitfinex, Tether

A long-running battle between the New York Attorney General (AG) and exchange platform Bitfinex has taken a fresh turn. The AG claims there have been irregularities with Bitfinex claims about whether – and how long – the platform and related companies have been dealing with New...

, by Tim Alper

Authorities Will Regret Shutting Down Bitcoin Mixer – Crypto Professor

Authorities will regret the chain reaction that they are starting with a decision to shutdown a major bitcoin mixer, Emin Gün Sirer, a Cornell University crypto professor who's launching his own coin, estimated. The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), in cooperation with...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Binance CEO Claims VC Giant Hurt His Reputation (UPDATED)

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao seeks an unspecified "reasonable compensation" from Sequoia Capital China, a subsidiary of venture capital giant Sequoia Capital, Coindesk reported, citing a filing submitted on May 20 to the High Court in Hong Kong. (Updated on UTC 12:05 AM: a new section 'A...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

NY Attorney General Hits Back at Bitfinex (UPDATED)

It was an eventful weekend for iFinex, the operator of the Bitfinex exchange and the Tether stablecoin – with the New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James retaliating in a deepening legal feud, and talk of a forthcoming USD 1 billion token sale. (Updated on 10:42 UTC: A response from...

, by Tim Alper

How Merlin Lost Patience Trying to Save Bitfinex’s USD 851 million

"I am not your enemy, I am here to help you and have been very patient so far, but you need to cut the crap and tell me what is going on," Merlin lost his patience in the morning of November 28, 2018.It took at least a few months for him to reach this point.It's not an excerpt from a fantasy book....

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Bitfinex, Tether Hit with ‘USD 851 million Cover-up’ Wrap (UPDATED 2)

New York’s Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has filed an order to the state Supreme Court, saying that major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin Tether engaged in a cover-up after losing about USD 851 million of client and corporate funds. (Updated on 03:46 UTC: a new section...

, by Tim Alper

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