In the ongoing legal battle between Coinbase and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the American cryptocurrency exchange has filed a motion to dismiss the SEC’s complaint. In a legal document filed on Thursday, June 29 with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Coinbase raised concerns about the
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the German financial regulator has reportedly rejected Binance’s crypto custody license application. The news was first reported by Forward Finance citing people familiar with the matter. Later Cointelegraph reached out to Binance to confirm the same and a spokesperson from the firm said that they are “unable to share
Parliament members in the European country of Slovakia voted in approval of lowering crypto taxes, among additional measures affecting cryptocurrency holders. On June 28 the Slovakian parliament voted to approve an amendment that will reduce personal income tax for profits gained from the sale of cryptocurrencies that have been held by the user for at
Officials in the United States are mulling over tighter controls on an export regulation that was created to minimize the availability of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. According to officials close to the source, the stricter regulations would include clamping down on the level of computing power chips can have that are able to
The growing trend of cutting services to cryptocurrency companies in Australia could lead to undesired consequences like making the industry less transparent, according to the state. Australia’s Treasury on 28 June published an official statement addressing potential policy responses on debanking in Australia. Debanking occurs when a bank declines to provide services to a customer citing
Open AI, the maker of the very popular chatbot ChatGPT, a natural language processing artificial intelligence (AI) tool, is facing a class-action lawsuit in California over the alleged scrapping of private user information from the internet. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in the northern district of California on Wednesday morning by Clarkson,
Bitcoin (BTC) short-term holders are feeling the need to sell BTC at $30,000, data shows. In research released on June 28, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode flagged tens of thousands of coins being sent to exchanges. Bitcoin speculative exchange moves “intensifying” BTC price action stalling at $30,000 is prompting a rethink when it comes to buyers
A bill that would see North Carolina’s Treasurer study the feasibility and benefits of the state holding Bitcoin (BTC) has passed the lower house of the state’s legislature. On June 28, the House passed the bill which would commission a $50,000 study to examine “acquiring, securely storing, insuring, and liquidating” both gold bullion and “virtual
Global investment titan BlackRock, which manages some $10 trillion in assets, has declared artificial intelligence a “mega force” that could create significant returns for investors in today’s “unusual” market. In its mid-year outlook report, the BlackRock Investment Institute detailed their thesis for increased investment in AI — pointing to multiple “disruptive” themes that could see
Italy’s top banking authority has called for a “robust, risk-based” regulatory framework for stablecoins, which could help prevent a worst case scenario — a “run” on stablecoins. The central bank’s recently released Markets, Infrastructures and Payment Systems report for June 2023 has called on regulators to apply the same financial conduct standards to stablecoin issuers
Cryptocurrency laws in the United States should be “reserved” and not regulate the technology as though every use is financial, argues a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On June 29, Commissioner Hester Peirce — dubbed “Crypto Mom” — appeared remotely at Australian Blockchain Week and was asked how she would regulate crypto, answering:
Web3 lending platform Maple Finance has announced the launch of a direct lending program, according to a June 28 fact sheet from the platform’s development team. The program is intended to replace services previously provided by Celsius, BlockFi and other now-bankrupt lenders. The first lending pool will be available sometime in July, the company stated.
A large part of the recent leg of Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally started after BlackRock filed to list a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on June 15. Several applications by other firms have been rejected by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the past. However, BlackRock’s filing has a 50% possibility of getting approved,
The volume of Ether staked keeps reaching new heights since the Shapella upgrade in April, crossing 23 million Ether locked in June. According to data from analytics firm Nansen, a total of 23.3 million Ether (ETH) was staked as of June 27, amounting to $43.1 billion at the time of writing and representing nearly 20% of the
Israel has seized crypto wallets containing millions of dollars intended to fund terror, the country’s National Bureau for Counter Terrorist Financing announced June 28. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant credited collaboration among the Israeli defense and justice ministries, Israeli intelligence and new technology for the operation, according to local media. Speaking at a conference on June
In the latest episode of The Market Report, analyst and writer Marcel Pechman analyzes some data to conclude whether Bitcoin (BTC) will ever trade at $27,000. Some analysts attribute Bitcoin’s recent 21.5% gains to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing, but other events might have also fueled the cryptocurrency gains. Pechman asserts that, following
On June 28th, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York had issued a default judgment that granted a permanent injunction against Michael Ackerman, a resident of Alliance, Ohio. Today a federal court ordered an Ohio man to pay
On June 28, software analytics firm MicroStrategy announced the corporate purchase of 12,333 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $347 million at the time of publication. After the transaction, the total balance of BTC owned by MicroStrategy increased to 152,333 ($4.52 billion), with an average purchase price of $29,668 apiece. The total average purchase price is close to
ARK Investment Management has amended its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), making it similar to BlackRock’s recent filing. The amendments include a surveillance sharing agreement with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures markets and crypto exchange, most “likely Coinbase”, said Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas on
Bitcoin (BTC) staged another retest of $30,000 support on June 28 as the United States Federal Reserve stayed hawkish on inflation. Powell on rate hikes: “More restriction coming” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action sticking to a narrow range at the Wall Street open. This accompanied fresh comments on economic