Asset Managers Back Bitcoin But Hold More Ethereum in CoinShares Poll

A new survey offers a tantalizing insight into sentiment among institutions—and it's clear that BlackRock's filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF has had a huge impact.

• 2023-07-19
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission digital assets institutional investors asset manager investor sentiment assets under management Bitcoin CoinShares wealth managers stumbling block

Bitcoin, Ether little changed after weekend slump; Solana, Cardano lead the losers

Bitcoin fell below US$26,000, while Solana, Cardano and BNB posted hefty weekly losses after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission targeted exchanges with lawsuits.

• 2023-06-12
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Cardano Monday morning SEC

The World Is Watching the Crypto Cat-and-Mouse

The SEC's charges against Binance and Coinbase will play out against a wider, global context, writes Yiannis Giokas.

• 2023-06-08
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the SEC Coinbase crypto exchange Binance digital assets SEC charges Commodity Futures Trading Commission Financial Conduct Authority

Crypto stocks fall after US SEC sues Coinbase over failure to register

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase, accusing it of illegally operating without registration with the regulator. The SEC also filed a lawsuit against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, on Monday. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, the SEC said Coinbase has since at least 2019 operated as an unregistered broker by handling cryptocurrency transactions, evading the disclosure requirements meant to protect investors.

• 2023-06-06
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Coinbase Stock Plunges as SEC Charges Crypto Exchange

Coinbase Global stock plunged in premarket trading on Tuesday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the cryptocurrency broker over years of alleged violations of securities rules. Shares in Coinbase shed 14% in the premarket after the news broke, a day after the SEC charged rival exchange Binance, Binance.U.S., and its founder with a number of securities charges.

• 2023-06-06
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission premarket trading Coinbase

Bitcoin steadies above $25,000 as Binance SEC lawsuit rattles investors

Bitcoin stabilised above $25,000 on Tuesday after a steep dive overnight, as investors grappled with news that the U.S. securities regulator sued crypto exchange Binance, dealing a severe blow to the industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao for secretly controlling Binance.US as part of a "web of deception" to evade U.S. laws, among other charges. "It's another blow to the crypto indust

• 2023-06-06
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Binance cryptocurrency exchange

Cathie Wood Thinks the U.S. Crypto Exodus Is Here. Is It?

Strike, Coinbase and others have intimated they may leave the United States due to regulatory pressure. But those may be empty threats.

• 2023-05-25
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler decentralization companies Bitcoin frontend Strike Strike CEO Jack Mallers crypto news

ARK Invest and 21Shares Aren’t Backing Down From Bitcoin ETF Bet

The two have filed a third Bitcoin exchange traded fund application—despite previous rejections from the SEC.

• 2023-04-26
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Bitcoin ETF

Coinbase files legal challenge to push SEC to write rules on crypto

Coinbase Global Inc filed a petition on Monday in an effort to compel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create new rules for digital assets, the company said in a blog post, in the latest escalation of the cryptocurrency exchange’s tensions with the securities regulator. Coinbase filed a petition for rulemaking with the SEC last year in which it urged the regulator to provide clarity on the circumstances under which a digital asset is a security and create a new market structure fr

• 2023-04-25
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Bitcoin slips, Ether inches above US$2,100

Bitcoin dropped on Tuesday afternoon in Asia but remained above US$29,000, while Ether and most top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies gained. Dogecoin and Solana fell on the day and rose on the week.

• 2023-04-18
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