Bitcoin, Ether extend losses; XRP drops most among top 10 cryptos

Bitcoin and Ether continued to slide amid lawsuits against top crypto exchanges in the U.S.

• 2023-06-14
• William Hinman Bitcoin U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC securities exchange global market Coinbase

SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over Falls Short

In April, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the comment period for proposed set of rules that would redefine various blockchain protocols as U.S. regulated securities exchanges, a second try at reining in decentralized finance (DeFi) from early 2022. Alongside the SEC’s enforcement-first mindset, this attempt at rulemaking serves as compelling evidence that new U.S. legislation – (perhaps something like the recently published market structure bill sponsored by House Fin

• 2023-06-13
• the SEC blockchain SEC securities exchange proposal securities exchanges

Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy After SEC Sues the Crypto Platform

The Seattle-based company filed for bankruptcy after being sued by federal securities regulators and winding down its U.S. operations.

• 2023-05-09
• Bittrex Wall Street Journal federal securities regulators Bittrex Global The SEC securities exchange

SEC Sues Bittrex Crypto Exchange and Former CEO

Regulators allege the company listed assets that required it to register and follow investor-protection rules.

• 2023-04-17
• Bittrex Inc. Bittrex digital assets securities exchange Bittrex Global GmbH SEC FINANCIAL REGULATION