Exchanges

Coinbase recently filed a motion for an interlocutory appeal with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing the SEC of attempting to bypass the Howey test. The exchange argues that the SEC is avoiding the question of whether digital asset transactions without post-sale obligations can be considered investment contracts. This

Recently, Bybit crypto exchange CEO Ben Zhou has come under fire as rumors of the exchange’s alleged insolvency began circulating on social media. However, Zhou has firmly denied these claims, stating that they are baseless and lack any factual evidence to support them. Despite this, obscure social media accounts have continued to spread these rumors,

The recent decision by the First District Court of Appeals in Florida to nullify the Emergency Suspension Order (ESO) issued by the Office of Financial Regulation against Binance.US marks a significant victory for the cryptocurrency exchange. The ESO, which was aimed at preventing Binance.US from serving residents of Florida, was justified by the regulator as

Recently, France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issued a warning to French crypto investors regarding Bybit, a popular digital asset trading platform. The AMF stated that Bybit is not a registered platform in the country and advised retail investors to be cautious when considering investment proposals from the platform. Bybit, launched in 2017, is currently

Coinbase made an announcement that it had resumed operations after a system-wide outage that lasted for over three hours, affecting its website, mobile app, and API. However, numerous customers took to social media to dispute this claim. Many users reported that they were still unable to withdraw their funds from the platform, despite the alleged

Recently, a report from The Wall Street Journal shed light on concerning allegations against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The report detailed how Binance fired the head of its market surveillance team after he raised red flags about potential market manipulation by a high-profile client. The surveillance team had detected suspicious trading activities by

The recent announcement of Japanese exchange Coincheck’s plan to join Coinbase as one of the two publicly listed exchanges in the United States has sparked interest and speculation in the crypto community. The company is set to complete its listing on the Nasdaq through a partnership with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thunder Bridge Capital

Binance CEO Richard Teng has spoken out against the detention of Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of the exchange, in Nigeria. Teng believes that Gambaryan’s detention was unfair and is concerned about the dangerous precedent it sets for companies globally. He argues that inviting a company’s employees to participate in collaborative policy meetings only to detain

The recent crackdown by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on crypto firms has brought to light concerns about potential regulatory favoritism towards US crypto exchange Coinbase. Bitwise Investments CIO, Matt Hougan, pointed out in a social media post that the current regulatory environment may be inadvertently giving Coinbase an unfair advantage over its competitors.

Recently, six Coinbase customers initiated a class-action lawsuit against the crypto exchange Coinbase Global. The lawsuit targets not only Coinbase Global but also two of its subsidiaries and its CEO, Brian Armstrong. The plaintiffs claim that the digital assets available on Coinbase are actually securities, which raises significant legal concerns. The lawsuit alleges that tokens