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Ripple Asks Court to Throw out SEC Case Following Commissioners’ Letter

July 21, 2021

The XRP-affiliated Ripple is looking to capitalize on a recent statement from members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling for more transparency in cryptoasset classification – and now h...

Bullish Gets $75 Million Investment From SoftBank Unit

July 16, 2021

Just one week after yet-to-be-released cryptocurrency exchange Bullish announced it had agreed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Far Peak Acquisition (FPAC.N), the company back...

Binance Faces Regulatory Troubles in Lithuania for Offering Derivatives

July 16, 2021

Binance has received another regulator warning for its cryptocurrency exchange services, this time from the Central Bank of Lithuania. It has become one of the many regulators to flag Binance’s services. Ann...

Japan Ramps Up Efforts for Introducing Crypto Regulations

July 16, 2021

Japan is focused on introducing crypto regulations as the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has recently established a new unit to oversee digital currency regulatory frameworks, while the Ministry of Finance i...

PayPal Raises Weekly Cryptocurrency Purchase Limit to $100,000

July 16, 2021

PayPal, the US-based payments giant, announced yesterday that the company has increased its weekly cryptocurrency purchase limits in the US for eligible customers. PayPal clients can now purchase up to $100,0...

Ripple to Question Former SEC Official over Ongoing XRP Lawsuit

July 16, 2021

Ripple Labs has received the court’s approval to question a former high-level Securities and Exchange Official, William Hinman, as a part of its legal battle with the financial markets regulator. The depositi...

Crypto Derivatives Exchange Bybit Launches Spot Trading

July 15, 2021

Bybit, one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms in terms of trading volume, has expanded its offerings with the launch of spot crypto trading services. Announced on Thursday, the crypto platform has a...

US SEC Charges ICO Listing Website for Unlawfully Promoting Securities

July 15, 2021

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced on Wednesday that it has settled charges against Blotics Ltd, the operator behind Coinschedule.com, a website that listed offerings of digital ass...

Musk Sparks Bitcoin Community Ire with Question about Regulation: ‘NO ELON’

July 14, 2021

Crypto sector social media heavyweights have lashed out at the Tesla supremo Elon Musk after the outspoken entrepreneur piped up on Twitter with a question about regulatory permits for an open source bitcoin ...

Paraguayan MP’s ‘Leaked’ Crypto Bill Makes No Mention of Bitcoin

July 14, 2021

Details of a Paraguayan private member’s bill that its author promised would bring bitcoin (BTC) and crypto into the national economy have allegedly been leaked to the media hours before they were due to be u...