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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

SEC: Binance Moved Nearly $70 Billion Through Crypto-Friendly Banks
SEC: Binance Moved Nearly $70 Billion Through Crypto-Friendly Banks
June 08, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance used two U.S. banks to move billions of dollars around the globe, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The cryptocurrency exchange transferred almost $70 billion...

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Crypto Wilts in Summer Heat as SEC Charges Both Binance and Coinbase
Crypto Wilts in Summer Heat as SEC Charges Both Binance and Coinbase
June 06, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on a tear this week. After a brutal crypto winter, the summer of 2023 isn’t shaping up to be any better...

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SEC Suit: Coinbase Ignored US Securities Laws
SEC Suit: Coinbase Ignored US Securities Laws
June 06, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday (June 6), comes one day...

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Crypto Prices Drop Amid SEC’s Binance Prosecution
Crypto Prices Drop Amid SEC’s Binance Prosecution
June 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices fell Monday (June 5) following news of regulatory action against Binance. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed 13 charges against the crypto exchange and its...

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Latest FTX Filings Show Bankman-Fried Is Banking on Being Freed
Latest FTX Filings Show Bankman-Fried Is Banking on Being Freed
June 02, 2023  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried has long professed his innocence. Now, he’s building a case to show he’s not guilty. The disgraced founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange has filed two legal arguments,...

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Nansen Cuts 30% of Staff Following ‘Brutal’ Year for Crypto
Nansen Cuts 30% of Staff Following ‘Brutal’ Year for Crypto
May 31, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Nansen has become the latest company in the beleaguered cryptocurrency sector to cut jobs. The blockchain analytics provider announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is cutting...

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SEC Settles Insider Trading Case With Ex-Coinbase Manager
SEC Settles Insider Trading Case With Ex-Coinbase Manager
May 30, 2023  |  Legal

Securities regulators have settled with a former Coinbase manager accused of insider trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in a Tuesday (May 30) press release that...

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Global Watchdog Eyes Crypto’s Future as Hong Kong Releases Rulebook
Global Watchdog Eyes Crypto’s Future as Hong Kong Releases Rulebook
May 23, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency, which once aimed to democratize finance, finds itself operating across an increasingly fragmented landscape. The sector’s former goals of global connectivity are now being...

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UK Treasury Committee Proposes Regulating Consumer Crypto Trading as Gambling
UK Treasury Committee Proposes Regulating Consumer Crypto Trading as Gambling
May 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Consumer trading in cryptocurrency should be regulated not as a financial service but as gambling. So said the Treasury Committee composed of Members of Parliament (MPs) from...

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