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SEC, FTX, and Three Arrows Capital contest BlockFi’s bankruptcy plans
[ad_1] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alongside bankrupt crypto firms FTX and hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), have objected to BlockFi’s bankruptcy plans, according to July 5 court filings. SEC opposes BlockFi’s plans In its filing, the SEC argued that the clauses in BlockFi’s proposed plans were ambiguous and broad, as they did…
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Binance users withdraw assets in June amid global regulatory pressure
[ad_1] Binance’s regulatory challenges in various jurisdictions in June appear to have resulted in a significant decline in users’ crypto assets. Binance users withdraw assets. The exchange’s latest proof of reserve snapshot, taken on July 1, showed that users’ Bitcoin deposits fell by 3.5% to 592,450 BTC from 614.800 recorded on June 1. This meant…
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CFTC to find Celsius and Former CEO Mashinsky violated US rules, Bloomberg reports
[ad_1] Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigators have reportedly found that crypto lending platform Celsius Network violated US regulations before bankruptcy. These violations also implicated the firm’s former CEO, Alex Mashinsky, as reported by Bloomberg. If the CFTC’s commissioners concur with the investigation’s findings, legal proceedings against Celsius and Mashinsky could commence within the month.…
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Bitcoin and S&P 500 decouple from net liquidity
[ad_1] The Bitcoin and the S&P 500 Index have historically shown a near-perfect correlation with net liquidity, a key market metric often overlooked in market analysis. However, as of June 2023, this correlation appears to be waning, potentially signaling a significant shift in market dynamics. Graph showing the correlation between net liquidity, Bitcoin, and the…
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Coca Cola Serbia partners with Solana-based NFT marketplace SolSea
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Bank of England taps self-sovereign ID platform Nuggets to develop privacy layer for digital pound
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Twitter stepping up its payment game: Now licensed money transmitter in 3 states
[ad_1] Twitter has obtained money transmitter licenses in three U.S. states, according to records in the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System database. Those records indicate that Twitter’s applications were approved in Michigan, Missouri, and New Hampshire between June 29 and July 3, 2023. The company’s Michigan and New Hampshire licenses are called “Money Transmitter Licenses.” Incidentally,…
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Fed decided against rate hikes in June FOMC meeting, but left room for future increases
[ad_1] The Federal Reserve provided new details about the outcome of its mid-June meeting in a minutes document published on July 5. Those minutes reaffirmed that the group aims to keep the federal funds rate — or target interest rate — at 5% and 5.25% in the immediate future. The Fed also said it aims…
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink likens crypto to ‘digitizing gold’; praises Bitcoin as an ‘international asset’
[ad_1] Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, liked cryptocurrencies—and Bitcoin and particular—to “digitizing gold” while praising Bitcoin as an “international asset” in an interview with Fox Business today. Fink said: “Bitcoin is not based on any one currency, and so it can represent an asset that people can play as an alternative. It’s digitalizing gold in…
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Celsius moves altcoins to new wallets in preparation for Bitcoin and Ethereum conversion
[ad_1] Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network moved around $70 million worth of altcoins on July 5 following the recent court approval to sell them for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Data from Arkham Intelligence showed that the lender had moved millions of altcoins and stablecoins to different wallets, including those related to crypto market maker…