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Market rebounds after SEC lawsuits spur brief panic
[ad_1] This week’s market turmoil, induced by the announcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, appears to have been a momentary blip rather than a sustained downturn. While initial reactions saw panic selling, the market’s swift recovery reflects its robustness. The SEC’s lawsuits come from its increasingly stringent…
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US Senators raise concerns about ethical control on Meta’s AI-model LLaMA
[ad_1] U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on June 6, raising concerns about LLaMA – an artificial intelligence language model capable of generating human-like text based on a given input. In particular, issues were highlighted concerning the risk of AI abuses and Meta doing little to “restrict the…
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Woo: “Binance customers don’t care” about SEC enforcement action
[ad_1] On-chain Analyst Willy Woo has said, “Binance customers don’t care” about recent enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Woo made the comments regarding Bitcoin holders on the main global platform. However, further analysis showed Binance.US altcoin holders are withdrawing significant funds. Binance Bitcoin balance holds steady On June 6, the SEC filed…
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Turkish Lira implodes, as Bitcoin and dollar appreciate against it
[ad_1] Quick Take The Turkish Lira continues to collapse against the dollar (23.5) lira to a dollar. Roughly ten years ago, it was one lira to one dollar. The Turkish Lira experienced a 6% plus depreciation, according to Mohamed A. El-Eria, dwindling international reserves. In the past five days, the USD is up 12%, while…
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Bitcoin investors seem indifferent on potential Binance asset freeze
[ad_1] Quick Take Due to the news yesterday of the SEC requesting a restraining order to freeze Binance.US assets temporarily. Looking on-chain, customers don’t seem overly concerned, as we would expect an outpour of assets such as Bitcoin from Binance.US and even Binance.com, but it appears it was not the case. Only around $100 million…
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Seven bombshells from the SEC’s Coinbase suit
[ad_1] On June 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against Coinbase, alleging that the company violated securities regulations. These are the most notable takeaways from those charges. 1. Coinbase operated as an unregistered broker The SEC said that Coinbase’s main trading platform has operated as an unregistered broker, exchange, and clearing…
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SEC lawsuit triggers selloff in Coinbase stock, COIN down 15%
[ad_1] Coinbase shares fell 22% after news broke that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the platform for allegedly violating securities laws. The U.S. exchange stock fell to around $48 from $58.71 pre-market, according to Nasdaq data. At press time it had recovered slightly to $50.03, down 15% on the day.…
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Gensler “very confident” SEC can win against Coinbase, Binance
[ad_1] U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is “very confident” of winning enforcement cases against Coinbase and Binance. Gensler confident of victory Speaking to CNBC, Gensler said it’s up to people what they want to invest in. However, the law clearly states that service providers must adequately disclose their products and services, he…
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Binance, Coinbase CEOs together lost $1.7B of personal wealth after SEC charges
[ad_1] The CEOs of Binance and Coinbase lost part of their personal wealth in the aftermath of SEC charges, Bloomberg said on June 6. Execs gained billions before latest loss The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Binance on June 5 and sued Coinbase on June 6, alleging that both companies violated securities regulations. Those…
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SEC requests restraining order to temporarily freeze Binance.US assets
[ad_1] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a motion requesting a restraining order against Binance.US on June 6. That request specifically asks the court to freeze the assets of Binance.US’s parent companies, which are collectively operating under the name BAM. The SEC’s motion also seeks to have Binance.US funds returned to customers alongside…