Coinbase may be misrepresenting itself as an exchange and could be violating state money transmitter licenses, according to allegations made by ChainArgos' CEO and General Counsel. The company argues that Coinbase is legally an over-the-counter (OTC) broker rather than an exchange operator, and it may be in violation of its licenses with its Ethereum platform, Base.
Coinbase is in talks with major Canadian banks to gain support for the crypto industry in Canada as it faces regulatory uncertainty in its home country, aiming to have the banks participate in the crypto economy in the near future.
Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Roman Semenov have been charged with money laundering over $1 billion in criminal proceeds, while FTX-affiliated Farmington State Bank has been shut down for attempting to create a stablecoin without proper approval. Prime Trust has filed for bankruptcy after losing $6 million of customer money in Terra-Luna gambling, and Binance has lost its UK payment processor Checkout.com over money laundering concerns. Furthermore, Sam Bankman-Fried plans to blame FTX's lawyers for his decision-making in his legal defense. The SEC has sued Titan for promising unrealistic investment returns, Coinbase has suspended certain stablecoins for Canadian users, and the Centre consortium that issued the USDC stablecoin is being dissolved.
FTX, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, favored top executives with transactions that enriched them just before its downfall in 2022, according to financial statements presented to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Major cryptocurrencies declined as investors awaited regulatory developments, including the SEC's ruling on a Bitcoin ETF, while Coinbase revealed plans for international expansion and focus on obtaining licenses in key financial jurisdictions.
Crypto exchange FTX has been given approval by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court to sell and invest its holdings of cryptocurrency, which are valued at over $3.4 billion, in order to repay its creditors.
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reopened its customer claims portal with enhanced security measures, allowing claimants to submit claims for their assets held on the exchange before it went insolvent. The breach did not affect account passwords or funds, and the claims portal is available to users of various FTX platforms. The Delaware Bankruptcy Court has also granted approval for the sale of FTX's digital assets, with certain restrictions.
Coinbase's layer 2 blockchain Base has achieved a record-high number of daily transactions driven by the decentralized social network platform Friend.tech, while the sale of tokens held by bankrupt exchange FTX will not cause a market shock due to controlled liquidations, according to Coinbase.
FTX's upcoming liquidations are unlikely to flood the market, according to Coinbase's head of institutional research, with strict controls in place and a vesting schedule for certain tokens.
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against former employees, accusing them of fraudulently withdrawing $157.3 million in assets leading up to FTX's bankruptcy, with allegations that they exploited their connections to prioritize themselves over other customers.
Coinbase has considered acquiring FTX Europe in order to expand its derivatives business and tap into the exchange's profitable derivatives offerings and customer base.
Distressed debt investors are buying up hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX's claims, with investment firms such as Silver Point Capital, Diameter Capital Partners, and Attestor Capital purchasing $250 million worth of FTX debts in an unregulated bankruptcy claims market.
Coinbase registers with Spain's central bank for crypto services, FTX founder requests temporary release from jail, and JPMorgan CEO warns of the potential negative impact of rising U.S. interest rates.
Coinbase International Exchange, the Bermuda-based subsidiary of Coinbase, has received regulatory approval to offer perpetual futures trading to non-US retail customers, providing them access to the derivatives market dominated by institutions.
FTX, a once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange valued at $32 billion, collapsed in November 2022, leading to the arrest of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, who is accused of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history. The collapse of FTX and the subsequent trial of Bankman-Fried highlight the risks and potential consequences of the crypto industry.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is opposing Coinbase's motion to dismiss a lawsuit, arguing that the exchange knew the cryptocurrencies it sold were securities under the Howey test, while Coinbase maintains that the assets are not securities and are not within the SEC's jurisdiction.
Former FTX developer Adam Yedidia testified that crypto exchange FTX used customer deposits to pay its loans, revealing an $8 billion deficit that led to the exchange's bankruptcy during the criminal trial of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
FTX exchange collapsed due to Alameda Research borrowing billions of dollars in customer funds, creating "god mode" privileges that allowed it to operate differently from other traders and leading to massive debt, according to testimony from FTX cofounder Gary Wang in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried.
The co-founder of FTX, a bankrupt digital asset exchange, revealed that its sister firm, Alameda, had been using billions of dollars of FTX customer assets for trading purposes since 2019, leading to accusations of fraud and mishandling of customer funds.
FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that experienced a major hack last year, managed to prevent the loss of over $1 billion worth of crypto by scrambling to move funds to secure storage and transferring them to cold storage wallets.
Hackers stole millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from FTX after the company declared bankruptcy, with FTX employees scrambling to protect assets, including holding $500 million on a USB drive.
Former Alameda Research CEO blames Binance CEO CZ for the failure of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, citing a tweet announcing Binance's liquidation of FTX Token (FTT) holdings as the cause, while CZ claims that Alameda's offer to buy the FTT holdings was the true reason for the collapse.
FTX, a bankrupt crypto exchange, has proposed returning up to 90% of creditor holdings, with customers with a preference settlement of less than $250,000 able to accept the settlement without reduction; Binance experienced a crash in buy-side liquidity on Monday after an erroneous report about BlackRock's ETF approval circulated on social media; California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a crypto licensing bill that will take effect in July 2025, requiring the creation of a regulatory framework for crypto in the state.
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX used customer funds to repurchase its stake held by competitor exchange Binance, according to court hearing testimony, with over $1 billion coming from customer deposits.
