The SEC case against Ripple over whether XRP is an unregistered security awaits a summary judgment ruling, which Deaton has asserted would come soon. J.W. Verret, an associate law professor at George ...
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Bears Use Free Agency To Import Three Leaders To Upgrade Defense
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 27: DeMarcus Walker #95 of the Tennessee Titans walks off the field … [+] after a play against the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium on November 27, 2022...
San Francisco 49ers Add Javon Hargrave, Lose Jimmy Garoppolo As Free Agency Opens
Longtime San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo departed for the Las Vegas Raiders during … [+] NFL free agency. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Getty Images The first day of the NFL ...
Free Agency Could Create New-Look Pittsburgh Steelers Defense
FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton (20) follows a play during the second half of … [+] an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, in this Sund...
Despegar Becomes First Travel Agency in LATAM to Embrace Crypto Payments
One of the leading travel agencies in Latin America – Despegar – partnered with Binance Pay and Inswitch to enable clients to pay for tour packages in cryptocurrencies. For starters, the offering will...
Two U.S. SEC Commissioners Blast Their Own Agency for Rejecting VanEck Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund Application
Two commissioners at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are putting their own agency on blast after the regulator batted down another Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) applicatio...
$429,000,000 in Bitcoin and Crypto Liquidated in Just 24 Hours As Powerful Law Enforcement Agency Targets Ethereum
Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto assets have been liquidated in the last 24 hours as a powerful law enforcement agency sets its sights on Ethereum (ETH). New dat...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Now Accepted by Top Latin America Travel Agency via This Partnership
Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders can now use their assets to make bookings at Latin American travel company Despegar thanks to a Binance partnership. As stated in a blog post, Despegar has included cryptocurr...
U.S. agency moves over 9k BTC to Coinbase: Glassnode
Ad According to on-chain data, the US law enforcement agency moved 49,000 Bitcoin (BTC) — over $1 billion — during the early hours of March 8. On-chain data provider Glassnode reported that the US age...
Silvergate turns to US congress agency for help
Silvergate Capital is reportedly holding talks with the US Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) to get ideas on remaining afloat as its financial woes worsen. Silvergate Capital, one of the num...
Web3 Innovator, Impossible Cloud, Selects Bob Gold & Associates as Its PR Agency of Record
Industry-Renowned PR & Marketing Agency Will Help Launch Ground-breaking Decentralized Cloud Platform LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BobGoldPR—Impossible Cloud, the revolutionary cloud platform that...
US Judge Shuts Down SEC, Says Agency Will Not Be Allowed to Interfere With Crypto Bankruptcy Proceedings
A judge in the Southern District of New York says he will stop the SEC from interfering with a bankruptcy case by claiming a new crypto asset is a security. Judge Michael Wiles says he will not allow ...
FINPR Agency Starts Offering 220+ Crypto Media in 15 Languages
FINPR, a Dubai-based crypto PR agency, has doubled the amount of crypto media where it can make publications for blockchain and crypto startups to 221 blockchain media outlets. The total list of media...
U.S. Government Divided On Covid Lab Leak Theory—Here’s Where Each Agency Stands
Topline The U.S. Energy Department has reportedly concluded with “low confidence” the coronavirus leaked from a lab, reigniting a debate over the origins of the pandemic, with some federal agencies be...
San Francisco 49ers Salary Cap Situation And Finances Heading Into NFL Free Agency
The San Francisco 49ers’ cap situation is complicated heading into NFL free agency. (AP Photo/Ben … [+] Margot) Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The San Francisco ...
House Republican Inquisition Excludes Agency Lawyering And Requires Government-Hired Counsel
The expected House Republican inquisition is upon us. It will involve a series of investigations of federal agencies, on issues such as covid guidance, global warming, “weaponization,” over-regulation...
Biden’s IRS Nominee: Agency Will Increase Audits of Wealthy Taxpayers
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service pledged to increase scrutiny of certain wealthy taxpayers at his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on F...
‘Kraken Down’ — SEC commissioner rebukes own agency over recent action
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has publicly rebuked her own agency over the shutdown of crypto exchange Kraken’s crypto staking program in the United...
“Paternalistic and Lazy”: SEC Commissioner Blasts Agency Crackdown on Kraken
Key Takeaways The SEC is forcing Kraken to shut down its staking services in the United States, claiming the platform failed to properly register the program. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce disagrees ...
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Reports Record-High Sales—And Robberies
getty Key takeaways Michigan’s CRA reported that the state brought in over $221 million in revenue for December between adult-use and medical-use marijuana sales While the revenue news was positive, t...
Finally, Pamela Anderson Has Agency Over Her Own Story In Netflix Doc
Pamela Anderson tells her own story in Netflix doc ‘Pamela, a love story.’ Photo Courtesy of Netflix. Her story has been told for her by others over the years, but now, Pamela Anderson get...
UK tax agency hiring CBDC head
The U.K.’s HM Treasury posted a job advert for a head of central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Indeed on Jan. 24, 2022, with a salary range of £61,260-£66,500 and a permanent 24-month contract. The ...
How Restricted Free Agency Played A Role In Rui Hachimura Trade
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 01: Rui Hachimura #8 of the Washington Wizards scores on a slam dunk … [+] during the first half of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on J...
Crypto Infrastructure Firm MoonPay Acquires Web3 Creative Agency Nightshift
This partnership will allow MoonPay to expand the shared expertise and provide an easy gateway for brands to enter Web3. On Thursday, January 19, crypto infrastructure firm MoonPay announced its first...
SEC Under Fire: FOX’s Gasparino Accuses Agency of Mishandling Ripple Case, Deaton Responds
The SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc., the firm behind the XRP cryptocurrency, in December 2020, saying that the company engaged in an unregistered securities offering of XRP for $1.38 bill...
Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency Successfully Completes the 2022 ASEAN-ROK XR Training Program
5-day ASEAN-ROK XR training program from November 28th to December 2nd was completed. 19 people including officials from the ASEAN countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam as well as Ne...
Regulate Crypto Like Banks: Japan’s Financial Services Agency
Japan is urging global regulators to treat crypto with the same rigor as they do banks. Mamoru Yanase, FSA’s Deputy Director General, believes crypto should be regulated. Yanese proposed US, EU regula...
NFT Transaction Tax Rules Updated By Japanese Taxation Agency
Japan’s National Tax Agency has published an updated guideline related to the taxation of NFTs. Among other things, NFT transactions in blockchain-based games will be subject to taxation. Japan’s Nati...
Poland’s Consumer Protection Agency Opens Case Against Cryptocurrency Exchange – Exchanges Bitcoin News
The body ensuring that consumer rights are respected in Poland has initiated proceedings against a crypto exchange falsely claiming to be Polish. The trading platform also misled customers that it was...
European Agency arrests 15 people and seized 1Mn USD worth crypto assets
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) made an announcement about striking on online scams involved in the illicit activities. Surprisingly, the network operating these sc...