The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into crypto exchange Gemini, adding to a growing list of firms that have escaped the regulator’s scrutiny for now. In a Feb. 26 notice shared by Gemini co-founder and president Cameron Winklevoss, the SEC said it had concluded its investigation and “based on the
Month: February 2025
US lawmakers in the House of Representatives have advanced a resolution to repeal the “DeFi broker rule,” requiring brokers to report digital asset transactions to the Internal Revenue Service. Set to take effect in 2027, the IRS regulation approved on Dec. 5 would expand existing reporting requirements to include decentralized exchanges and require brokers to
The founder of a so-called crypto hedge fund and market marker called Gotbit has been extradited from Portugal to the US, where he is facing charges related to market manipulation and wire fraud conspiracy. Aleksei Andriunin was arrested by Portuguese authorities on Oct. 8, and was extradited to the US on Oct. 25. Sometime after,
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has urged crypto node operators, exchanges and the private sector to block transactions from addresses used to launder funds from the $1.4 billion Bybit hack. The FBI confirmed earlier industry investigation that North Korea was responsible for the hack, which the US law enforcement agency dubbed as “TraderTraitor” in
Ripple Labs has signed a strategic partnership with BDACS, a South Korean digital asset custody provider, to support institutional custody for XRP and Ripple USD. The partnership, announced on Feb. 26, will enable BDACS to integrate Ripple Custody, the company’s institutional crypto and digital asset custody solution, to safeguard XRP (XRP), Ripple USD (RLUSD) and
Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is making preparations for a full operational license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after recently suffering a $1.4 billion hack. Bybit received in-principle approval to set up a virtual asset platform operator in the UAE from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the exchange announced on Thursday, Feb. 27. The
While Bitcoin (BTC) edges closer to its Feb. 3 low of $91,300, Ether (ETH) remains considerably above its $2,080 monthly low. With the Solana ecosystem and (SOL) token taking the brunt of bearish pressure over the past few weeks, one analyst believes that the bullish momentum may swing in Ether’s favor once the dust settles,
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