US Court Dismisses SEC’s Claims That Blockvest Sold Unregistered Securities

A California federal court judge ruled that “at this stage” he could not “determine” whether blockchain firm Blockvest’s BLV tokens were securities. A U.S. court has dismissed claims from regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against decentralized blockchain-based assets exchange Blockvest, court documents released Nov. 27 confirm. The SEC suspended Blockvest’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO) […]

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US Treasury Dept. Takes Action Against Two Iranians Allegedly Involved in BTC Ransomware

The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in Bitcoin ransomware scheme SamSam. The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in Bitcoin (BTC) ransomware scheme SamSam, the Treasury reported in an official press release today, Nov. 28. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) […]

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Major US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches OTC Crypto Trading for Institutional Investors

Coinbase has launched OTC crypto trading for prime customers, enabling direct trades between institutional players. Major U.S. crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has launched over-the-counter (OTC) trading for institutional customers, New York-based live streaming financial news network Cheddar reported yesterday, Nov. 27. Opposed to trading through a crypto exchange itself, over-the-counter crypto trading will […]

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Bitcoin Sees Strongest 24-Hour Performance Since July, Total Market Cap Jumps $11 Bln

After the market crash, Bitcoin has soared back above $4,000, with all major cryptocurrencies seeing strong growth. Wednesday, Nov. 28: After the dramatic Nov. 14 market dump, cryptocurrencies are staking major recoveries across the board, with all of the major coins seeing significant growth and scattered assets sealing double-digit gains, as data from Coin360 shows. […]

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Nasdaq Partners with VanEck to Release ‘Regulated, Surveilled’ Digital Assets Products

Stock market giant Nasdaq and investment firm VanEck have announced a partnership to jointly launch a set of digital assets products. The world’s second largest stock exchange Nasdaq and U.S. investment firm VanEck have announced a partnership to jointly launch a set of “transparent, regulated and surveilled” digital assets products. VanEck’s director of digital asset […]

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