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Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 24, 2024 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
OpinionDo Kwonterraform labsRippleBinanceChangpeng ZhaoThe NodeNewslettersRegulationSECEnforcementSettlements
Malta (Nick Fewings / Unsplash)
Finance
Okx
OKX Quietly Settled Regulatory 'Failings' With Malta Financial Services Authority
The 304,000 euro ($329,000) “goodwill” settlement with MFSA related to OKX’s Okcoin Europe subsidiary.
Malta (Nick Fewings / Unsplash)
By Ian Allison
Mar 27, 2024 at 9:50 a.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2024
OKXSettlementsMaltaExchangesOKCoin
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Policy
Regulations
Instant Settlement Needed to Compete With Crypto, India's Markets Regulator Says
If traditional regulated markets cannot also offer tokenization and instantaneous settlement, investors could move to crypto, SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch said.
(Shutterstock)
By Amitoj Singh
Mar 13, 2024 at 10:09 a.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2024
RegulationsSEBIIndiaFinance MinistryCryptoSettlements
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam speaks at a press conference on Nov. 21, 2023. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Binance, Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Handing Over Record $1.35B Fine in CFTC Settlement
The company's CFTC penalties, which were paired with an agreement to give back a separate $1.35 billion to wronged customers, are a big piece of the $4.3 billion in total cash...
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam speaks at a press conference on Nov. 21, 2023. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh DeJesse Hamilton
Nov 21, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 21, 2023
RegulationsBinanceCFTCSettlements
Kraken CEO David Ripley (Kraken)
Policy
Regulations
Kraken Agreed to Shutter US Crypto-Staking Operations to Settle SEC Charges: Source
The SEC is meeting in a closed-door session on Thursday.
Kraken CEO David Ripley (Kraken)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 9, 2023 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
RegulationsSECKrakenSettlementsStakingExclusive
Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Finance
Fireblocks
Fireblocks Deepens Payments Push With Checkout.com USDC Settlement
Merchants will be able to settle transactions through USD coin with Fireblocks’ payment technology.
Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Michael Bellusci
Jun 7, 2022 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2022
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Markets
Bitfinex
Bitfinex Seeks to Attract Institutional Investors With Off-Exchange Settlement
The integration will let investors make deposits and withdrawals more quickly, as well as mitigate counterparty risk.
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By Tanzeel Akhtar
Mar 23, 2021 at 11:57 a.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2021
BitfinexInstitutional InvestorsSettlementsCopperCoinFlash
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (center)
Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase Settles With CFTC for $6.5M Over Old Trading Practices
Coinbase will pay a $6.5 million fine to settle allegations it self-traded cryptocurrencies between 2015 and 2018.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (center)
By Nikhilesh De
Mar 19, 2021 at 9:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2021
CoinbaseCFTCSettlements
Seed CX CEO Edward Woodford (Credit: Seed CX)
Finance
Derivatives
Seed CX to Close Exchange, Focus on Settlements in Company Shift
Crypto derivatives platform Seed CX will be axing its exchange arm to focus solely on settlements, while also teasing additional funding from Bain Capital.
Seed CX CEO Edward Woodford (Credit: Seed CX)
By Sebastian Sinclair
Jun 12, 2020 at 12:56 a.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2020
DerivativesSeed CXSettlementsZero Hash