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US Federal Prosecutor Wants SBF Jailed before October Trial for Witness Intimidation
By Steve Muchoki
July 27th, 2023
New York Federal Prosecutor asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to jail former FTX boss SBF for crossing the line after giving journalists personal writings by Caroline Ellison.
UK Judge Asks Craig Wright to Pay Over Half-Million Dollars in Case against Coinbase, Kraken
By Bhushan Akolkar
July 26th, 2023
The UK Judge said that Craig Wright won’t be able to pay the legal costs while mentioning his previous inconsistent statements about his financial position.
Lawmakers Focusing on US Crypto Legislation Following Ripple Victory and Crypto ETFs, Says Coinbase CEO
By Tolu Ajiboye
July 25th, 2023
Armstrong said lawmakers are again looking to create crypto legislation in the US following Ripple’s court win and the increase in Bitcoin ETF applications.
Bank of America Highlights Uncertainty in Ripple vs SEC Ruling
By Godfrey Benjamin
July 24th, 2023
The recent court ruling in the Ripple Labs and SEC case has prompted Bank of America to reiterate its differentiation between the trading of blockchain-native crypto tokens and tokenized traditional assets.
Coinbase Moves to Shut Down Crypto Lending Program
By Babafemi Adebajo
July 21st, 2023
Loan holders will have to clear their outstanding loan balances until November 20, 2023.
Robinhood Eyes UK Market with New Hirings Already Underway
By Steve Muchoki
July 18th, 2023
Robinhood Markets has listed three jobs for the UK market including a Compliance Officer, Operations Lead, and Senior Risk and Compliance Associate.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to Meet with Democrats over Crypto Regulation
By Mayowa Adebajo
July 18th, 2023
Armstrong will be speaking to over 100 Democrats, who are members of a group called the New Democrat Coalition.
Banking Giant Barclays Explains How XRP Ruling Will Be Positive for Coinbase
By Bhushan Akolkar
July 18th, 2023
Several top Wall Street firms stated that Coinbase is likely to benefit the most from the improved confidence and regulatory clarity coming from the XRP ruling.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Disappointed Court Ruled in Favor of Ripple
By Tolu Ajiboye
July 18th, 2023
Gensler sees the court’s ruling as disappointing as the Commission partially lost its case against Ripple last week.
Coinbase’s Layer-2 Network Base Unveils Mainnet for Developers before Public Launch
By Bhushan Akolkar
July 14th, 2023
The Coinbase Base mainnet will allow developers to deploy applications on the Base platform. This mainnet includes two functioning block explorers and an official RPC node, which enables users to read data and send transactions.
Crypto Soars to Yearly Highs amid XRP Fueled Sentiment
By Godfrey Benjamin
July 14th, 2023
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, reached its highest price since June 2022, touching $31,818 on the Bitstamp exchange.
Coinbase to Restart XRP Trading Following Court Ruling, COIN Stock Surging 24%
By Darya Rudz
July 14th, 2023
According to the ruling, Ripple violated securities law when it sold XRP to institutional investors. However, the “programmatic sales” of XRP through exchanges and algorithms are not considered as the sale of securities.
Coinbase Lawyers Say Biden’s Student Loan Ruling Can Benefit Their Defense against SEC
By Bhushan Akolkar
July 13th, 2023
In their latest filing, Coinbase said that the Secretary of Education exceeded their authority by canceling a large amount of student debt.
Coinbase Wallet Introduces Encrypted Instant Messaging with XMTP
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
July 13th, 2023
Coinbase reveals that the goal of creating a messaging feature was to reduce the prevalence of fraud in the crypto community.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Sells $12M in Coinbase Shares amid Rally
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
July 12th, 2023
Meanwhile, some Coinbase executives, including CEO Brian Armstrong, have been taking advantage of the stock’s rally in recent months.