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The crypto exchange claimed that none of its listed assets were considered securities, and any potential targeting of its wallet was based on a “misunderstanding” by United States Securities and Exchange Commission officials. Crypto exchange Coinbase said it has received a Wells notice from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission recommending the regulator take…

Grayscale will take 180 days at max to decide whether, when and in what manner to sell ETHPoW on behalf of the record date shareholders. Cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale Investments is taking more time to decide whether it should acquire and sell post-Merge forked Ethereum tokens. Grayscale announced on March 16 that the company intends to extend…

Coinbase’s vice president of international policy told Cointelegraph the meetings took place in Canberra and Sydney and touched on the government’s token mapping efforts. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury have been holding private meetings with executives from Coinbase, with discussions revolving around the future of crypto regulation in Australia. Responding to Cointelegraph’s…

The pro-crypto bank was reportedly under dual investigations to uncover if it was taking proactive measures to stop money laundering. The cryptocurrency-friendly Signature Bank was reportedly being investigated by two United States government bodies prior to its collapse. According to a March 15 Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, investigators with the Justice Department were…

US President Joe Biden on Twitter said he is “firmly committed” to holding those responsible for the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapse “fully accountable.” The President of the United States Joe Biden has vowed to hold those responsible for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank while assuring Americans that their…

Despite the SEC looking to crackdown on supposed unregistered securities offerings via staking rewards programs, Coinbase has outlined that its services will continue. Despite the recent crackdown by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on staking services offered by centralized providers, Coinbase has reiterated to customers that its staking services will continue, and “may…