The same day cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was served with a lawsuit from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ARK Invest added more stock to its Coinbase holdings. According to investor notification from ARK Invest on June 6, the firm added approximately 419,324 shares of Coinbase Global Inc., which totals to a worth of nearly $21.6 million at the…
On June 7, cryptocurrency exchange Binance published a statement on its Chinese social channels with the hashtag #StrongTogether. Amid ongoing litigation with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance said its wallet addresses are transparent and that the exchange never “siphoned consumers’ funds” nor has “any collateralized borrowings.” Additionally, Binance said it never gave “large donations” to political…
Author of Undressing Bitcoin: A Revealing Guide to the World’s Most Revolutionary Asset and host of The Layah Heilpern Show. Author, podcaster and crypto influencer Layah Heilpern’s unapologetic and sometimes controversial tweets have amassed her an impressive 606,900 Twitter followers. She tells Hall of Flame she fearlessly “speaks the truth about things” and admires others who do likewise. Unlike many…
“Bitcoin has such a marketing problem.” At least, that’s what came to mind for Bitcoin (BTC) advocate and Cointelegraph reporter Joe Hall when he was asked about the weaknesses and strengths of the popular cryptocurrency. While not labeling himself a “Bitcoin maximalist,” Hall believes that most people — including crypto OGs — are shockingly unaware of what Bitcoin can do;…
As the digital asset market continues to evolve, the use of cryptocurrency ATMs grows with it. Over the past decade, nearly 40,000 cryptocurrency ATMs have popped up worldwide. Bitcoin (BTC) ATM service provider, Bitcoin of America, had carved out a slice of the market but recently closed shop in the United States State of Connecticut due to a lack of…
Space10, an independent design studio that is supported by—and creates designs for—Swedish furniture powerhouse IKEA, has used machine learning to build a flat-pack sofa weighing only 22 lbs that fits inside an envelope. This latest AI invention initially began as a challenge prompt. The team set out to use machine learning to try and square the circle and pack a…
Professionals from various parts of the crypto sector have responded to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent actions against some of the biggest crypto exchanges, Binance and Coinbase. On June 5, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Binance for allegedly offering unregistered securities. Only a day after filing the Binance suit, the commission also went after Coinbase…
Professionals from various parts of the crypto sector have responded to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent actions against some of the biggest crypto exchanges, Binance and Coinbase. On June 5, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Binance for allegedly offering unregistered securities. Only a day after filing the Binance suit, the commission also went after Coinbase…
A U.S. court has issued an ultimatum to the Securities and Exchange Commission, giving the regulator seven days to clarify its position on a rulemaking petition from crypto exchange Coinbase. In the order, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, judge Cheryl Ann Krause ordered the SEC to reveal whether it has decided to deny Coinbase’s…
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Binance could damage the crypto exchange’s business opportunities in South Korea. A report published in a South Korean daily suggests that the Financial Service Committee (FSC) — the country’s financial watchdog — is reviewing Binance’s acquisition of local crypto trading platform Gopax. Binance acquired a majority stake in Gopax in February, intending…
