French securities regulator, AMF, issues warning on Bybit
The AMF has blacklisted Bybit since May 2022 due to regulatory infractions. French investors urged to prepare for potential service halt. Besides France, Bybit faces global scrutiny and it has…
Bakkt gets approval for $150M securities sale
Bakkt announced that its Form S-3 for a shelf registration is now effective after SEC approval. The crypto firm can raise $150 million from securitities sales over three years. In…
Judge rules Terraform Labs violated rules: LUNA and MIR deemed securities
Federal Judge Rakoff rules $LUNA and $MIR as securities, finding Terraform Labs violated U.S. laws. SEC trial, scheduled Jan 29, 2024, centres on Terra’s UST stablecoin collapse and $25M alleged…
On-chain debt securities marketplace Obligate launches on Base
On-chain debt securities marketplace Obligate launches on Base Obligate is a Swiss-regulated on-chain bonds platform, while Base is an Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform launched by Coinbase. Deployment on Base will…
Osaka Digital Exchange introduces Japan’s first digital securities trading platform
The new digital securities platform is known as Start. Start’s operations are scheduled to commence on December 25. The platform will start with a $20 million real estate securities issuance…
Crypto firm LBRY files to challenge ruling it violated US Securities Law
The SEC filed a lawsuit in a New Hampshire court arguing that LBRY’s LBC tokens were tokens and not cryptocurrencies. The SEC won a case in November 2022 and LBRY…
FTX claimants to hold equity securities and tokens in the rebooted exchange
The new FTX CEO is working tirelessly to have the FTX crypto exchange launched. FTT token holders will not receive any distributions from the rebranded FTX exchange. FTX claimants will,…
Hex founder charged with offering unregistered securities offering
Richard Heart was charged with allegedly raising over $1B through unregistered securities offerings. The SEC also charged PulseChain, PulseX, and Hex, alongside Richard Heart. In addition, Heart and PulseChain have…
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) orders Huobi Global to stop operations
The securities commission said Huobi was operating in the country without registration. The exchange was ordered to disable its website and mobile apps. Huobi was also ordered to cease circulating,…
Miami International Securities Exchange acquires FTX subsidiary LedgerX
The Miami International Securities Exchange (MIAX) is owned by Miami International Holdings (MIH). The acquisition deal was announced in April and approved by the bankruptcy judge on May 4. LedgerX…