Bittrex Ceases Its Operations for Good After the US Bankruptcy LeapRate

November 21, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

Bittrex Ceases Its Operations for Good After the US Bankruptcy

Yet another cryptocurrency exchange has decided to exit the market, as Bittrex Global, originally hailing from Liechtenstein, has declared its intention to halt trading and operations involving US dollars from the start of December. ______________________________________________________________________ Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter _______________________________________________________________________ The move follows a series of actions initiated by…

November 16, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Should the SEC give the go-ahead for FTX sell-off?

According to Forbes, FTX is currently perched atop an approximate total of $3.3bn Solana, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies. The company was granted judicial approval to begin liquidating its recovered crypto, which was lost when its former CEO and founder, Sam Bankman-fried, committed wire fraud, of which he was found guilty. John Reed Stark, former chief…

October 19, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Potential new SEC rules to limit broker trading rebates

During this meeting, the SEC will evaluate whether the lower transaction prices and rebates going to larger firms with higher trading volumes create an unfair competitive advantage. Reuters reported that before the start of the meeting, SEC officials indicated that the complexity of pricing levels between different exchanges can result in significant cost differences. They…

September 14, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Ethereum under fire from SEC over alleged violations

In a press release this week, Co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin suggested that clear heads and clarity of thinking are the best way to proceed through the investigation. This comes after the cryptocurrency has been hit by waves of regulatory boards demanding the tightening and transparency of crypto commodities, tokens and intermediaries. Lubin stated: America…

September 13, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

SEC brings charges against Marcum employee

These charges follow in the wake of the Marcum $10m penalty for standards violations and systemic quality control failures regarding the audit of numerous special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). As a leading auditor of SPACs, the company experienced an approximately six-fold increase in clients, who allegedly took advantage of the significant quality control gaps. Don’t…

August 30, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Grayscale tipping the scales its legal action against SEC

Putting SEC on the backfoot, the court instructed the regulator to take another look at Grayscale’s application. This authority has been opposing the idea of listed spot-market bitcoin investments, despite approving them for futures, for a long time. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter SEC argues it cannot approve a spot…

August 23, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Fundrise in SEC hot seat after using influencers to canvass investors

As Fundrise did not require the influencers and newsletters to provide specific disclosures, the investment adviser went against US law. In its filing, the SEC specifically noted the lack of these disclosures in the Fundrise brochure. The company consented to pay a civil penalty of $250,000. In a statement, SEC commented: Fundrise consented to the…

August 09, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

SEC acts against 11 firms neglecting electronic communications

In acknowledging the oversights, these firms forked out a combined $289m to pay their respective penalties as per the outline below. $125m penalty payable by Wells Fargo Securities LLC, together with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Financial Network LLC. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and SG Americas Securities LLC each paying penalties of…

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

November 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Millennium settles charges of illegal short selling in advance of stock offerings

Investment advisory firm Millennium Management LLC has agreed to pay more than $630,000 to settle charges that it shorted U.S. stocks in companies planning follow-on offerings and then illegally bought shares in the follow-on offerings, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed earlier. An SEC investigation found that Millennium violated an anti-manipulation provision of…

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