Worldcoin Regulatory Scrutiny Grows as Argentina Opens Investigation

The Argentine Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) has initiated an investigation targeting Worldcoin to ascertain the legality of its data collection practices within the South American country, the agency said on Tuesday. The AAIP outlined its objective of scrutinizing the security protocols in place to safeguard the privacy of Worldcoin users in Argentina. … Read more

Bittrex Reaches Settlement With SEC; Agrees to Pay $24M Fine

Crypto exchange Bittrex settled charges of offering U.S. investors access to unregistered securities on Thursday, agreeing to pay a $24 million fine within two months of filing a liquidation plan for the exchange. The SEC sued Bittrex, which filed for bankruptcy in May, earlier this year, saying it simultaneously operated a securities exchange, broker and … Read more

Cathie Wood’s Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application Decision Pushed Out by SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission extended its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin exchange-traded fund application, as it continues to look at applications from traditional finance heavyweights such as BlackRock (BLK) and Fidelity Investments. The SEC published an order calling for public input on the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF application, a standard move that … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

A judge revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond Friday, sending him to jail ahead of his trial in October. Bankman-Fried faces seven different charges tied to the collapse of FTX, including wire, commodities and securities fraud. NEW YORK — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail ahead of his October trial on multiple financial … Read more

U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC’s Coinbase Lawsuit

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), a number of crypto lobbying organizations and a group of professors called on a federal court to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase Friday. Filing amicus – or friend of the court – briefs, the organizations and lawmaker alleged the SEC was trying to … Read more