2020-7-17 11:01 |
The crypto lending platform has hired banking veteran Jonathan Mayers as general counsel in a bid to stay ahead of the regulatory curve. origin »
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In episode seven of the Block Stars podcast, Ripple CTO David Schwartz is joined by Ripple General Counsel, Stu Alderoty to discuss the current state of global cryptocurrency regulation. David probably didn’t expect Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer to reference Beanie Babies during their conversation, but the often-valuable stuffed toys are a great analogy for why … Continued The post Block Stars: How Beanie Babies Show that Digital Assets Need Smart Regulation appeared first on Ripple.
2020-7-15 20:45 | |
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Former Facebook Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Paul Grewal will lead crypto exchange Coinbase’s legal team.
2020-7-9 06:13 | |
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Libra Association назначила на должность главного юрисконсульта Роберта Вернера, бывшего директора Сети по борьбе с финансовыми преступлениями (FinCEN). We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Werner as the Association’s General Counsel.
2020-5-21 19:40 | |
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Kik’s general counsel told Cointelegraph that the SEC’s case relies on its “poorly reasoned” suit against Telegram
2020-4-27 19:30 | |
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Stuart Hoegner, general counsel of Bitfinex, has shared updates on the proceedings on a very strange class action suit against top cryptocurrency platforms
2020-4-10 15:50 | |
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Despite the Telegram Group maintaining that its 'GRAM' token is similar to Bitcoin and Ether, it has been in crosshairs with CFTC and SEC. The letter filed by the Commodity Futures Trading CommissiThe post CFTC's General Counsel addresses Telegram's GRAM token in letter appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-19 14:00 | |
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Crypto exchange company Bittrex Global, today announced additions to its leadership team to better position the platform for a year of growth and new product development. Tom Albright, previously General Counsel of Bittrex Inc.
2020-2-19 23:48 | |
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Jake Chervinksy, the General Counsel at Compound Finance has made a number of predictions for the Bitcoin. Although they are pretty generic what with the Bitcoin halving to occur and numbers to go up significantly which could either be before the halving or after, he sees stock-to-flow proponents to “claim victory.” The stock-to-flow model was […]
2020-1-5 23:15 | |
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First, derivatives cryptocurrency platform Deribit liquidated all the positions due to a glitch in one of the exchanges (Coinbase) used for its Bitcoin Index that cost the company 150 BTC (approximately $1.
2019-11-1 15:31 | |
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The former pick of President Donald Trump for the Federal Reserve (Fed), Stephen Moore, has recently affirmed that he will issue a new stablecoin, which is set to be backed by a fractional reserve. Moore is set to partner with Ralph Benko, a former deputy general counsel from the Reagan era, and with Sam Kazemian, […]
2019-10-22 23:52 | |
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The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the leadership of Chairman Jay Clayton will never approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), believes Jake Chervinsky of New York-based Kobre & Kim, LLP.
2019-10-10 17:00 | |
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A new chapter in the battle between the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and Tether/Bitfinex has been recently started. A letter disclosed by the NYAG, which was written by counsel John Castiglione and filed last month, affirms that the crypto company has not provided the documents which were requested. In case you haven't read about […]
2019-10-3 00:24 | |
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An official blog post published on cryptocurrency wallet firm, Blockchain. com, confirmed senior financial analyst and legal consultant on asset management, Howard Surloff joined the team on October 1.
2019-10-2 17:27 | |
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Coinspeaker Blockchain Hires Former Blackrock, Goldman Sachs Exec to Drive Legal and Operational ExcellenceHoward Surloff joins firm as General Counsel to lead legal and compliance teams.
2019-10-2 09:44 | |
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After more than 25 years in traditional finance, Howard Surloff joins Blockchain as the first general counsel on the company's executive team.
2019-10-2 07:00 | |
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BlackRock and Goldman Sachs veteran Howard Surloff joins major crypto wallet Blockchain.com as general counsel
2019-10-2 00:02 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is right about their decision to reject bitcoin exchange-traded funds, believes Jake Chervinsky of San Francisco-based Compound Finance. The general counsel on Thursday said the US securities regulator has valid concerns about bitcoin’s price volatility.
2019-9-26 17:01 | |
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For a long time now, Ripple has put it out that the company has secured 200 plus customers, sometime around at the beginning of this month. Now, Stuart Alderoty, the General Counsel at Ripple revealed that the actual tally is now 220.
2019-9-23 18:59 | |
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U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Coinbase’s former Vice President, Dorothy D. DeWitt, to serve as the Director of the Division of Market Oversight. Previously, she had led Coinbase as the General Counsel of Business Lines and Markets.
2019-9-18 13:00 | |
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New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency's new director of market oversight.
2019-9-18 16:56 | |
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BitMEX parent firm HDR Global hires former BNP Paribas’ General Counsel Derek Gobel as the group’s new general counsel
2019-9-12 14:47 | |
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Bitcoin derivatives giant BitMEX has announced it has made a significant addition to its legal team in the form of veteran finance lawyer Derek Gobel. Derek Gobel Joins BitMEX In a blog post on September 11, the exchange confirmed it had hired Gobel as its new general counsel.
2019-9-11 14:30 | |
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Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft collaborated on an open letter protesting the Trump administrations’s controversial proposition on Chinese tariffs. They warn that the worst case scenario would be that game consoles, are on the proposed product list, would get even more expensive.
2019-6-27 03:57 | |
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Kik Interactive Inc. , a messaging service, responded to the enforcement actions taken against it by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. In a press release, Chief Executive Officer of Kik, Ted Livingston, said that they had been expecting this and now, they “welcome the opportunity to fight for the future of crypto.
2019-6-5 10:30 | |
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Jake Chervinsky recently took to Twitter to announce that he will be taking a new role of General Counsel for Compound Finance. It's official: I've started a new role as General Counsel for @compoundfinance! I've wanted to go full-time into the crypto industry for a while and I feel lucky to have found a position […]
2019-5-30 19:30 | |
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Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets.
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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Last week, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) launched an investigation into Tether, arguably the most controversial stablecoin in the crypto space, over an alleged $850 million fraud. Tether’s legal counsel have since admitted that the stablecoin is now only 74% backed by it’s asset reserves.
2019-5-17 19:20 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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According to the latest revelations, as of April 30, the USDT stablecoin is only about 74 percent backed by fiat equivalent, stated issuer’s general counsel. On Tuesday, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner wrote in an affidavit that the company behind USDT holds about $2.
2019-5-4 02:15 | |
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By CCN. com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has increased by just over 1 percent against the U. S. dollar, extending its year-to-date (YTD) gain to 44. 27 percent and leading the crypto market to recovery.
2019-5-2 12:48 | |
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According to a Bloomberg report published April 30, 2019, only 74 percent of Tether’s USDT stablecoin is backed by fiat and other short-term liquid assets. The Trouble Runs Deep In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of State of New York on April 30, 2019, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner stated that the companyRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-2 11:48 | |
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Bitfinex, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has been the highlight of the cryptocurrency space ever since the NY Attorney General opened an investigation into the exchange alleging fraud.
2019-5-1 16:13 | |
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By CCN. com: The bitcoin price has increased from $5,173 to $5,297 on major regulated crypto exchanges including Coinbase in the past 24 hours, by 2. 3 percent. Major crypto assets such as Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash spiked by 4 to 11 percent against the U.
2019-5-1 13:52 | |
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Tether’s lawyer has now admitted that the stablecoin is only 74 percent backed by cash and equivalents, according to an affidavit filed on Tuesday. In the filing, Stuart Hoegner, the company’s general counsel, said Tether held approximately $2.
2019-5-1 13:19 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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By CCN. com: According to an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Stuart Hoegner, the general counsel to Tether and major bitcoin exchange Bitfinex, only 74 percent of Tether’s holdings are backed by cash.
2019-5-1 23:36 | |
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Tether has been experiencing some major negative attention lately after rumors started circulating about how the stablecoin is actually backed. However, it looks like Tether’s general counsel is coming out of the woodwork with a little more honesty, as he has confirmed that there is 74% of the stablecoin’s liquidity that is backed by fiat […]
2019-5-1 22:03 | |
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Tether's general counsel told the New York Supreme Court that it can only back about 74% of USDT in circulation as of Tuesday.
2019-4-30 18:47 | |
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By CCN. com: Don’t believe what Mark Zuckerberg tells you. Facebook is not remotely interested in protecting your privacy. The company just hired Jennifer Newstead as general counsel, a lawyer widely cited as co-writer of the Patriot Act, famously granting unprecedented snooping powers to the US government.
2019-4-23 17:40 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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By CCN: The Dow plowed higher on Thursday, even as Wall Street breathlessly waited for US Attorney General William Barr to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report into the 2016 Trump campaign.
2019-4-18 16:45 | |
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It’s like talking to a brick wall. House Democrats are so determined to get their hands on the full Mueller report that they are ignoring anyone who says that classified information in it can’t be released.
2019-4-4 19:01 | |
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In case you missed it, United States Attorney General William Barr declared this week that there was insufficient evidence in the report filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to suggest that President Trump obstructed justice in the Russia collusion investigation.
2019-3-27 22:39 | |
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Andrew Hinkes, a blockchain lawyer, has recently decided to help Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) issuers to fight back the system. He was previously the general counsel at Athena Blockchain, a blockchain-based investment bank, and he also was a law professor at the New York University.
2019-3-23 04:19 | |
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Ripple has been on a hiring spree the past few months. They have been aggressively searching for top-notch tech talent, but are also looking to fill other roles as shown by their recent move to steal Stuart Alderoty from the traditional financial sector and make him Ripple’s general counsel.
2019-2-13 09:23 | |
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Stuart Alderoty, veteran legal expert and former General Counsel at CIT and HSBC, will be joining San Francisco based blockchain startup Ripple. Brad Garlinghouse, the chief executive of Ripple, announced the news on Twitter and welcome Alderoty on board.
2019-2-1 16:59 | |
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Ripple has announced in a press release that Stuart Alderoty, a former HSBC General Counsel will be taking over the role of General Legal Counsel at Ripple, January 30, 2019. Welcome to Ripple Since September 2018, Ripple, a blockchain-based payment processor found itself without any general counsel for legal services and compliance.
2019-2-1 07:00 | |
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Ripple has made a high-profile legal hire in the form of ex-HSBC general counsel Stuart Alderoty
2019-1-31 11:06 | |
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After months of leaving the position open, Ripple has finally found someone to work as their general counsel – Stuart Alderoty. Alderoty previously worked at top-50 bank CIT Group, where he worked in various positions, including executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary since 2016. Now, with Ripple, he will be overseeing the legal […]
2019-1-31 08:57 | |
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Tether has announced the expansion of its USDT token to an eighth blockchain.
The FMA reports two-thirds of the investment fraud reports filed in 2020 were related to cryptocurrency and digital currency trading products.
This is the second bitcoin ETF approved to trade in Canada.
Geely will own 80% of the venture while Concordium will own the rest.
Gates has previously criticized cryptocurrencies and said he'd short bitcoin "if there was an easy way to do it."
A new tie-up with payments firm Klarna brings the exchange access to more than 5,000 banks across Europe.
Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs.