The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to end its investigation into Paxos, a New York-based issuer of stablecoins, suggesting that stablecoins may not be treated as securities in most cases. This decision comes more than a year after the SEC sent Paxos a Wells Notice concerning the BUSD stablecoin, which is backed by […]
On June 7, the team behind the Zksync project Gemholic withdrew 921 previously locked ethereum tokens in a suspected rug-pulling incident. The Gemholic team executed the theft despite reportedly completing the blockchain security firm Solidproof’s Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Zksync’s v24 Upgrade The layer two (L2) Ethereum blockchain scaling protocol, Gemholic, faced allegations of […]
The Singaporean crypto exchange Bybit’s affiliate Spark Fintech Limited, has abandoned its pursuit of an operating license in Hong Kong. The affiliate withdrew its virtual asset trading platform application on May 31, exactly four months after submitting it. The decision followed the Hong Kong regulator’s classification of Bybit as an unlicensed entity, accompanied by threats […]
Grayscale has retracted its application to list its ethereum trust, known as ETHE, as detailed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. James Seyffart, a Bloomberg analyst specializing in exchange-traded funds (ETF), expressed puzzlement over Grayscale’s decision to do so. Grayscale’s Strategic Ethereum Trust Retraction Filing Raises Questions Per a filing with […]
Gauntlet has decided to withdraw from its role as Risk Steward for Aave, pointing to governance and operational challenges as the main reasons. This announcement marks the end of a four-year collaboration that has helped in growing Aave. Gauntlet Ends Partnership With Aave Due to DAO Disputes Gauntlet, a blockchain risk management firm, has officially […]