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Coinbase CLO Urges to Rescind Prohibition on SEC Staff Holding Crypto

Coinbase CLO Urges to Rescind Prohibition on SEC Staff Holding Crypto

Paul Grewal, chief legal officer for Coinbase, has urged to rescind prohibition of SEC employees from holding or using cryptocurrencies. He called the prohibition “particularly egregious” as the vast majority of crypto activity does not involve securities. In a letter to the acting director of the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Grewal stressed that […]

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Bitget Pursues Legal Action Against Eight Accounts Over M VOXEL Trading Manipulation

Bitget Pursues Legal Action Against Eight Accounts Over $20M VOXEL Trading Manipulation

Crypto exchange Bitget has launched legal action against eight accounts it accuses of manipulating VOXEL token trading and profiting over $20m during a sudden market surge on April 20. The company’s head of Asia, Jiayin Xie, said on X that legal letters had been sent to the accounts, which it believes were operated by a

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Russian Governor Says Gas Solution May Solve Region’s Bitcoin Mining Woes

Russian Governor Says Gas Solution May Solve Region’s Bitcoin Mining Woes

A Russian provincial governor has claimed that associated gas produced at oil drilling sites could provide a solution to ongoing Bitcoin mining-related concerns. Earlier this month, the BTC mining hotspot of Irkutsk unveiled the nation’s first-ever year-round ban on crypto mining in the southern part of the oblast. This move came just months after Moscow

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