Author: Mike Dalton

Coinbase and Ripple are among the largest donors to a super PAC that aims to support pro-crypto politicians, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 31. Coinbase has contributed $24.5 million to Fairshake, PAC spokesperson Josh Vlasto told Bloomberg. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has also personally given $1 million to the PAC…

EU-based crypto firms can serve non-EU customers in some cases, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said on Jan. 29. ESMA wrote in a statement: “The proposed guidance confirms ESMA’s previous message that the provision of crypto-asset services by a third-country firm is limited under MiCA to cases where the client is the exclusive

Bloomberg reported on Jan. 5 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told several ETF participants to submit updated filings. According to four of Bloomberg’s sources, the SEC has instructed exchanges and issuers to submit final versions of 19b-4 filings as soon as Friday…

BlackRock submitted an update to its spot Bitcoin ETF application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 29. BlackRock’s filing now names two authorized participants that will be involved in share creation and redemption: Jane Street Capital and JP Morgan Securities. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that JP Morgan’s inclusion is

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao asked for parts of his travel request to be made private on Dec. 27. Though Zhao has sought permission to travel outside the U.S. for some time, the latest filings provide more context around his plans. The first court filing indicates that Zhao and his defense team have moved to