Securities
Crypto CEOs Need to Accept That Existing Regulations Also Apply to Them
Coinbase’s CEO thinks the rules that apply to other financial services don’t apply to his multi-billion-dollar financial services company. His ignorance – either intentional or literal – is concerning.

Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Buys Social Fundraising Platform Ignium
With the acquisition, the Estonia-based crypto exchange intends to broaden its securities market offerings and develop tools for small businesses to raise funds directly from their communities using non-fungible tokens.

Crypto Exchange Kraken Facing SEC Probe, Settlement Could Come Soon: Bloomberg
The U.S. regulator is in the late stages of an investigation into the company's possible sale of unregistered securities, according to the report.

Will the SEC Convince a Court It’s Right to Label These Tokens as Securities?
The U.S. agency’s insider-trading case against a former Coinbase manager hinged on nine tokens it classified as securities, but the ex-employee’s lawyers are saying it’s not so.

Coinbase Jumps After Judge Dismisses Proposed Class-Action Suit
Needham & Co. Vice President John Todaro discusses why Coinbase (COIN) shares are jumping and its correlation with bitcoin (BTC). Plus, reaction after the U.S.-based exchange won a dismissal on Wednesday of a proposed class-action lawsuit by customers who claimed Coinbase sold them unregistered securities.

LBRY Token Rally Stalls as Traders Move on From Court Speculation
The token has still nearly doubled in price in the past seven days.

Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules
Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission.

Indonesia Regulatory Switch Could See Crypto Classed as Securities, Not Commodities
A new law in Indonesia not only changes the crypto regulatory environment, it could also broaden the industry’s development in the country.

France, Luxembourg Test CBDC for 100M Euro Bond Issue
The Venus Initiative is the latest attempt to use digital representations of money for financial-market settlements.

Bitcoin, Ether Needn't Follow Financial Rules, Belgian Regulator Says
Officials hope to fend off a rising number of questions about how crypto should be regulated and when they should be treated as securities.
