🇺🇸 SEC calls Ripple’s proposed stablecoin an ‘unregistered crypto asset’

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be targeting Ripple’s proposed stablecoin in its latest court filing against the crypto company. In its May 7 redacted remedies reply brief, the regulator described the proposed stablecoin as an “unregistered crypto asset” and further evidence that the company will continue to engage in unregulated activities if there is no permanent injunction against it. Ripple revealed plans to issue a stablecoin in April but has not provided additional details about the token since then.

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🇺🇸 Biden Admin To Kill Republican Bill Letting U.S. Banks Custody Crypto

A Republican-led effort to free American banks to provide crypto custody services has been shut down by the Democrat-led White House. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives discussed and prepared to vote on House Resolution 109 (H.J. Res. 109), which would strike down prior accounting guidance from regulators to banks planning to offer the service to customers.

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💰 Bitcoin Whales Accumulate $941M BTC in 24 Hours as Prices Drop

The amount of BTC whales accumulated in the past 24 hours increased their holdings by 15,121 BTC, bringing their collective stash to its highest level in two weeks. Bitcoin whales have begun to make substantial BTC purchasing moves, signaling market participants’ entrance into a re-accumulation phase. According to a tweet by blockchain analytics platform Santiment, large investors holding 1,000 to 10,000 BTC collectively accumulated more than $941 million worth of the asset in the past 24 hours.

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💰 Core Scientific reports $210.7 million in Q1 net income, 2,825 BTC production

Core Scientific reported a $210.7 million net income for the first quarter on May 8. The change represents an increase of $211.1 million from the first quarter of 2023, when the company reported a net loss of $0.4 million. The company also reported $179.3 million in first-quarter revenue, including $150 million from crypto mining and $29.3 million from hosting. The change in total revenue marks an increase of $58.6 million compared to the first quarter of 2023 when the company reported revenue of $120.6 million.

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🏦 Kraken makes another push to dismiss 🇺🇸 SEC lawsuit ahead of June hearing

Crypto exchange Kraken's lawyers argue in their latest court filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission's arguments don't hold weight as both sides are gearing up for a hearing in June. Kraken also argued that the agency failed to satisfy elements of the Howey Test, a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case frequently cited by the SEC, to determine if an asset qualifies as an investment contract and, therefore, a security.

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🇺🇸 Mark Cuban slams SEC's Gary Gensler, says 'crypto voters will be heard' in the 2024 election

Billionaire Mark Cuban responded to former 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's courting of crypto in a Friday social media post, claiming that crypto will play a large role in the 2024 election. "If Joe Biden loses, there is a good chance you will be able to thank Gary Gensler and the SEC," Cuban wrote on the social media platform X. "Crypto is a mainstay with younger and independent voters.".

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JPMorgan Chase Bitcoin ETF Investment Revealed JPMorgan Chase Bitcoin ETF Investment Revealed

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, has unveiled its exposure to spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing, submitted on May 10, reveals that JPMorgan Chase Bitcoin ETF investments were provided by industry giants such as Grayscale, ProShares, Bitwise, BlackRock, and Fidelity.

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🏦 Coinbase can't force the 🇺🇸 SEC to write new rules, SEC argues in new brief

The SEC has filed a new form arguing that Coinbase's petition to order the agency to develop a new regulatory system for crypto "from the ground up" should be denied. "The Commission’s determination that the rulemaking Coinbase seeks is currently unwarranted was both reasonable and reasonably explained," the SEC said, in a case before the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

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💰 Bernstein argues bitcoin's 'flattish' price action is great for public miners

Analysts at research and brokerage firm Bernstein aren’t worried about the “flattish” price action of bitcoin, arguing that it can be great for miners — when economics are driven by competitive hash-rate wars. “Bitcoin price action has been flattish, but we don't fear any major drawdown here,” Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra wrote in a note to clients on Monday.

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🇺🇸 US senators challenge DOJ’s broad definition of crypto money transmitters

Two US lawmakers have opposed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) attempt to expand the definition of a money-transmitting business. In a May 9 letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden argued that the DOJ’s broad interpretation could criminalize non-custodial crypto asset software services.

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💰 Bitcoin sees correlation with equities as Brazil’s 4-month trading volume hits $6 billion

Kaiko Research said Bitcoin’s (BTC) correlation with equities is rising, with a 90-day correlation rising to 0.17 last week after hitting a multi-year low of 0.01 in March. Meanwhile, Brazil experienced a significant rise in volume and is outpacing the dollar. Bitcoin’s 90-day correlation with equities rose to 0.17 the week of May 5, above its multi-year low of 0.01 in March, according to the firm’s May 13 research report.

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⚪️ Worldcoin seeks to set 'new standard' in data protection, says it deleted users' iris codes

Worldcoin Foundation has released an open-source system that it claims can improve the protection of sensitive information, including the data generated when people sign up for the Worldcoin project. "The system, available now in a Github repository for any organization to use, aims to set a new standard for data protection, including the protection of biometric data," according to a statement. Worldcoin said the new open-sourced system is based on secure multi-party computation.

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💰 Bitcoin rallies to $65,000, triggering over $120 million in liquidations in 24 hours

Bitcoin’s recent surge to $65,000, a level last seen on May 6, has sparked significant volatility in the digital assets market. Bitcoin has now seen a roughly 15% rally from the lows of May 1. Coinglass data shows that Bitcoin is now up over 5% on May 15, which has resulted in over $120 million worth of liquidations in the past 24 hours in the digital asset ecosystem. Both long ($54 million) and short positions ($66 million) were affected.

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🪙 Bitcoin ETF Flows Surge to Two-Week High as BTC Soared Beyond $66,000

Inflows for spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States soared to $303 million on May 15 amid a big jump in BTC prices. It is the highest inflow since May 3 as institutional investors pivoted back to bullish in the wake of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on May 15 which met expectations. Fidelity led the pack with its FBTC fund seeing $131 million in inflows for the day, its highest inflow since March 26. Bitwise’s BITB fund also had a solid day with an inflow of $86 million, a figure not beaten since March 4.

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🇫🇷 Bybit faces potential legal action in France for regulatory non-compliance

France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has warned French crypto investors that Bybit is not a registered platform in the country, according to a May 16 notice. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bybit is the third-largest crypto exchange by trading volume. The platform was launched in 2017 and holds over $10 billion worth of its users’ assets. Moreover, Bybit has been on the AMF’s blacklist since May 20, 2022, due to its failure to comply with these regulatory standards.

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💰 Lackluster Performance for Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs Since Launch

On Thursday, the spot bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong experienced net negative outflows of approximately 104.79 BTC, valued at about $6.95 million. There has been little enthusiasm for the Hong Kong spot bitcoin ETFs or the spot ethereum ETFs, as their performances have been minimal. The first trading day was the best, with an inflow of 3,880 BTC, while the next day’s sessions recorded a significantly lower inflow of 173.13 BTC.

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🇹🇷 Turkey Takes Crypto Bill to Parliament, Aims to Bring Crypto Licensing to the Country

Türkiye has introduced a legislative proposal aimed at reducing the risks of parties transacting with crypto assets in the country. The proposal has been presented to the parliament. The bill, introduced by ruling party chairman Abdullah Güler, includes various regulations regarding crypto assets and will be implemented by the Capital Markets Board (CMB). This proposal establishes important rules regarding crypto service providers and increases the CMB’s supervision over them.

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🚨 LayerZero identifies over 800K addresses in sybil self-reporting phase

LayerZero Labs has officially announced that the sybil self-reporting phase of its solution to address sybil activity, or “airdrop farming,” is over. According to LayerZero, addresses that meet the criteria will receive 15% of their anticipated token allocation, while the remaining 85% will be redistributed to eligible users. Following the review, a total of 803,093 addresses were identified as potential sybil addresses, which will not receive the total token allocation.

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