A federal judge today denied the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) request to access the crypto firm Binance.US’s technology infrastructure. Binance.US lawyers argued that the SEC’s request for documents was “overbroad.” Federal Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui proposed the SEC formulate a more targeted request and interview more witnesses.The SEC had filed for expedited discovery […]
Canto and Astar, two layer-1 blockchains, have announced plans to migrate to Ethereum as layer-2 zero-knowledge rollups. Canto is a permissionless general-purpose blockchain that is EVM-compatible and aims to onboard the traditional financial sector to decentralized finance applications. Canto will inherit Ethereum’s security, enabling more decentralization and trustless guarantees when bridging assets over. Meanwhile, some […]
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has failed to win immediate access to Binance.US’s software in a Sept. 18 hearing, with the judge saying he isn’t “inclined to allow the inspection at this time.” The SEC has been attempting to gain access to the software and detailed information from Binance.US since it sued […]
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been facing a difficult year in the US. The SEC filed a lawsuit against it in June, while the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao with ”willful evasion of federal law” in March. In response to the regulatory storm, Binance.US has appointed a […]
Citigroup, a financial services and banking giant, has reportedly launched a private blockchain for its clients. The product, called Citi Token Services, is designed to tokenize client deposits and improve cash management and trade-finance capabilities. According to Citigroup’s global head of services, Shahmir Khaliq, the development of Citi Token Services is part of the company’s […]
