#CONSENSYS News

Steven Nerayoff Calls out Joseph Lubin for Damaging Crypto Market

news.bitcoin.com Steven Nerayoff, a former adviser to the Ethereum network, has publicly denounced Joseph Lubin, co-founder of the Ethereum Project and the founder of Consensys, and other…

Steven Nerayoff Slams US SEC’s Crypto Stance: Calls For Clarity And Innovation

bitcoinist.com As the debate over cryptocurrency regulation continues, former advisor to the Ethereum network Steven Nerayoff has become a public voice criticizing the approach taken by…

Ethereum Price Continues to Bleed to Bitcoin amid US Regulatory Scrutiny

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Ethereum Price Continues to Bleed to Bitcoin amid US Regulatory Scrutiny Ethereum (ETH) price closed last week trading at $2,928, down around 6.6 percent. As a…

Irrefutable Proof Emerges Against Co-Founder Joseph Lubin as Fraudster

coinpedia.org The post Irrefutable Proof Emerges Against Co-Founder Joseph Lubin as Fraudster appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Serious allegations have emerged against Joseph…

Crypto Market Sees Lackluster Performance as Bitcoin Struggles to Regain Momentum

finance.yahoo.com In what has been a rather uneventful week for the crypto market, most cryptocurrencies experienced a downward trend as Bitcoin and other major coins and tokens struggled to…

Tensions Rise as Bloomberg Analyst Steven Neyaroff Criticizes SEC’s Stance on Crypto

coinpedia.org The post Tensions Rise as Bloomberg Analyst Steven Neyaroff Criticizes SEC’s Stance on Crypto appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News American crypto economy is on the…

Linea Delays LXP Mint After Detecting Sybil Activity

unchainedcrypto.com Consensys’ zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solution Linea said that its planned mint of Linea Voyage XP (LXP) tokens is “taking longer than normal”…

US House Committee Joins Mark Cuban in Criticizing SEC, Advocates for Regulatory Reform

beincrypto.com The US House Financial Committee has aligned with billionaire Mark Cuban’s critique of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to the crypto industry. In a…

Consensys-Backed Linea Suffered Sybil Attack, Delays LXP Mint

coingape.com The blockchain community Linea, backed by Consensys, has encountered a significant challenge in its operations. Linea identified Sybil’s activity, which managed to avoid its…

This Week in Coins: Bitcoin Is Boring But Bizarre Meme Coin Antics Continue

decrypt.co Most cryptocurrencies are down this week, as the price of Bitcoin and other major coins and tokens struggled to gain ground for another depressing week. Bitcoin is now…

A Crypto Startup Founder’s Diary

decrypt.co For years, I told myself that I’m not the founder type. Instead, I try to be that strong operator who makes founders’ dreams come true. Perhaps the avoidance of being a…

Assault on Crypto on Bankless

bankless.com It was a bold week for the U.S. government's overreach in going after the crypto industry. As the SEC guns for Ethereum, declaring it a security, Consensys struck back this…

’s ROI Forecasts: Ethereum and Solana Challenger of 2024

coinpedia.org The post Furrever Token (FURR)’s ROI Forecasts: Ethereum and Solana Challenger of 2024 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ethereum and Solana, two of the best altcoins…

The Chopping Block: EigenLayer Airdrop, LayerZero's Sybil Strategy, and Robinhood vs. SEC

unchainedcrypto.com Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and special guest Avichal Garg from Electric Capital dissect the latest…

The Path to an Ethereum ETF Approval Is Complicated

beincrypto.com The journey toward approving Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faces considerable hurdles despite its promise for the crypto market. The US Securities and Exchange…

SEC Doesn't Want Ethereum To Transform Banking Landscape, Says Joseph Lubin

zerohedge.com SEC Doesn't Want Ethereum To Transform Banking Landscape, Says Joseph Lubin By Gareth Jenkinson of CoinTelegraph Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin believes the United States…

Consensys sues to stop SEC from ‘seizing control of Ethereum’ and damaging MetaMask

dlnews.com Consensys has joined the anti-SEC brigade. On Thursday, Consensys, the company behind the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, sued the US Securities and Exchange Commission for…

K33 Reports : The SEC Continues To Go After Crypto, SEC’s Next Target

coinpedia.org The post K33 Reports : The SEC Continues To Go After Crypto, SEC’s Next Target appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The SEC’s pursuit of regulatory action in the crypto…

CARV Announces up-to-100% Node Buyback Program to Chaperone its Node Launch and Hyperscale its Data Layer

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – SANTA CLARA, California, May 10th, 2024] CARV, the leading modular data layer for gaming and AI, is excited to announce an industry-first Node Buyback…

Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Warns Of Impending Regulatory Crackdown On Crypto Staking: 'It's Going To Be A Bloodbath'

benzinga.com Veteran trader Peter Brandt has sparked a discussion within the cryptocurrency community with his recent remarks on X. What Happened: On Thursday, Brandt predicted a severe…

Consensys Lawsuit Over Ethereum Won’t Deter SEC, Former Regulator Says

decrypt.co A preemptive lawsuit filed in Texas federal court aims to definitively determine Ethereum’s regulatory status. But the move by blockchain software company Consensys in its…

Could the SEC Have a Case Against Liquid Staking Protocols?

unchainedcrypto.com A recent lawsuit brought by Ethereum software giant Consensys against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests liquid staking protocols, such as Lido and…

Robinhood Met With SEC 16 Times 'In Good Faith': CEO

decrypt.co Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev revealed that the fintech firm had met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 16 times in its efforts to register as a special…

SEC Stifling Innovation by Hindering Ethereum’s Potential in Banking: Joseph Lubin

cryptonews.com Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin launched scathing criticisms against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 9, accusing the regulatory body of deliberately…

Price Dips Below $3K amid Increased Short-Term Fear

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Ethereum (ETH) Price Dips Below $3K amid Increased Short-Term Fear Amid the ongoing cryptocurrency correction, Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest digital asset…

SEC claims about MetaMask are ‘preposterous,’ says Consensys CEO

dlnews.com The Securities and Exchange Commission’s claims that Consensys’ wallet violates securities laws is “preposterous,” the company’s founder and CEO Joseph Lubin said on…

Ethereum Co-Founder Joe Lubin: SEC Wants to Create 'FUD', Push Crypto Offshore

decrypt.co Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin has argued that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent series of enforcement actions directed at crypto firms is "intended to…

Empire Newsletter: The SEC’s internal rift

blockworks.co Crypto gets political In a new interview, Gary Gensler made no bones about his special focus on the crypto space, bristling at what he decried as excessive questions about…

Crypto Wallet Provider Exodus Delays NYSE Listing Due to SEC Review

cryptonews.com Exodus Movement, a prominent crypto wallet company, has announced a delay in its planned listing on NYSE American, the sibling market of the New York Stock Exchange. The…

Robinhood Reports 224% Surge in Crypto Trading Volumes in Q1

cryptonews.com Popular trading platform Robinhood has experienced a substantial increase in crypto trading volumes during the first quarter, with a surge of 224% to reach $36 billion. The…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler: ‘Crypto is a small piece of our market, BUT…’

ambcrypto.com It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the SEC is gearing up to tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies. Legal disputes with numerous crypto firms, from Kraken to…

The Protocol: From 'Node Sales' to 'Address Poisoning,' the Money's in Crypto

coindesk.com NODES FOR SALE: It's the blockchain industry's latest innovation – not in technology, but in how to round up cash from investors. " " involve selling blockchain nodes…

Japanese exchange Coincheck set for Nasdaq listing through SPAC merger

cryptoslate.com Japanese exchange Coincheck is set to join Coinbase as one of the two publicly listed exchanges in the United States, according to a May 8 statement. The crypto trading…

Ripple’s Legal Battle Heats Up: SEC Objects to Stablecoin Launch

beincrypto.com On May 7, 2024, a significant development unfolded in the ongoing legal saga between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a publicly…

All about Revolut exchange and its latest crypto plans for U.K customers

ambcrypto.com Revolut has entered the crypto market with Revolut X. On the 7th of May, Revolut, the UK-based FinTech firm known for its mobile banking and payment solutions, made a…

Robinhood CEO Decries 'Regulatory Onslaught' on Crypto, Vows to Fight SEC

decrypt.co Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has become Wall Street’s latest power player to blast a wave of enforcement action notices from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…

Why the Robinhood Wells Notice Hits Harder

dcs.megaphone.fm Robinhood is the latest crypto-aligned company to be targeted by the SEC. In today's episode NLW explores why the crypto community is more surprised by this one than even…

Robinhood CEO Criticizes ‘Regulatory Onslaught’ on Crypto US, Pledges to Challenge SEC

cryptonews.com Robinhood Markets, a prominent retail trading platform, announced its intention on May 7 to challenge the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court following…

Hodl Law vs SEC: Ethereum Case Gets Court Date for Oral Arguments

coingape.com The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for July 18, 2024, to address a legal appeal by cryptocurrency-using law firm Hodl Law, PLLC. The firm is…

SEC Chair Blames Journalists For Asking Him About Crypto So Much

cryptopotato.com One of crypto’s most powerful government nemeses believes journalists question him about the burgeoning asset class way more than necessary. Securities and Exchange…

Crypto Billionaire Joseph Lubin Says SEC’s Anti-Crypto Agenda To Have ‘Chilling Effect’ on Ethereum Users

dailyhodl.com Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin is issuing a warning about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying the regulator’s current policies on crypto will have a…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler says investors lack needed crypto disclosures following multiple Wells Notices

theblock.co Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says investors are not getting vital crypto disclosures after the agency handed out notices to multiple crypto entities…

Coinbase legal chief challenges SEC chair Gensler’s claim that most crypto tokens are securities

cryptoslate.com Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal called on US SEC Chair Gary Gensler to stop misleading the market about the legal status of cryptocurrencies in a May 7 social media…

SEC’s Gensler calls for more crypto disclosures for investors

blockworks.co Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler says that the agency is just a “cop on the beat” when it comes to policing the crypto industry. Gensler spoke to…

Court decision could be only way US spot ether ETFs see light of day

blockworks.co The advent of bitcoin ETFs came only after a legal victory over the Securities and Exchange Commission. A similar action could be what it takes to get US spot ether ETFs…

Gary Gensler Says It’s Our Fault the SEC Appears So Focused on Crypto

decrypt.co The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto industry crackdown is continuing apace, with Robinhood Crypto this week joining the growing pack of companies that have…

Congressman Blasts US SEC, Gensler for Violations & SAB 121 Rule

coingape.com Tom Emmer, the House of Republicans’ majority whip, has slammed Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for his stewardship of Staff…

SEC Crypto Crackdown: Every Company That Is Being Investigated

decrypt.co Almost every week lately, it seems there’s a new announcement that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has gone after yet another crypto company for alleged…

Empire Newsletter: A busy crypto lawsuit season looms

blockworks.co Another one bites the dust And then there were three. Robinhood has become the latest company to receive a crypto-related Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange…

Robinhood Will Win Against US SEC in the Ongoing Case: Says KBW Broker

coinpedia.org The post Robinhood Will Win Against US SEC in the Ongoing Case: Says KBW Broker appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In a research report on Monday, KBW broker indicated…

Digital Chamber Challenges SEC’s Action against Robinhood Crypto

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Digital Chamber Challenges SEC’s Action against Robinhood Crypto The Digital Chamber, the leading trade association representing the crypto industry in the…

Exodus Approved for NYSE Listing, Trading Begins on May 9

cryptonews.com Crypto wallet developer Exodus Movement has received approval to list its common stock on the NYSE under the ticker EXOD. Trading for the stock will commence on the platform…

Revolut Launches Crypto Trading Platform ‘Revolut X’ for UK Retail Customers

cryptonews.com Global fintech firm Revolut has introduced its standalone crypto trading platform called Revolut X, catering to UK retail customers. The company, which initially began…

Digital Chamber Criticizes SEC Over Wells Notice Issue to Robinhood Crypto

cryptonews.com Crypto trade association Digital Chamber has slammed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for issuing a Wells Notice to Robinhood Crypto, calling it an “alarming…

Regulatory Tensions Escalate: CFTC Signals Crypto Crackdown, SEC Faces Criticism

beincrypto.com Recent developments have underscored a significant escalation in enforcement actions within the United States’ crypto regulatory environment. Rostin Behnam, chair of the US…

SEC Delays Decision on Invesco Galaxy Spot Ethereum ETF

cryptonews.com The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a delay in its decision regarding the Invesco Galaxy spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). In an announcement,…