Exchanges

Coinbase, a major crypto exchange, recently declared its support for the Ethereum layer-2 network Polygon’s planned token upgrade from MATIC tokens to the new Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL). The exchange revealed its intention to start migrating the Polygon ticker from MATIC to POL on August 26. This migration process will be completed over the next
In a recent statement, Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it had successfully prevented over $2.4 billion in potential user losses from scams and fraud within the first seven months of 2024. The exchange reported that a significant portion of the averted losses, amounting to over $1.1 billion, were withdrawals linked to suspected crypto
Recently, it was reported that crypto exchange Binance has agreed to pay Brazilian regulators $1.76 million to settle allegations of unlicensed derivatives trading in the country. This settlement comes after a year-long investigation by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), Brazil’s securities regulator. The regulatory crackdown began in July 2020 when the CVM ordered Binance
Coinbase has taken a firm stance against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to its proposal to broaden the definition of “exchange” to include decentralized exchanges (DEXs). The exchange’s comment letter, addressed to SEC Secretary Vanessa A. Countryman, highlights significant concerns regarding the potential consequences of such a rule change on the
The Venezuelan government recently imposed restrictions on various websites, including Binance, following controversial presidential election results. Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges globally, confirmed on August 10 that its website was facing access restrictions in Venezuela. This has raised concerns among users in the country who rely on Binance for peer-to-peer transactions of stablecoins
Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, raised issues with the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed regulations on prediction markets. He criticized the broad and vague definition of “gaming” in the proposal and argued that the Commission was overstepping its authority by not evaluating contracts individually. According to Coinbase, the CFTC failed to recognize
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has firmly opposed Coinbase’s motion to compel additional discovery in their ongoing legal battle. The dispute centers around Coinbase’s sweeping demands for documents that the SEC argues are irrelevant and overly burdensome. The SEC contends that the exchange’s discovery requests seek vast amounts of information, much of which