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Colin Wilhelm

@colinwilhelm
33 posts
2023-08-31
Blue checks for some, retina scans for others. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2023-08-31 View on X
Bloomberg

X updates its privacy policy to include new biometric data, which the company plans to collect for safety and security, along with data on jobs and education

- In policy shift, X will use the data for safety, security  — Employment, education history will be used to recommend jobs

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2023-08-03
The sources for this story sound a lot like the sources who floated that Binance might pay a $2B fine to the U.S. government to basically make everything go away earlier this year. https://www.semafor.com/...
2023-08-03 View on X
Semafor

Sources: US DOJ officials are weighing fraud charges against Binance but worry that an indictment could cause a run on the exchange like the one that befell FTX

U.S. Department of Justice officials are considering fraud charges against crypto exchange Binance, but are concerned about the cost …

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2023-07-15
“Further, the court rejected Ripple's fair notice argument, noting that the Howey test is clear and that claiming ignorance is not a defense to violating the securities laws. We'll continue to review the decision.” Does not guarantee an appeal, but leaves door open.
2023-07-15 View on X
Bloomberg

The Ripple ruling implies securities laws protect only sophisticated investors, the opposite of the US stock market's rule, and seems likely to work out poorly

Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors. LinkedIn: Kelvin Low . Twitter: @smdiehl , @matt_levine , @exlawyernft , @ben_mckenzie , @...

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“Further, the court rejected Ripple's fair notice argument, noting that the Howey test is clear and that claiming ignorance is not a defense to violating the securities laws. We'll continue to review the decision.” Does not guarantee an appeal, but leaves door open.
2023-07-15 View on X
Reuters

A US judge says Ripple's XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities

and this week it got a big one Hassan Shittu / Cryptonews : Coinbase Pauses Staking Services in Several US States Amid SEC Lawsuit Mutuma Maxwell / Cryptopolitan : Binance clients ...

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“...instead emphasizing that Howey and subsequent cases have held that a variety of tangible and intangible assets can serve as the subject of an investment contract.” 2/3
2023-07-15 View on X
Reuters

A US judge says Ripple's XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities

and this week it got a big one Hassan Shittu / Cryptonews : Coinbase Pauses Staking Services in Several US States Amid SEC Lawsuit Mutuma Maxwell / Cryptopolitan : Binance clients ...

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SEC reaction to ruling in Ripple case: “The court agreed with the SEC that the Howey test governs the securities analysis of crypto transactions and rejected Ripple's made-up test as to what constitutes an investment contract,”...
2023-07-15 View on X
Reuters

A US judge says Ripple's XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities

and this week it got a big one Hassan Shittu / Cryptonews : Coinbase Pauses Staking Services in Several US States Amid SEC Lawsuit Mutuma Maxwell / Cryptopolitan : Binance clients ...

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SEC reaction to ruling in Ripple case: “The court agreed with the SEC that the Howey test governs the securities analysis of crypto transactions and rejected Ripple's made-up test as to what constitutes an investment contract,”...
2023-07-15 View on X
Bloomberg

The Ripple ruling implies securities laws protect only sophisticated investors, the opposite of the US stock market's rule, and seems likely to work out poorly

Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors. LinkedIn: Kelvin Low . Twitter: @smdiehl , @matt_levine , @exlawyernft , @ben_mckenzie , @...

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“...instead emphasizing that Howey and subsequent cases have held that a variety of tangible and intangible assets can serve as the subject of an investment contract.” 2/3
2023-07-15 View on X
Bloomberg

The Ripple ruling implies securities laws protect only sophisticated investors, the opposite of the US stock market's rule, and seems likely to work out poorly

Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors. LinkedIn: Kelvin Low . Twitter: @smdiehl , @matt_levine , @exlawyernft , @ben_mckenzie , @...

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2023-07-14
SEC reaction to ruling in Ripple case: “The court agreed with the SEC that the Howey test governs the securities analysis of crypto transactions and rejected Ripple's made-up test as to what constitutes an investment contract,”...
2023-07-14 View on X
Reuters

A US judge says Ripple's XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities; XRP jumps 70%+

🚀 According to documents filed earlier today … Twitter: Brad Garlinghouse / @bgarlinghouse : We said in Dec 2020 that we were on the right side of the law, and will be on the right...

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“Further, the court rejected Ripple's fair notice argument, noting that the Howey test is clear and that claiming ignorance is not a defense to violating the securities laws. We'll continue to review the decision.” Does not guarantee an appeal, but leaves door open.
2023-07-14 View on X
CoinDesk

After the US court ruling, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp resume XRP trading on their US exchanges and Gemini is exploring listing the token

U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday that sale of XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

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“...instead emphasizing that Howey and subsequent cases have held that a variety of tangible and intangible assets can serve as the subject of an investment contract.” 2/3
2023-07-14 View on X
CoinDesk

After the US court ruling, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp resume XRP trading on their US exchanges and Gemini is exploring listing the token

U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday that sale of XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

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SEC reaction to ruling in Ripple case: “The court agreed with the SEC that the Howey test governs the securities analysis of crypto transactions and rejected Ripple's made-up test as to what constitutes an investment contract,”...
2023-07-14 View on X
CoinDesk

After the US court ruling, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp resume XRP trading on their US exchanges and Gemini is exploring listing the token

U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday that sale of XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

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“Further, the court rejected Ripple's fair notice argument, noting that the Howey test is clear and that claiming ignorance is not a defense to violating the securities laws. We'll continue to review the decision.” Does not guarantee an appeal, but leaves door open.
2023-07-14 View on X
Reuters

A US judge says Ripple's XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities; XRP jumps 70%+

🚀 According to documents filed earlier today … Twitter: Brad Garlinghouse / @bgarlinghouse : We said in Dec 2020 that we were on the right side of the law, and will be on the right...

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“...instead emphasizing that Howey and subsequent cases have held that a variety of tangible and intangible assets can serve as the subject of an investment contract.” 2/3
2023-07-14 View on X
Reuters

A US judge says Ripple's XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities; XRP jumps 70%+

🚀 According to documents filed earlier today … Twitter: Brad Garlinghouse / @bgarlinghouse : We said in Dec 2020 that we were on the right side of the law, and will be on the right...

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2023-06-09
The SEC alleges Binance and BinanceUS redirected over $12B in customer assets to funds controlled by @cz_binance. That's $4B more than SBF's accused of taking out of FTX for Alameda. Most of the funds went to an entity that paid BUSD issuer Paxos. https://www.theblock.co/...
2023-06-09 View on X
Reuters

Binance.US suspends USD deposits and notifies customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat withdrawal channels as early as June 13

Binance.US on Thursday said the company is suspending USD deposits while notifying customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat …

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The SEC has bank records for the companies. They also have a non public report from BinanceUS' auditor from say year saying that it was difficult to tell if BinanceUS has enough collateral. Because the collateral was kept offshore with Binance.
2023-06-09 View on X
Reuters

Binance.US suspends USD deposits and notifies customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat withdrawal channels as early as June 13

Binance.US on Thursday said the company is suspending USD deposits while notifying customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat …

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Statement from Paxos spox: https://twitter.com/... [image]
2023-06-09 View on X
Reuters

Binance.US suspends USD deposits and notifies customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat withdrawal channels as early as June 13

Binance.US on Thursday said the company is suspending USD deposits while notifying customers that their banking partners are preparing to pause fiat …

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The SEC alleges Binance and BinanceUS redirected over $12B in customer assets to funds controlled by @cz_binance. That's $4B more than SBF's accused of taking out of FTX for Alameda. Most of the funds went to an entity that paid BUSD issuer Paxos. https://www.theblock.co/...
2023-06-09 View on X
The Block

Court documents: the SEC accuses Binance and Binance.US of redirecting $12B+ in customer assets to entities controlled by co-founder CZ between 2019 and 2021

If you are wilfully violating securities law, I have some advice: do not put … Allyson Versprille / Bloomberg : Elizabeth Warren Says Binance Appears to Have Lied to Lawmakers Wall...

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The SEC has bank records for the companies. They also have a non public report from BinanceUS' auditor from say year saying that it was difficult to tell if BinanceUS has enough collateral. Because the collateral was kept offshore with Binance.
2023-06-09 View on X
The Block

Court documents: the SEC accuses Binance and Binance.US of redirecting $12B+ in customer assets to entities controlled by co-founder CZ between 2019 and 2021

If you are wilfully violating securities law, I have some advice: do not put … Allyson Versprille / Bloomberg : Elizabeth Warren Says Binance Appears to Have Lied to Lawmakers Wall...

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Statement from Paxos spox: https://twitter.com/... [image]
2023-06-09 View on X
The Block

Court documents: the SEC accuses Binance and Binance.US of redirecting $12B+ in customer assets to entities controlled by co-founder CZ between 2019 and 2021

If you are wilfully violating securities law, I have some advice: do not put … Allyson Versprille / Bloomberg : Elizabeth Warren Says Binance Appears to Have Lied to Lawmakers Wall...

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