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SEC chair Gensler offered to serve as an advisor to Binance in 2019: Lawyers claim

[ad_1] SEC Chair Gary Gensler once offered to serve as an advisor to Binance in 2019, according to lawyers representing Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao, CNBC reports. In documents filed by the SEC on June 7, attorneys from Gibson & Dunn and Latham & Watkins allege that Gensler offered to serve as an advisor to the exchange in several conversations with Binance executives, including Zhao in March 2019.Gensler was nominated by U.S.
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Intuit introduces proprietary large language models for fintech with GenOS

[ad_1] Fintech giant Intuit, whose product offerings include TurboTax, Mint, Credit Karma, MailChimp, and QuickBooks, recently expanded its software services platform to include GenOS, an operating system for generative AI technologies. According to Intuit, the new operating system will come with a suite of tools, including a developer studio, UX library, runtime layer, and several pre-trained large language models (LLMs). We’re expanding our platform architecture to include a proprietary Generative AI
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Circle is latest recipient of Major Payment Institution license in Singapore

[ad_1] Circle’s Singapore affiliate, Circle Internet Singapore, has received a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Circle Singapore received in-principle MPI approval from MAS in November and opened its office in the city-state in May.An MPI license allows Circle to offer digital payment token services and domestic and cross-border money transfer services, according to a statement released by the fintech firm, which is the
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Binance.US coins trade at premium amid litigation fears, fiat gateway issues

[ad_1] On June 7, multiple coins and tokens listed on Binance.US, the U.S. subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, began deviating from their fair value to trade at premiums. Coins such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) were priced at $27,445 and $1,911, respectively, compared to CoinMarketCap averages of $26,490 and $1,850.Meanwhile, stablecoin tokens such as Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) broke their par value to trade at $1.03 and
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Nifty Newsletter, May 31–June 6

[ad_1] In this week’s newsletter, read about GameStop’s nonfungible token (NFT) platform partnership with game company Illuvium, and check out how NFTs can store digital assets, and how blue-chip NFT collaterals are being used in NFT lending. In other news, Nike’s NFTs are coming to EA Sports games, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring upcoming blockchain games from Epic Games.GameStop NFT back in the spotlight after partnership with
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US District Court issues summons for Binance CEO Changpen Zhao over SEC action

[ad_1] The United States District Court in Washington, D.C. has issued a summons for Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on June 7, just two days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally sued the exchange for alleged unregistered securities operations. "A lawsuit has been filed against you," the summons read.While details are scarce at this time, the summons viewed by Cointelegraph did not appear to have been marked as served, and
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Evidence in SEC suit includes 2022 testimony of Binance.US’ long silent ex-CEO

[ad_1] Former Binance.US CEO Catherine Coley, who is transparently known as “BAM CEO A” in the suit against Binance filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 5, has kept a low profile since her departure. However, she provided testimony to the SEC in 2022 when it was investigating the company for insider trading. That testimony has resurfaced as an exhibit in the SEC’s new case against
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Binance.US halts trading for dozens of USDT, BTC, BUSD pairs amid SEC lawsuit

[ad_1] Binance.US removed trading services for several crypto tokens on June 7. The move follows a lawsuit filed earlier this week by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission against Binance entities and thei leadership. “After careful consideration, Binance.US will remove selected Advanced Trading pairs on June 8, 2023 at 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT. We have also decided to streamline our Buy, Sell & Convert offering and have paused
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Security or not, Ethereum price looks poised to hold the $1.8K level based on 3 key metrics

[ad_1] Ether’s (ETH) price retested $1,780 after the news of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suing cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase but it’s not preposterous to suggest that Ether bulls should be more than happy that its price did not break below the 67-day support. The SEC actions are actually a double-edged sword for Ethereum and on crypto Twitter, some analysts attributed the bounce in Ether as a result of