A new class-action lawsuit from a Uniswap user alleges that Uniswap Labs and its investors are culpable for her losses due to a failure to comply with securities laws. Nessa Risley of North Carolina is alleging a lack of know-your-customer due diligence and failure to register as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission …
Binance Labs, the venture capital arm and innovation incubator of Binance, is pleased to announce it led the seed round for Ultiverse, to build a Web3 social gaming metaverse with BNB Chain together. The fund will be used to develop the product, attract top talent and further grow the community. Ultiverse is working on connecting …
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As part of a massive product and brand overhaul, L2 Labs, the team behind ZKSwap, has announced the launch of the new comprehensive ZKSpace platform on December 20th. The platform hosts an upgraded Layer 2 AMM DEX ZK-Rollups ZKSwap v3.0, an NFT minting center and marketplace called ZKSea, and payment services, ZKSquare. The upgrade will …
advertisement Former first lady Melania Trump announced her new non-fungible token (NFT) platform and stated that she would be using the Solana blockchain and the payment services of the crypto payment infrastructure startup MoonPay. Both companies quickly clarified that they were not, in fact, partners with Trump — nor that they sought out any involvement …
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advertisement A spat between crypto startup Terraform Labs, its CEO Do Kwon and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) entered a new phase when the U.S. securities regulator went to court seeking an order to enforce an investigative subpoena. Kwon was served with a subpoena during a crypto industry event in September in New York, …
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advertisement Solidus Labs, a New York-based firm seeking to reduce risk in crypto-native markets, announced Friday that it raised $15 million in strategic funding. The investment firm Liberty City Ventures led the strategic funding, which drew additional participation from the early stage-focused venture firms GSR and Exor Seeds. With $20 million in Series A funding …
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The New York-based firm offers machine learning–powered trade surveillance and transaction monitoring for digital assets that can detect, address and report suspicious behavior. Solidus was founded in 2018 by former Goldman Sachs bankers with a belief that compliance tools would help drive mainstream crypto adoption, including the launch of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Source link
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The U.S. securities watchdog is reportedly investigating the development firm behind the biggest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX). The Wall Street Journal first reported on Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are conducting a civil investigation into Uniswap Labs. According to WSJ, “people familiar with the matter” say enforcement attorneys are seeking information on …
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advertisement Larva Labs, the development team behind NFT projects like CryptoPunks, has signed on with United Talent Agency (UTA) for media representation, The Hollywood Reporter first reported. UTA is an international entertainment firm that includes the likes of Johnny Depp, Susan Sarandon and Wes Anderson among its Hollywood clients. In addition to actors and filmmakers, …
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