Australian regulator asks High Court to allow appeal in Block Earner case

Australian regulator asks High Court to allow appeal in Block Earner case

A Block Earner spokesperson told Cointelegraph that ASIC’s case against the firm has escalated to a “broader legal question” around the definition of a financial product. Australia’s financial regulator will seek the High Court’s permission to appeal a lower court’s ruling favoring fintech firm Block Earner, which found the company’s crypto-linked fixed-yield earning service is…

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VanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund

VanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund

Idle capital will be deployed onchain into real-world asset (RWA) projects, the asset manager said. VanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain network, the asset manager said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. The VanEck PurposeBuilt Fund, available only to accredited investors,…

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Crypto.com secures EU license to launch crypto financial derivatives

Crypto.com secures EU license to launch crypto financial derivatives

Crypto.com has secured a MiFID license to offer regulated crypto derivatives in the European Economic Area, expanding its presence in Europe following earlier MiCA approval. Mobile-first crypto exchange and payment platform Crypto.com secured a license allowing it to offer cryptocurrency financial derivatives in the European Economic Area. According to a May 21 announcement, Crypto.com secured…

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