tl;dr
The State of Oregon did not get the memo. Charles Schwab is making its crypto move.
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The (very) thin online equities markets are showing signs of stress before tomorrows’ open whilst BTC had a nice little pump just three hours ago, bringing the techies out in force:
Curious Cryptos’ Commentary — Oregon
Having previously given its approval for the public launch of Coinbase, the SEC later did the dirty by filing a lawsuit against Coinbase alleging the sale of unregistered securities. That case was recently dropped, but it seems that not everyone has realised that the last US election signposted a fundamental shift in the regulatory landscape for cryptos.
Oregon has filed its own lawsuit against Coinbase. Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, makes his displeasure plain:
“In case you think I’m jumping to conclusions, the attorney general’s office made it clear to us that they are literally picking up where the Gary Gensler SEC left off — seriously…