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Consensys in SEC’s crosshairs now and Binance given partial relief in court

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Julie DiMauro

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Agency charges Consensys with engaging in the unregistered offer and sale of securities but suffers setback in action against Binance.

The SEC has charged Consensys Software Inc with engaging in the unregistered offer and sale of securities through a service it calls MetaMask Staking, and with operating as an unregistered broker through MetaMask Staking and another service it calls MetaMask Swaps. But the regulator suffered a partial setback in a

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