The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Cumberland DRW LLC, a Chicago-based firm, for operating as an unregistered dealer in over $2 billion of crypto assets classified as securities. The SEC claims that Cumberland violated federal securities laws by failing to register, raising concerns over investor protection. The charges seek injunctive relief and […]
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Cumberland allegedly had $2 billion worth of unregistered crypto dealing since 2018.
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Institutional liquidity providers, market makers, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks, regardless of the term you choose, have taken in most of Germany’s bitcoin since sales began in June 2024. Data reveals that only a small amount of BTC was moved to centralized crypto exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp. Institutional Players Absorb Bulk of Germany’s […]
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According to an X post on Monday, the cryptocurrency trading division of DRW Holdings, known as Cumberland, has been granted a Bitlicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Cumberland DRW Secures Bitlicense Cumberland, a trading desk that provides institutional over-the-counter (OTC) liquidity for numerous cryptocurrencies, now holds a Bitlicense. This business […]
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