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Coinbase won’t pursue its planned lending service, fears SEC scrutiny 

It appears that Coinbase would prefer to be on the safe side rather than dealing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s scrutiny and pressure.  In a blog that the crypto exchange has posted, it announced that it would no longer pursue its plans to roll out its “Lend” service, which is supposed to be a crypto-based lending service.  Lend was supposed to be a service that would pay users if they lend out their tokens, but the SEC has warned the company about the legal consequences of such service.  Showing

AirBit Club Ponzi Operators Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering

The operators of a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme have been charged with fraud and money laundering following a United States Homeland Security Investigations probe.According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, four of the five alleged operators of AirBit Club, which allegedly netted tens of millions of dollars from victims, were arrested and due to appear in court on Aug. 18, while the fifth was arrested in Panama and is awaiting extradition to the U.S.The scheme was launched in late 2015 and sold as a multi-level marketing club in