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Arkham transfers $487M ARKMs to Coinbase Prime for tax compliance

As the unlocking process progresses, Coinbase Custody will play a crucial role in managing the vesting of these tokens.

In a significant move to comply with regulatory and tax requirements, Arkham has withdrawn 304.5 million ARKMs, valued at approximately $487.24 million, from its vesting contract and transferred them to Coinbase Prime custody. 

According to the data on its platform, this transaction includes 115.8 million ARKM tokens, worth $185.28 million, owned by Arkham CEO Miguel Morel.

Arkham previously communicated via the X social platform on July 17 and clarified that the team’s tokens must be transferred to Coinbase Prime to ensure proper tax payments and regulatory compliance from July 18 onward.

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SEC custody rule made crypto regulation a ‘political football’ — Rep. Nickel

The SEC’s proposed crypto custody rule and its “hostility” to the industry isn’t in Joe Biden’s “best interests,” Representative Wiley Nickel told Gary Gensler.

The United States securities regulator has turned crypto regulation into a “political football,” and its “open hostility” isn’t helping President Joe Biden, says Representative Wiley Nickel.

In a May 15 letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, Nickel, a Democrat, claimed the regulator ran contrary to its mission to protect investors and breached its authority in trying to pass the controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, or SAB 121.

SAB 121 is a proposed rule mandating that SEC-reporting entities custodying crypto must record those holdings as liabilities on their balance sheets.

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US Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Custody Services Amid Strong Demand From Institutional Clients

US Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Custody Services Amid Strong Demand From Institutional ClientsUS Bank has launched its cryptocurrency custody services. “Investor interest in cryptocurrency and demand from our fund services clients have grown strongly over the last few years,” the bank said. US Bank’s Crypto Custody Services Now Live U.S. Bank announced Tuesday that its cryptocurrency custody services are now live and available to its Global Fund […]

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Texas Announces State-Chartered Banks Can Provide Cryptocurrency Custody Services

Texas Announces State-Chartered Banks Can Provide Cryptocurrency Custody ServicesThe Texas Department of Banking has announced that state-chartered banks can provide cryptocurrency custody services. “The Texas Department of Banking believes that the authority to provide these services with respect to virtual currencies already exists,” the banking authority said. Texas State-Chartered Banks Officially Authorized to Offer Crypto Custody Services The Texas Department of Banking issued […]

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