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 <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="USDC" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/usdc.html">USDC</a> issuer <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Circle" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/circle.html">Circle</a> recently submitted a filing advocating for <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="stablecoin" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/stablecoin.html">stablecoin</a>s. The firm contended that this particular asset niche should not be categorized as ‘<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="sec" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/sec.html">sec</a>urities.’ <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Circle" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/circle.html">Circle</a>’s filing marks the firm’s intervention in the SEC’s lawsuit against the world’s largest exchange, Binance. To be more specific, the filing falls under the ‘amicus curiae’ or friend of the court category. The filing was made in part by <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Circle" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/circle.html">Circle</a>’s Chief Legal Officer, Heath Tarbert. Interestingly, he has served as the Chair of the CFTC in the past.</p> 
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 <p>In Q2 2022, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Binance and its executive, Changpeng Zhao, for securities law violations. The regulator accused the exchange of mishandling customer funds. Additionally, it also blamed the exchange for allegedly lying to both regulators and investors regarding its operations. The agency further went on to deem a host of tokens as securities. Notably, Stablecoin BUSD was on the list.</p> 
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 <p>Circle has now contended that stablecoins should not fall under the ambit of the broader financial trading laws. Specifically, it argued that assets pegged to the dollar, like BUSD and USDC, should not be classified as securities. One of the reasons it cited to justify its argument was that stablecoin users do not expect any profit from standalone purchases of such assets. The firm further contended, </p> 
 <p><strong>“Payment <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="stablecoin" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/stablecoin.html">stablecoin</a>s, on their own, do not have the essential <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Category Features" href="https://thebittimes.com/features.html">Features</a> of an investment contract. Decades of case law support the view that an asset sale—decoupled from any post-sale promises or obligations by the seller—is not sufficient to establish an investment contract.”</strong></p> 
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 <p>Alongside Binance, the SEC is also pursuing legal action against Coinbase. In its lawsuit against this exchange, the regulatory agency deemed SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, SAND, AXS, CHZ, FLOW, ICP, NEAR, VGX, DASH, and NEXO to be securities. Coinbase has been seeking regulatory clarity in this regard. It recently pointed out that the U.S. was an ‘outlier’ and has not been making any progress on the regulatory front. Contrarily, 83% of the G20 members and top financial hubs have made progress, it claimed.</p> 
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  <li>binance</li> 
  <li>Circle</li> 
  <li>sec</li> 
  <li>stablecoin</li> 
  <li>USDC</li> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/usdc-stablecoin-issuer-negotiates-in-binance-sec-lawsuit-tbt64467.html">https://thebittimes.com/usdc-stablecoin-issuer-negotiates-in-binance-sec-lawsuit-tbt64467.html</a></p>

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Negotiates in Binance SEC Lawsuit

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