ApeCoin Crashes 7% Following SEC Probe Against Yuga Labs

ApeCoin Crashes 7% Following SEC Probe Against Yuga Labs

ApeCoin (APE) is trending to the downside as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announces an investigation against its parent company, Yuga Labs. The creators of popular non-fungible token (NFT) collections, including Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), the regulator will look into a potential violation of their securities laws. Related Reading: Here’s Why SUSHI Is Down More Than 10% In The Last 24 Hours  According to a report from Bloomberg, the Commission will investigate the “affinity” of the digital assets minted and promoted by Yuga Labs and the possibility that these NFTs are....


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ApeCoin integrates with Polygon amid NFT mint backlash and speculation

ApeCoin DAO board member Yat Siu said that there is currently "no discussion" regarding an exclusive chain for APE. ApeCoin (APE) announced its integration with Ethereum (ETH) sidechain Polygon after the recent Yuga Labs’ Otherdeeds nonfungible token (NFT) minting incident that led to speculation on a new chain for APE.One of the world's largest Web3 ecosystems, @0xPolygon now supports ApeCoin making it available for 19,000+ dApps and games across the board! https://t.co/vUoGTAfqkl— ApeCoin (@apecoin) May 2, 2022 On Sunday, Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT....

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Bored Ape creators and other NFT projects investigated by SEC probe

A source familiar with the matter said the SEC is looking into whether certain NFTs from Yuga Labs could be “more akin to stocks.” Sources say that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into Yuga Labs is actually part of a wider investigation into the nonfungible token (NFT) market, which already came to light in March.On Oct. 11, a report from Bloomberg citing a source “familiar with the matter” said the SEC is investigating Yuga Labs over whether certain NFTs are “more akin to stocks” and whether the sales of certain digital assets violate federal laws. However,....

ApeCoin slides 40% in three days despite Otherside metaverse land sale — here...

APE price could see more downside in the coming days as the Otherside hype cools down. ApeCoin (APE) caught its bulls off-guard with APE price losing nearly 40% in just three days.No dutch auctionAPE's price reached its second-highest level, hitting $27.57 on April 28, up more than 2,650% from its mid-March debut.Nonetheless, traders started unwinding their positions after Yuga Labs, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection's creator, released the details of the mint of its Otherside Metaverse lands, dubbed "Otherdeed."Yuga Labs revealed that the NFT mint would cost a flat 305 APE....