In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Coinbase faces legal action for violating US securities law; Spotify cuts 200 jobs as it revises its podcast offerings; and new data indicates funding for European start-ups will decline 39% this year.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Coinbase, accusing the company of violating US securities laws. The SEC claims Coinbase acted as a broker, exchange, and clearing agency for the trading of digital assets without registering with the regulator beforehand, depriving investors “of the disclosures and protections that registration entails.” The case against Coinbase came just one day after the SEC brought a lawsuit against crypto giant Binance for “mishandling billions of dollars”.
Spotify is making a “fundamental pivot” towards creator-focused podcasting, cutting about 2% of its workforce in the process. Under the new strategy, two podcast studios acquired by Spotify in 2019, Parcast and Gimlet Media, will be combined into “Spotify Studios”. The move follows the Stockholm-based company’s cancellation of 11 shows produced by Gimlet and Parcast last year and a recent shift in focus to personality-based podcasts.
New data from venture capital firm Atomico has forecast that funding in Europe’s tech start-ups will fall a further 39%, marking a second consecutive year of decline. Expected to slide from USD$83bn (~£66.8bn) in 2022 to USD$51bn (~£41bn) in 2023, the drop is largely attributed to US investors’ retreat from Europe amid a cooling tech sector.
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