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SEC
The SEC's Beaxy Suit Looks Like a Coinbase Case Preview
The SEC took pains to note the Beaxy exchange did a lot of illegal trading. Is this a preview of its action against Coinbase?
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Open interest in XRP futures (Coinglass)
Open Interest in XRP Surges to $800M as Crypto Traders Hope Ripple-SEC Verdict Will Bring 'Alt Season'
If the court rules that XRP is a security, it would mean the same for other alternative cryptocurrencies and subject the broader market to stringent supervision.
Open interest in XRP futures (Coinglass)

CZ Meets Italy - Blockchain Week Rome (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance CEO Zhao Calls CFTC Suit an ‘Incomplete Recitation of Facts’
In a blog post, Changpeng Zhao wrote the company did not agree with the characterization of many of the issues, and touted the exchange’s compliance technology. He also wrote that he had only two Binance accounts.
CZ Meets Italy - Blockchain Week Rome (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

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Crypto-Related Stocks Drop Alongside Bitcoin on CFTC Binance Suit
Shares of rival crypto exchange Coinbase fell by nearly 10%.
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Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance, CEO Zhao Sued by CFTC Over 'Willful Evasion' of U.S. Laws, Unregistered Crypto Derivatives Products
The CFTC alleged Binance offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs.
Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

The Ripple Effect (Getty)
XRP Token Surges on Positive Outlook in Ripple vs. SEC Case
The token's price has jumped 20% in the past 24 hours as Ripple defendants heralded a positive view in their case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement
The decision in the case brought by fellow blockchain software developer Tari Labs raises questions about trademark enforcement in the open source community.
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HUT 8 Mining (hut8.io)
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Talks Operational Issues and U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Merger in Earnings Call
Management spoke to investors on Thursday morning following release of the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.
HUT 8 Mining (hut8.io)

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Grayscale Chief Legal Officer: A Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Protect U.S. Investors, Consumers
Craig Salm discusses what happens next after a court acts on its lawsuit against the SEC, and whether this regulator should even be involved with bitcoin products.
(Grayscale Investments Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm/CoinDesk TV)

U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Judges Express Skepticism of SEC Arguments in Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Hearing
The panel of appeals court judges questioned the SEC's logic in drawing a distinction between bitcoin spot market prices and futures market prices.
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