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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The Crypto Industry Needs to Fix Itself Before It Can Progress
It's fair to blame regulatory agencies and Congress for failure to properly oversee crypto. But the industry also needs to look to its own failings, says William Mougayar.
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Apr 3, 2023 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
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Biden Administration Is Politicizing Crypto
With Coinbase receiving a Wells Notice from the SEC, and the CFTC suing Binance, it feels like the crypto industry is at war with the U.S. government. This could get bad.
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Mar 31, 2023 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
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SushiSwap CEO Says He No Longer Feels 'Inspired' Amid U.S. Regulators' Crypto Crackdown
Head Chef Jared Grey fielded questions from his community about the SEC subpoena he received.
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Mar 31, 2023 at 12:05 a.m. UTC
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Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: There’s ‘A Lot to Unpack’ in CFTC’s Filing Against Binance
Paul Grewal added that despite its own issues with U.S. regulators, Coinbase is "not going anywhere" right now.
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Mar 29, 2023 at 7:43 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit
The Securities and Exchange Commission also accused the exchange's founder of misappropriating customer money.
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Mar 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Mar 29, 2023 at 1:33 p.m. UTC
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U.S. CFTC Chief Behnam Reinforces View of Ether as Commodity
That view differs from the apparent SEC view that ETH may be a security.
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Mar 28, 2023 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
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Former CFTC Chairman: Regulator's Lawsuit Against Binance 'Is a Big Deal'
The level of detail in the CFTC's filing is “really quite striking," Timothy Massad told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”
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Mar 28, 2023 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
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Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo: A Privacy-Protecting U.S. CBDC Could ‘Take Over the World’
Mass adoption depends on a digital dollar designed to be free of surveillance tools, the Digital Dollar Project co-founder said.
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Mar 27, 2023 at 7:28 p.m. UTC
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