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ARK Uses 'Wells Dip' to Stock Up Again on Coinbase Shares, Two Days After Selling

Coinbase shares tumbled 16% Thursday after the company disclosed late Wednesday it had received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Sam Reynolds

Mar 24, 2023 at 3:34 a.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2023

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Is This Finally an Atomic Bomb From the SEC?

The warning to Coinbase that it’s breaking securities laws may signal the long-awaited attack on crypto’s foundations, but also may set up a court fight that finally answers questions.

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 23, 2023 at 10:24 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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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.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 8, 2023 at 8:37 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed

A programmer by training, Kevin Owocki's view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.

By Sam Kessler

Mar 8, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Grayscale

GBTC Discount Narrows to 42% Ahead of Grayscale’s ETF Hearing Tuesday

The closed-end fund's discount to net asset value had widened to 47% in mid-February.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Mar 6, 2023 at 6:10 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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US SEC Plans to Keep Growing Crypto Unit as Enforcement Ramps Up

The securities regulator has almost filled the 20 slots previously added to its crypto squad and is looking to increase that number even further, a spokesperson said.

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 1, 2023 at 8:22 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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Kraken

Kraken’s Head of OTC Options Trading: Investors Are Still Interested In Crypto, Staking

“What we’ve seen is that the trading interest remains really strong both for proof-of-work networks as well as proof-of-stake networks,” Juthica Chou told “First Mover.”

By Fran Velasquez

Feb 23, 2023 at 7:29 p.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2023

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SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount

The U.S. securities regulator has now issued dozens of actions outlining how it defines a crypto security and which firms should be exchanges, but the industry is in a holding pattern.

By Jesse Hamilton

Feb 21, 2023 at 4:53 p.m. UTC

Feb 21, 2023

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4 Huge Revelations in the SEC’s Charges Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs

TerraUSD was a more overt and calculated fraud than was previously known – and Do Kwon is still cashing out.

By David Z. Morris

Feb 17, 2023 at 4:17 p.m. UTC

Feb 17, 2023

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Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Coinbase Insider Trading Case

The crypto lobbying group is arguing that the SEC is engaging in “absentee enforcement” because the creators of the nine tokens, that are at the center of the insider trading case, are not linked to the case.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 14, 2023 at 5:41 a.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2023

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