State of Crypto

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Posted by | April 23, 2024
The Ever-Dwindling Chances for a Stablecoin Law

Last week, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a joint bill addressing how stablecoins could be regulated in the country. It's the latest effort to try...

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Posted by | March 26, 2024
Binance Is Having an Odd Time

Binance is having a weird moment, perhaps most clearly illustrated by the fact that a national government detained two of its executives for a month now – and one is...

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Posted by | February 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn’t Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years

Sam Bankman-Fried's new legal team filed his sentencing memo, alongside 29 different character references and other supporting documents, arguing he shouldn't face a lengthy prison term after his conviction last...

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Posted by | February 23, 2024
Looking at Kraken’s Motion to Dismiss an SEC Lawsuit

Crypto exchange Kraken filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit it faces by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the...

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Posted by | January 19, 2024
The SEC Goes Back to Court

Last summer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance, alleging they listed and traded unregistered securities in the form of various cryptocurrencies. This week,...

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Posted by | December 27, 2023
Elections, SEC Cases, DOJ Cases: What Crypto Regulation May Bring in 2024

The CoinDesk policy team is scattered throughout the world; in the final edition of this newsletter, each member explains what they're watching in 2024 in the world of crypto regulations....

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Posted by | December 22, 2023
SEC Chair Gary Gensler: ‘Far Too Many Frauds and Bankruptcies’

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, recognized by CoinDesk as one of the most influential figures in...

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Posted by | November 21, 2023
Binance’s Busy Day, Kraken’s Second SEC Fight

Binance is paying one of the largest fines in corporate history to the U.S. Department of Justice, while its founder and CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, stepped down from his role...

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Posted by | September 12, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Remains Stuck in Jail

Originally, this newsletter was an analysis on whether or not Sam Bankman-Fried would be released from jail ahead of trial. A short while ago, Judge Lewis Kaplan, of the U.S....

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Posted by | May 4, 2023
Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

Nikhilesh De is CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation. He owns marginal amounts of bitcoin and ether.CoinDesk wrapped up Consensus 2023 on Friday, marking the end of three...

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