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SEC Rebuts Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question
The exchange wants an appeal court to rule on whether conventional securities rules apply to crypto. Coinbase hopes they don't.
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By Nikhilesh De
May 10, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Rep. Patrick McHenry said a major crypto legislative effort is close to a floor vote in the House of Representatives. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. House's McHenry Says Bill on Crypto Market Structure Will Get Floor Vote
The legislation known as FIT21, which would set up a system to govern U.S. crypto markets, is headed toward a House vote, though that may mark the end of this effort.
Rep. Patrick McHenry said a major crypto legislative effort is close to a floor vote in the House of Representatives. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 10, 2024 at 8:42 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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DOJ Said to Snub Sullivan & Cromwell, Appoint Competitor to Coveted Binance Monitorship: Bloomberg
The white-shoe law firm’s handling of the FTX bankruptcy case has been controversial.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
May 10, 2024 at 7:11 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Chairman Rostin Behnam's U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a rule Friday to ban certain event contracts in the U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. CFTC Proposes Ban on Political Event Contracts
The U.S. derivatives regulator approved a proposed rule that punctuates a long-standing legal dispute between the agency and predictive markets platforms.
Chairman Rostin Behnam's U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a rule Friday to ban certain event contracts in the U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 10, 2024 at 4:11 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Binance, KuCoin Win Registration From India Anti-Money Laundering Regulator as Crypto Credibility Improves
KuCoin paid a fine of $41,000 and Binance's financial penalty is still to be determined after a hearing with the FIU.
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By Amitoj Singh
May 10, 2024 at 10:27 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Stand With Crypto Sets Up Election War Chest, Backs Candidates Seeking Open Seats
Stand With Crypto – an advocacy group started by Coinbase last year – will start gathering cash from more than 400,000 members to give to favored congressional candidates.
Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 10, 2024 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Screenshot from Kraken's promotional materials for its new wallet (CoinDesk/Kraken)
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Kraken Asks Court to Dismiss SEC Claims to Avoid 'Significant Reordering' of U.S. Financial Structure
Judge William H. Orrick is scheduled to hear the matter on June 12.
Screenshot from Kraken's promotional materials for its new wallet (CoinDesk/Kraken)
By Amitoj Singh
May 10, 2024 at 6:53 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
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Exiled Russian Opposition Leader Launches Blockchain-Based Referendum on Vladimir Putin’s Election Win
The new Arbitrum-powered tool could give Russians critical of Putin a way to anonymously voice their displeasure.
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
By Amitoj Singh
May 10, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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Prometheum, whose controversial approach to U.S. crypto compliance got co-CEO Aaron Kaplan invited to testify in Congress, says it's close to launch. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
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Prometheum's Contentious Answer to Crypto Compliance Is Running Late
The startup's plan to launch a custody operation followed by SEC-compliant crypto trading missed its first-quarter target, but the firm says it's just finishing up some techni...
Prometheum, whose controversial approach to U.S. crypto compliance got co-CEO Aaron Kaplan invited to testify in Congress, says it's close to launch. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 9, 2024 at 4:27 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2024
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Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’
FINTRAC said Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and neglected to report nearly 6,000 transactions over $10,000.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
May 9, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2024
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