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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the U.S. Treasury Department issued its long-awaited tax regime for cryptocurrency transactions. Plus, the U.S. SEC alleged MetaMask's Swaps and staking products violated federal securities laws in a lawsuit against Consensys. And, Sony's plan to restart crypto exchange, Whalefin.

Jul 1, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including MicroStrategy's purchase of 11,931 BTC. Plus, Binance has been fined approximately $2.2 million by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit; and Consensys received letters from the U.S. SEC saying the regulator had ended its investigation into the technology incubator company.

Jun 20, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today. Cathie Wood's ARK Invest offloaded the last of its shares in ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). Plus, Consensys files a lawsuit against the SEC, and bitcoin-centric stablecoin company OpenDelta, raised $2.15 million in a pre-seed round.

Apr 26, 2024

Shawn Cheng, Partner at Consensys Mesh joins "Markets Daily" to discuss new opportunities in the crypto investing space.

Feb 6, 2024

Ethereum developer Consensys announced a new feature called "MetaMask Snaps," allowing users to choose from a variety of app-like or add-on customizations for their browser extension. MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay discusses the Snaps rollout and why it's the first step towards building a permissionless ecosystem.

Sep 13, 2023

"The Hash" hosts unpack the results of a wager made between Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and the founder of ConsenSys, and bitcoin advocate Jimmy Song, at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018 conference that hinged on how far Ethereum adoption would get by now. 

May 31, 2023

ConsenSys, a top software firm working on the Ethereum blockchain, is rolling out a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) public testnet on March 28, intensifying the race among top crypto firms to be first to go fully live with the fast-emerging technology. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the Ethereum community.

Mar 3, 2023

ConsenSys Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters Bill Hughes explains why U.S. lawmakers should not back Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)'s latest crypto bill. Urging everyone in the United States to register with the Federal government will not "stop illicit finance on blockchain," he said.

Feb 22, 2023

ConsenSys Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters Bill Hughes shares his crypto regulatory outlook as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) begins to seek increased enforcement action against crypto companies. While the SEC's definition of securities laws "deserves some deference," he says, "it does not control what a federal judge does."

Feb 22, 2023

ConsenSys Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters Bill Hughes discusses his take on the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape, including reactions to SEC Chair Gary Gensler's shadow crypto rule and why U.S. lawmakers shouldn't back Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)'s latest crypto bill.

Feb 22, 2023