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Coinbase (COIN) has filed for judgement in its ongoing case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging the regulator is stepping outside its jurisdiction with the lawsuit. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down Coinbase's arguments in its latest filing and how this compares to the SEC's other recent lawsuit against Ripple.

4 ago 2023

Volatility Shares has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) for an ether (ETH) futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), with other entities following suit. This comes after the bitcoin spot ETF hype started after BlackRock jumped into the race. Volatility Shares co-founder and CIO Stuart Barton discusses the filing and the state of the broader U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

4 ago 2023

Coinbase beat analyst estimates for the second quarter, reporting revenue of $708 million and a narrower-than-expected loss of $0.42 a share. Oppenheimer Senior Analyst Owen Lau takes a closer look at Coinbase's latest earnings report and the crypto exchange's ongoing legal battle with the SEC.

4 ago 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued internet marketer Richard Schueler, known online as Richard Heart, and his projects Hex, PulseChain and PulseX, alleging he raised over $1 billion across three different unregistered securities offerings beginning in 2019. "The Hash" panel breaks down the regulator's allegations, including claims of luxury shopping sprees.

1 ago 2023

CoinDesk Indices head of research Todd Groth, CFA, joins "First Mover" to discuss how the crypto market performed in July, with a focus on the impact of Ripple’s partial court victory against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

1 ago 2023

Stablecoin issuer Terraform Labs' motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was denied by a federal judge on Monday. The judge also said he rejected the use of a ruling from Judge Analisa Torres who ruled that Ripple did not violate securities law in selling XRP to retail investors through an exchange intermediary. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De shares the latest developments.

1 ago 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is starting the month of August below $29,000, having lost roughly 5% in the past 30 days. Todd Groth, CFA, CoinDesk Indices head of research, reviews last month's activity in the broader crypto markets and the impact of Ripple's partial court victory against the SEC.

1 ago 2023

The Financial Times spoke with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the crypto exchange leader said the SEC recommendation left them no choice but to head to court. Armstrong also told the publication that the agency had asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin prior to suing the exchange. "The Hash" panel discusses the wave of lawsuits recently filed by the regulator and the debate over whether bitcoin is a security or commodity.

31 lug 2023

Ripple vice president of central bank engagements and CBDCs James Wallis joins "First Mover" to discuss his insights into the country of Palau leveraging Ripple's CBDC platform and starting a stablecoin trial on the XRP Ledger. Wallis also weighs in on Ripple Labs scoring a partial win against the SEC earlier this month after a judge ruled the sale of Ripple's XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

28 lug 2023

The clock is ticking this week for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) decision on whether to approve or reject six applications – including BlackRock's – to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Cinthia Murphy, ETF Think Tank research director, sheds light on understanding the spot bitcoin ETF race in the U.S.

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