crypto regulation

Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) just reintroduced an updated version of their landmark crypto legislation. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the move and the implications for the wider U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

12 jul 2023

Crypto firm Gemini sued Digital Currency Group last week, alleging the industry conglomerate and its founder Barry Silbert committed "fraud" through DCG subsidiary Genesis, which held funds for Gemini tied to the latter company's Earn program. Hodder Law Firm Managing Partner Sasha Hodder discusses the key takeaways. Plus, what to make of Twitter threatening to sue Facebook parent company Meta over the Threads app. CoinDesk and Genesis are both owned by DCG.

10 jul 2023

Bitwise refiled for a bitcoin spot ETF the day after BlackRock submitted a similar application. Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan discusses the move and the industry implications of TradFi heavyweights racing to secure the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETF approval with the SEC. Plus, Hougan breaks down the "critical difference" between the ETF markets in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

7 jul 2023

Proposals put forward by defunct crypto lender BlockFi are an abuse of bankruptcy rules, according to a legal filing made by FTX, with over a billion dollars of disputed transactions at stake. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the troubled lender's plans and why the proposal is also facing objections from Three Arrows Capital (3AC) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

6 jul 2023

Crypto exchange Binance’s office in Australia was searched on Tuesday by the country's financial regulator, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), according to a Bloomberg report. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on the regulatory scrutiny faced by the company in multiple jurisdictions.

5 jul 2023

Cboe's BZX Exchange named Coinbase as the market for its surveillance-sharing agreement, when it refiled its spot bitcoin ETF fund applications for several would-be bitcoin ETF issuers on Friday. This comes after the SEC reportedly said recent spot bitcoin ETF applications were "inadequate." CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest developments for U.S. crypto regulation.

3 jul 2023

FTX has begun the process of relaunching its flagship crypto exchange, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing CEO John J. Ray III. Thomas Braziel, 507 Capital managing partner shares his reaction over a possible revival plan and the potential outcomes.

30 jun 2023

Crypto exchange Coinbase claims that crypto assets listed on its platform do not fall under the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC)'s jurisdiction in its first legal response to the regulator's lawsuit. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down Coinbase's filings and the allegation that the regulator violated its due process.

29 jun 2023

Nevada's Financial Institutions Division announced on Tuesday that the regulator has filed to take over crypto custodian Prime Trust and freeze all of its businesses, just days after a Nevada cease-and-desist order that alleged Prime Trust was near insolvency. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the firm's financial condition and possible receivers.

28 jun 2023

A federal judge has rejected Binance's request to curtail the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) use of language pertaining to Binance.US' management of customer funds in press releases. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the judge's response to the complaint and whether this will have any impact on the SEC's ongoing lawsuit against Binance and Binance.US.

27 jun 2023