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Kraken is shuttering its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and will pay $30 million to settle SEC charges it offered unregistered securities. In a blog post, Kraken said it would automatically unstake any assets staked by U.S. clients except for staked ether, which won't be unstaked until after the Ethereum Network's Shanghai upgrade takes effect. Ketsal partner and former SEC Attorney Zachary Fallon discusses what this could mean for the future of SEC enforcement actions over the crypto industry.

Feb 10, 2023

Crypto exchange Kraken will "immediately" end its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and pay $30 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges it offered unregistered securities, the U.S. agency announced Thursday. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and the wider implications for crypto regulation.

Feb 10, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are dropping after crypto exchange Kraken's $30 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DFD Partners President Bilal Little shares his analysis of the crypto markets and why he thinks we might be in the early innings of the next crypto bull cycle.

Feb 10, 2023

Kraken has agreed to shut its cryptocurrency-staking operations to settle charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to an industry source briefed on the matter. Plus, at a hearing in New York on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that he was concerned about Sam Bankman-Fried’s ability to hide or delete his communications.

Feb 9, 2023

LDO, the governance token of the decentralized autonomous organization behind Lido, spiked after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted that he'd heard rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might ban retail investors from engaging in cryptocurrency staking. The Lido protocol, governed by the LDO token, allows for the staking of ether. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

Feb 9, 2023

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted that he's heard rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to ban retail investors from engaging in cryptocurrency staking, the income-generating technique at the core of running blockchains including Ethereum. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De shares the latest developments.

Feb 9, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again made its case Tuesday that crypto assets are often unregistered securities being traded on unregistered exchanges, issuing an investor alert warning that people should be wary of crypto in individual retirement accounts (IRA). CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

Feb 8, 2023

According to a Monday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Tesla lost over $140 million from its bitcoin (BTC) bets in 2022. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for bitcoin's narrative as a safe haven asset.

Feb 1, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $23,000 as traders await the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University and former senior economist on President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the macro headwinds and recession concerns. Plus, his reaction to SEC's lawsuit against crypto exchange Gemini and crypto lender Genesis Global Capital for allegedly selling unregistered securities. Genesis and CoinDesk are sister companies owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

Jan 30, 2023

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineJan 29, 2023