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Политика

A Crypto President? Top U.S. 2024 Contenders Aren’t Fans, and Rivals Are Way Behind

A look at the crypto positions of the major presidential candidates shows some of them are huge digital assets supporters but have significant distance to make up in early polling.

Republican presidential hopefuls chose not to mention crypto in the first debate of the GOP primary season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Политика

U.K.’s Travel Rule Troubles Showcase Global Challenge for Crypto

U.K. crypto firms have just days to comply with new anti-money laundering requirements – but they are seeking more guidance given patchy implementation of the controversial FATF rule between jurisdictions.

Cracked globe (Mike Kemp / Getty Images)

Технологии

Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management

Top DeFi lenders allowed a crypto CEO to take a risky bet, raising key questions about how they manage risk.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Политика

Coinbase, Tarred as an Illicit Exchange by the SEC, Quietly Got Regulated Elsewhere in the U.S.

The firm’s new futures commission merchant status at the CFTC may undermine the other U.S. markets regulator – the SEC – and bolster the case for ether as a commodity.

Coinbase Inc. quietly cleared a major hurdle for getting regulated in the U.S., though it's not with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk)

Технологии

As Curve Averts DeFi Death Spiral, Fiasco Exposes Serious Risks

Curve, a leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum, was hacked for more than $70 million in July. Questions continue to linger around the platform's long-term viability and potential contagion risk.

It was almost a dead man's Curve. (Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked

CoinsPaid, a crypto payment processing company with Ukrainian roots, fell a victim to a social engineering attack, thought to have emanated from Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group.

North Korea's flag painted on a wall (Shutterstock)

Политика

A Long-Awaited Crypto Tax Rule Was Written Months Ago. Why Isn’t it Proposed?

Senators have told the IRS to hurry its regulations on brokers reporting crypto transactions while crypto lobbyists question whether the delay is a White House strategy.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Рынки

Bitcoin Little Changed This Week as Broader Crypto Gauge Sheds 1.6%

The theme of relatively flat prices continued as July turned to August.

(Getty Images)

Политика

Hong Kong's New Crypto License Could Cost Exchanges a Pretty Penny

The city’s new licensing regime paves the way for exchanges to operate legally and serve retail clients but tough compliance requirements could cost firms as much as $20 million, industry insiders say.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)