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Policy

Ex-Senator Who Once Shepherded Crypto Legislation Sees No Path in Current Congress

Former Sen. Pat Toomey is pessimistic about legislation moving through this term, but it may be more likely in the next Congress.

Former Republican Sec. Patrick Toomey says he doesn't think the current Senate is able to pass crypto legislation. (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Warns More Charges Coming to Exchanges, DeFi

David Hirsch, who runs the agency’s office that handles crypto enforcement, says that apart from Coinbase and Binance, there are other exchanges and DeFi straying from the law.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Chair Gary Gensler has waged an enforcement battle against the crypto industry that shows no sign of letting up. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Opinion

Does Coinbase Have a Diversification Problem?

A recent Coin Metrics report dug into the largest U.S. crypto exchange’s revenues with interesting results.

CEO Brian Armstrong posted 10 crypto startup ideas to Twitter he wishes someone would build. Why not Coinbase? (Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Hits Record High for Daily Transactions, Eclipsing Rivals

FriendTech, which is only available on Base, is driving a significant portion of the activity, according to IntoTheBlock.

Base's daily transaction hit record high (IntoTheBlock)

Tech

Coinbase Earned $1M Amid Hack, but Hasn't Reimbursed Victims

Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Videos

Jeremy Allaire on Circle’s ‘Multi-Decade’ Strategy and Where Stablecoin Regulation Is Headed

Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joins Unchained for an in-depth discussion on the reasons behind Coinbase’s investment in Circle, how Circle has emerged stronger from the banking crisis, what he thinks of PYUSD, what he likes and doesn’t like about the current U.S. stablecoin bill, and his thoughts on what the final bill will look like.

Unchained

Opinion

What Will Be the Next Target of the SEC's Enforcement Regime?

Troutman Pepper lawyers predict that crypto wallets and TradFi firms could face the agency's wrath.

(Photo courtesy of the Securities and Exchange Commission)

Videos

Binance.US CEO Exits; Coinbase CEO Calls Bitcoin 'Most Important Asset in Crypto'

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto headlines today, including Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder leaving the crypto exchange. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will have to continue preparing his defense from behind bars. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls bitcoin "the most important asset in crypto." And, a closer look at how U.S. inflation data is impacting the crypto markets.

Recent Videos

Finance

Coinbase CEO Confirms Exchange Will Support Lightning, Which Dramatically Speeds Up Bitcoin Payments

Brian Armstrong, while announcing the decision, calls BTC “the most important asset in crypto.”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Paves Way for Big Institutions to Do More With Web3, DeFi, NFTs

“We're seeing corporations who want to participate on-chain in some way,” Coinbase’s Kevin Johnson told CoinDesk TV. “But they need a safe way to do that.”

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)