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U.S. Criminal Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried Don’t Warrant Dismissal: Prosecutors
Criminal charges that lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried sought to dismiss, including technicalities around his extradition back to the U.S. and campaign finance violations, are valid, prosecutors said in court filings from Monday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the FTX bankruptcy case.
Do Kwon’s Detention in Montenegro Extended
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will stay in detention while he faces charges of falsifying official documents in Montenegro. This comes after a request for bail was approved and later revoked. Austin Campbell, Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor and former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management, discusses his take on the latest developments around the Terra ecosystem and the outlook for stablecoin regulation.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Presidential Bid, Talks About Crypto
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the latest contender for the leadership of the Republican Party, said during a Twitter space that "bitcoin represents a threat to [the current regime]." CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on DeSantis' attitudes toward crypto and CBDCs.
Prometheum Founder on FINRA Approval, State of Crypto Regulation
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an industry-funded oversight arm created by the SEC, announced last week that it has given a broker-dealer approval to Prometheum Ember Capital LLC for digital assets securities. Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan discusses the process of getting the approval and what it means for the current crypto regulatory landscape in the U.S.
Gemini Says Genesis Parent Company DCG Missed $630 Million Payment
Gemini said in an update on its website that Digital Currency Group (DCG) missed a $630 million payment owed to Genesis last week. Gemini says it is working with Genesis, DCG, and creditors to provide forbearance to DCG in order to avoid a default. Both Genesis and CoinDesk are owned by DCG. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments.
Legal Expert Dissects Florida Gov. DeSantis' Campaign Against CBDCs
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill last week to prohibit the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in the state. Carla Reyes, assistant professor at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, who has done work in both digital assets law and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) that Florida is focused on, explains why she thinks "nothing has been prohibited" by the new law.
NY Fed, Singapore Regulator Verify CBDC Use for Cross-Border Payments
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems operating on different types of networks can be used for cross-border and cross-currency payments, according to a new report published by researchers with the New York Federal Reserve and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the new research.
Filecoin Price Rebounds After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Grayscale to withdraw its application to make its Filecoin (FIL) Trust product more like a public company, the asset manager revealed on Wednesday. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the details. Grayscale is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, CoinDesk's parent company.
New Order Deals Blow to SEC in Longstanding Procedural Fight Against Ripple
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cannot seal documents tied to former official William Hinman's 2018 speech on crypto and securities to Ripple in the regulator's ongoing lawsuit against the company closely associated with the XRP cryptocurrency. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation CoinDesk Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments surrounding the world of crypto regulation.
Coinbase Hasn't Proven Need for Creating Crypto-Specific Rules, SEC Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) told an appeals court that crypto exchange Coinbase hadn't proven the regulator needs to create a new regulatory framework for the digital asset industry. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on the agency's response to Coinbase petition.