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The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services is nearing a bipartisan agreement on a proposal to regulate stablecoins. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for stablecoins and the wider U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

Jul 25, 2022

Last year, the NBA named cash back provider StormX as their first crypto jersey patch partner via an exclusive deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. StormX CEO Simon Yu shares insights into the ongoing partnership and the state of sports sponsorships for digital asset firms amid a sour mood in the markets.

Jul 25, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi and two others on allegations of wire fraud and insider trading. Meanwhile, the SEC formally referred to nine digital tokens in this case as “securities.“ CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the charges and allegations, and discusses the regulatory implications in the SEC's ongoing practice of defining its crypto oversight through enforcement actions.

Jul 22, 2022

Following a former Coinbase employee being arrested over allegations of insider trading, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally declared nine digital tokens as "securities," continuing its practice of defining its crypto oversight through enforcement actions. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Partner Ian P. McGinley shares his insights into the legal and regulatory repercussions, and outlook for crypto regulation in the United States.

Jul 22, 2022

As bitcoin surpasses $23,000, CoinDesk Indices Managing Director Jodie Gunzberg discusses her crypto markets analysis and outlook. Gunzberg points out that the culture and entertainment sector seems to be moving independently from the rest of the market despite the crypto downturn, while the DeFi sector has been impacted by macro headwinds the most.

Jul 22, 2022

Alchemy is launching a $25M developer grant program to fund Web3 projects. Alchemy co-founder and CEO Nikil Viswanathan shares insights into the blockchain development community and the importance of developer funds in Web3.

Jul 22, 2022

Amid soaring electricity costs, some crypto miners have been forced to sell their bitcoin at a discount, putting them at risk of collapse. Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel discusses the impact of consolidations across the industry on the global hashrate and how his firm benefits from crypto winter.

Jul 21, 2022

European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by 50 basis points, its first rate hike in 11 years. IG North America CEO JJ Kinahan discusses his take on what this means for the crypto markets. Plus, Elon Musk disclosed that Tesla sold 75% of its bitcoin holdings last quarter in the latest earnings call.

Jul 21, 2022

Reacting to South Korean prosecutors raiding seven local crypto exchanges and firms as part the investigation into Terra’s collapse, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju discusses the market sentiment in Korea. Ju explains why “Koreans don’t care [about] exchange raids.” Plus, reactions to Korea postponing its 20% crypto tax until 2025.

Jul 21, 2022

Companies that issue stablecoins would have to face bank-like regulations and back their tokens with conservative assets under the latest plan for U.S. legislation still being negotiated by leaders of the House Committee on Financial Services, according to a CoinDesk source. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De joins First Mover to discuss.

Jul 21, 2022