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Coinbase Poised to Make Final Pitch in Bid to Kill SEC Accusations Quickly

The U.S. crypto exchange is ready to argue the SEC's claims about unregistered securities are missing evidence of actual contracts.

Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improper procedure in its handling of crypto oversight. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong Reverses Stance on Spot-Crypto, ETF Investing, With a Catch

The development comes as interest in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds increases and follows a probe into the JPEX exchange for operating without a license.

Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)

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Lawmaker Tom Emmer Throws Hat in Ring for House Speaker Role

The House hasn't had a speaker since the beginning of October, threatening any further advancement of crypto bills sitting before the legislative body.

Congressman Tom Emmer (CoinDesk archives)

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FBI Charges 6 for Allegedly Running $30M Money Transmitting Business Using Crypto

The filing alleges that the accused knowingly conducted an illegal business by using the darknet to convert bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies into cash.

FBI symbol on side of a building.

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Crypto Shareholder Requirements Set Out by EU Banking Regulators

Controls on staff bonuses at crypto exchanges and wallet providers are also planned as the bloc prepares for its landmark crypto law, MiCA.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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Former ConsenSys AG Employees Take Equity Court Case Against Founder Joseph Lubin to U.S.

The 27 allege Lubin robbed them of equity in the Swiss company by transferring core assets to a U.S. entity.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

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SEC Scores Default Win Against Thor Token Company and Founder David Chin

Default judgements typically occur when the opposing party fails to take certain action, either failing to attend a trial or meet certain deadlines for filing documents.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

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Grayscale ETF Case's Final Word Coming in Federal Court as SEC Loss Formalized

The court that ordered the SEC to scrap its rejection of Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF application will set that ruling in stone by Monday.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Treasury Seeks to Name Crypto Mixers as 'Money Laundering Concern'

Under pressure to address reports that Hamas and other terrorist groups are partially funded with crypto, Treasury's FinCEN proposed a rule to categorize mixers as a threat.

Edificio del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, en Washington D. C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Do Kwon’s SEC Case May Hinge on Role of Jump Trading, Court Documents Show

Kwon has been accused of misleading investors about the terraUSD stablecoin, whose 2022 collapse ricocheted around the crypto world.

Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)