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U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court

The agency appealed a lower court's decision to let the firm offer prediction markets on which party will control each house of Congress. Crypto firms are watching the case.

Kalshi is trying to launch U.S. political prediction markets ahead of the 2024 election. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Inside OKX's Strategic Shifts to Its Regulatory Approach, Formula 1 Branding and App Design

"We find ourselves in a really unique place" and aim to be "one of the largest web three technology companies," OKX CMO Haider Rafique told CoinDesk in an interview.

OKX CMO Haider Rafique with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri before the Singapore Grand Prix on September 1, 2024. (Courtesy: McLaren and OKX)

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DeFi Lending Platform Rari Capital Settles SEC Charges

Rari misled investors and offered unregistered securities and broker services, the SEC alleged.

SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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SEC’s Crypto Record Rebuked by Ex-Commissioner, GOP Lawmakers in Hearing

The U.S. securities regulator took a beating in a congressional hearing that was weighted against it, with a witness list of critics calling out the SEC for its fight against crypto firms.

Former member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Daniel Gallagher testified in a House committee that the SEC rebuffed Robinhood Markets' attempt to comply with agency rules.  (photo illustration, Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Decentralized AI Society Launched to Fight Tech Giants Who 'Own the Regulators'

Eight founding member projects include Morpheus and Filecoin Foundation, with Michael Casey, CoinDesk's former chief content officer, as chairman of the new industry group.

DAIS Chair Michael Casey moderating a panel at the DeAI Summit Singapore. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Australia to Prioritize Wholesale CBDC Over Retail

The Reserve Bank of Australia made a strategic commitment to prioritize work on a wholesale CBDC.

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Animoca's Timeline to Go Public Would Depend on the Market's Status: Yat Siu

“We are midway through the audit which is a critical piece of the IPO puzzle,” Siu told CoinDesk.

Yat Siu is interviewed by CoinDesk at Ta Zhi DAO's lounge during the Taiwan Blockchain Week (Ta Zhi DAO)

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SEC Charges 3 Individuals, 5 Companies With Operating Pig Butchering Scams

The enforcement actions are the first from the SEC alleging this type of crypto scam.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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FTX’s Accounting Firm Prager Metis to Pay SEC $1.95M to Settle Negligence Allegations

The international accounting firm will pay $745,000 to settle the FTX-related allegations alone.

FTX Trading LLC auditor Prager Metis hosted a metaverse office launch party in Decentraland in October 2022. (Prager Metis)

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon With Ties to Pig Butchering Scams

One of Senator Ly Yong Phat’s hotels, O-Smach Resort, is a notorious hotbed for human trafficking.

(Thoeun Ratana/Unsplash)