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SEC's Gensler Holds Firm That Existing Laws Make Sense for Crypto

I sat down (virtually) with SEC Chair Gary Gensler last week ahead of a speech on digital assets. Here’s the transcript.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

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Binance Sued in Italy Over Exchange Outages, Hearing This Week

A group of Italian and international investors brought a class-action lawsuit against Binance seeking damages for losses sustained during multiple exchange outages in 2021.

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US Treasury Explains How Americans Can Recover Crypto Locked in Tornado Cash

The Treasury's sanctions watchdog added Tornado Cash to its blacklist last month.

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Blockchain Association Sets Up New Crypto Industry PAC

The political action committee won’t be in full swing for the midterm elections that settle which party will control Congress

The Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

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A Bitcoin ETF Is Long Past Due, Crypto Lobbyists Say in New Report

The industry is baring its teeth in a long-fought battle over spot exchange-traded funds, getting set to issue a report critical of how the regulator has handled itself.

Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne Boring (CoinDesk)

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Who Can Say Who Is Not Satoshi? Hodlonaut and Wright Go to Trial to Find Out

Wright is suing Twitter influencer Hodlonaut over a series of tweets in 2019 in which Hodlonaut called Wright a fraud and a scammer.

Hodlonaut, who sued Craig Wright in Norway and won. (Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)

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SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can't Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking

Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal defended the SEC from accusations it’s stamping out innovation.

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Exchange Huobi Secures License to Operate in the British Virgin Islands

It's unclear when the trading platform will be established under Huobi's regulated local subsidiary Brtuomi Worldwide Limited.

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New French Bill Could Give Authorities Powers to Seize Crypto Assets

The country joins the U.K. in seeking to ensure authorities can get their hands on crypto linked to criminal activities.

The French Senate is set to review new crypto-seizure plans. (Peerasit Chockmaneenuch/Getty Images)

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Celsius, Creditors Agree to Independent Government Probe, Call for Narrowed Scope

The U.S. Trustee's office called for an independent examiner last month.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky