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SEC Rebuts Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question

The exchange wants an appeal court to rule on whether conventional securities rules apply to crypto. Coinbase hopes they don't.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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U.S. House's McHenry Says Bill on Crypto Market Structure Will Get Floor Vote

The legislation known as FIT21, which would set up a system to govern U.S. crypto markets, is headed toward a House vote, though that may mark the end of this effort.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry got tied up as temporary Speaker of the House, distracting him from crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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DOJ Said to Snub Sullivan & Cromwell, Appoint Competitor to Coveted Binance Monitorship: Bloomberg

The white-shoe law firm’s handling of the FTX bankruptcy case has been controversial.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

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U.S. CFTC Proposes Ban on Political Event Contracts

The U.S. derivatives regulator approved a proposed rule that punctuates a long-standing legal dispute between the agency and predictive markets platforms.

Rostin Behnam

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Binance, KuCoin Win Registration From India Anti-Money Laundering Regulator as Crypto Credibility Improves

KuCoin paid a fine of $41,000 and Binance's financial penalty is still to be determined after a hearing with the FIU.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

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Stand With Crypto Sets Up Election War Chest, Backs Candidates Seeking Open Seats

Stand With Crypto – an advocacy group started by Coinbase last year – will start gathering cash from more than 400,000 members to give to favored congressional candidates.

Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Kraken Asks Court to Dismiss SEC Claims to Avoid 'Significant Reordering' of U.S. Financial Structure

Judge William H. Orrick is scheduled to hear the matter on June 12.

Screenshot from Kraken's promotional materials for its new wallet (CoinDesk/Kraken)

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Exiled Russian Opposition Leader Launches Blockchain-Based Referendum on Vladimir Putin’s Election Win

The new Arbitrum-powered tool could give Russians critical of Putin a way to anonymously voice their displeasure.

16:9 Crop: Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

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Prometheum's Contentious Answer to Crypto Compliance Is Running Late

The startup's plan to launch a custody operation followed by SEC-compliant crypto trading missed its first-quarter target, but the firm says it's just finishing up some technical work.

Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum is planning to start its crypto custody business with Ethereum's ETH. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

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Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’

FINTRAC said Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and neglected to report nearly 6,000 transactions over $10,000.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)