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Coinbase Exchange Faces SEC Probe Over Crypto Yield, Staking Products

The company told investors it has received "investigative subpoenas" from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

What’s at Stake: Will the Merge Turn Ether Into a Security?

A Georgetown Law professor sounds an alarm on how proof-of-stake makes it easier for ether to meet the Howey Test.

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Videos

Coinbase Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates

Coinbase reported a net loss of $1.1 billion in the second quarter of the year and missed analysts’ estimates for revenue. Dexterity Capital Managing Partner Michael Safai discusses the outlook for Coinbase amid the SEC inquiry regarding the exchange’s listing of cryptocurrencies that could be considered be securities.

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Videos

Coinbase Executives Issued ‘False Statements’ Ahead of Public Listing, New Lawsuit Alleges

A Coinbase shareholder is seeking damages from nine company executives and board members on behalf of the exchange for its allegedly misleading public listing.

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Policy

Coinbase Executives Misled Shareholders About Public Listing, New Lawsuit Alleges

A Coinbase shareholder is seeking damages from nine company executives and board members on behalf of the exchange.

CEO Brain Armstrong is among the defendants named in a new lawsuit. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Policy

Canadian Regulators Probing Crypto Lender Celsius Network Alongside US: Report

Authorities are looking at what impact the firm’s multibillion-dollar collapse had on users.

Canadian regulators are working with their U.S. counterparts in investigating crypto lender Celsius Network. (Chris Robert/Unsplash)

Policy

US Crypto Regulation Bill Needs More Work to Define Boundaries, Former Prosecutor Says

Grant Fondo told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that the bill doesn’t settle the issue of which government agency should regulate what.

Bitcoin is increasingly moving in the opposite direction to the inflation-adjusted bond yield. (Pixabay)

Opinion

How to Stop Forsage, Meta Force and Other Smart Contract Pyramid Schemes

An SEC indictment notwithstanding, it's not easy to taking down online pyramid schemes, says our columnist. Here are some ideas.

Lado Okhotnikov (YouTube self-promotional video)

Videos

Former Federal Prosecutor on US Crypto Regulation Outlook

Grant Fondo, Goodwin Partner and former federal prosecutor, discusses the outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war between the CFTC and SEC. Which entity might be the most effective in offering regulatory clarity?

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US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much

The measure would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the watchdog for most of the market, but it doesn’t define whether tokens are securities or commodities.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)