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US Appeals Court Orders SEC to Bring Enforcement Actions to Jury Trials

A U.S. appeals court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated a hedge fund manager’s constitutional rights by having an in-house judge try a securities fraud case brought against the individual. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De unpacks what this means for crypto.

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US Appeals Court Orders SEC to Bring Enforcement Actions to Jury Trials

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the targets of SEC enforcement actions had their constitutional rights violated by the use of in-house judges.

SEC Chair Gensler, right, speaks to Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (with mask) and Ranking Member Pat Toomey (Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red

The number of users on NFT markets is at its lowest point this year, but still higher than in 2021. The crypto lending platform sees an opportunity.

Most major cryptocurrencies were in the red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

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CFTC Chair Indicates Agency Will Increase Crypto Enforcement: Report

Rostin Behnam said the agency was facing a rapidly increasing number of cases and would add resources to address crypto fraud.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam at the 2022 Chainalysis Links conference (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

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Nigeria’s SEC Affirms All Digital Assets Are Securities in New Rulebook

Rules look to clarify crypto’s role in the economy by providing a regulatory framework.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Buys 7.6% Stake in Robinhood

According to an SEC filing, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried bought 56 million Robinhood (HOOD) shares on May 2, representing a 7.6% stake in the popular trading app. HOOD rose more than 20% upon the news. "The Hash" hosts react, discussing what could be next. Is a Robinhood-FTX.US merger on the horizon?

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Regulators Should Pay Attention to UST

A stablecoin de-pegged. People lost money. It ain’t great.

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Grayscale Had ‘Productive’ Meeting With SEC on Bitcoin ETF Conversion

The SEC to date has approved several futures-based bitcoin ETF products, but has delayed or outright rejected all spot bitcoin ETF applications.

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Markets

Coinbase Has No Risk of Bankruptcy, New 10-Q Disclosure Language Is SEC Requirement, CEO Armstrong Says

The new language points out that customers could be treated as general unsecured creditors if there ever were to be such proceedings.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Finance

Cipher Raises Year Hashrate View While Cutting Power Guidance

The stock of the miner lost almost 50% of its value in one day.

Bitcoin mining rigs at Kryptovault's facility in Hønefoss, Norway. (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)