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SEC Investigating Company Behind TerraUSD Stablecoin: Report

The digital currency collapsed in dramatic fashion last month, functionally losing all of its value.

The SEC is reportedly probing Terraform Labs. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Terraform Labs Loses US Appeal Over SEC Subpoena

The court found that the SEC followed its own rules on serving subpoenas.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon. (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Policy

CFTC Chief Heaps Praise on Bill That Boosts Agency’s Crypto Reach

Chairman Rostin Behnam supports the contours of the Lummis-Gillibrand regulatory bill released this week.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam says he's a fan of the sweeping new Lummis-Gillibrand bill that would establish crypto regulations.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

Grayscale Bolsters Legal Team With Top Obama Lawyer Ahead of Spot ETF Decision

Grayscale has hired Donald B. Verrilli Jr. as the firm continues its push to get its bitcoin trust converted into a spot bitcoin ETF.

Grayscale Offers New Trusts in 5 More Cryptos Including Chainlink, Filecoin

Policy

US Regulators Investigating Binance’s BNB Token: Report

The SEC is looking into whether the crypto exchange should have registered the initial coin offering of Binance coin as a security, according to Bloomberg.

Zhao Changpeng, chief executive officer of Binance, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange keeps getting bigger. Binance.com is adding a couple of million registered users every week, with 240,000 people signing up in just an hour on Wednesday, said Zhao. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Crypto SPACs Brace for Cruel Summer With Lower Valuations, SEC Scrutiny

Deals may need to get repriced, an industry investment banker told CoinDesk.

Wall Street

Videos

SEC Blasted Online Over Crypto, Meme Stocks Campaign

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is out with a new campaign that aims to educate retail investors about trading crypto and meme stocks. "The Hash" panel discusses why the video clips are sparking outrage on social media.

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Policy

SEC Goes After Crypto Investing With Game Show Inspired Spots

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is warning investors away from casual crypto speculation by using mock videos.

Leslie Crowther hosting the British version of "The Price Is Right" during the 1980s.(Express/Getty images)

Finance

One River’s Carbon Neutral Bitcoin ETF Rejected by SEC

It's the latest in the agency's string of rejections of spot bitcoin ETF applications.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Shutterstock)