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Policy

Coinbase Moves to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Alleging Crypto Falls Out of Regulator's Oversight

The agency claims that the exchange operated as an unregistered broker, exchange and clearing agency.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

ProShares, Bitwise File for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

If approved, the fund will measure "the performance of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly bitcoin and ether futures contracts."

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Just Got Better: Bloomberg Analysts

They now see a 65% chance a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF will launch this year, up from 50% previously.

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Policy

Race for Ether Futures ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Firms Filing SEC Applications

Volatility Shares, Bitwise, VanEck, Roundhill, ProShares and Grayscale have filed applications with the SEC for Ether ETFs.

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Videos

SEC Says Hex Founder Misappropriated 'Millions of Dollars of Investor Funds,' Bought Rare Black Diamond

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued internet marketer Richard Schueler, known online as Richard Heart, and his projects Hex, PulseChain and PulseX, alleging he raised over $1 billion across three different unregistered securities offerings beginning in 2019. "The Hash" panel breaks down the regulator's allegations, including claims of luxury shopping sprees.

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Bitcoin Starts August in the Red, Slipping Below $29K

CoinDesk Indices head of research Todd Groth, CFA, joins "First Mover" to discuss how the crypto market performed in July, with a focus on the impact of Ripple’s partial court victory against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Videos

Judge Denies Terraform Labs' Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Rejecting Ripple Ruling Precedent

Stablecoin issuer Terraform Labs' motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was denied by a federal judge on Monday. The judge also said he rejected the use of a ruling from Judge Analisa Torres who ruled that Ripple did not violate securities law in selling XRP to retail investors through an exchange intermediary. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De shares the latest developments.

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Videos

Crypto Market Performance Recap for July

Bitcoin (BTC) is starting the month of August below $29,000, having lost roughly 5% in the past 30 days. Todd Groth, CFA, CoinDesk Indices head of research, reviews last month's activity in the broader crypto markets and the impact of Ripple's partial court victory against the SEC.

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Policy

Judge Rejects Ripple Ruling Precedent in Denying Terraform Labs' Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

Terraform Labs argued that there was no contract in the sale of UST to retail investors.

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Videos

The War of Words Between Coinbase and the SEC Continues

The Financial Times spoke with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the crypto exchange leader said the SEC recommendation left them no choice but to head to court. Armstrong also told the publication that the agency had asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin prior to suing the exchange. "The Hash" panel discusses the wave of lawsuits recently filed by the regulator and the debate over whether bitcoin is a security or commodity.

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