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Binance.US, SEC Ordered to Start Negotiations Wednesday Amid Asset Freeze Tussle

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed SEC's request to order a freeze on Binance.US' assets – provided the parties could agree on limits.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Finanza

Crypto Industry Destined to Be Bitcoin Focused After SEC Actions: MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor

Last week, the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Politiche

SEC Says It May Make a Recommendation on Coinbase Petition Within 4 Months

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn't made a decision on whether it will respond to Coinbase's petition for rulemaking and its enforcement action against the crypto trading platform isn't inconsistent with any decision on rulemaking, the regulator said Tuesday.

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Politiche

U.S. Judge Rebuffs SEC Request for Binance.US Asset Freeze for Now

The federal judge ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance lawyers to keep negotiating about limits on the company, reporting back to her by Thursday.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinioni

Ripple Does Not Care Whether XRP Is 'Sufficiently Decentralized'

Common interpretations of the so-called Hinman document dump misunderstand Ripple’s legal strategy.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020. (CoinDesk)

Politiche

Binance Goes to Court Against the SEC

Binance and Binance.US have made their case against the SEC's motion to freeze all Binance.US funds.

Binance's Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Video

Investing Platform eToro to Delist 4 Cryptocurrencies for U.S. Users Next Month

Social investing platform eToro will delist a selection of crypto token for its U.S. customers in a month's time in response to recent legal action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). "The Hash" panel discusses how the agency's crackdown on crypto has impacted the market.

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Hinman Speech Released in Ripple Labs Filing

Recently revealed emails tied William Hinman, the former director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, were published Tuesday by Ripple in its ongoing defense against an SEC lawsuit. Hinman suggested in a 2018 speech that bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) were not securities, in his view. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto industry's reaction to the release of these documents.

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Consensus Magazine

‘The Industry Doesn’t Want the Answers.’ Josh Klayman on Coinbase and Binance

The crypto lawyer isn’t buying the argument that the SEC refuses to give the industry “regulatory clarity.” Chair Gary Gensler has been quite clear over the last two years about what is and what isn't a security, she says.

Josh Ashley Klayman at Consensus Invest 2017

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Legal Expert on U.S. Crypto Regulation Outlook Amid SEC Action

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launches wide-ranging lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, how might this help shape future crypto regulation? Mike Selig, Counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, discusses the state of the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape and where it's headed. Plus, reactionsto the release of documents tied to William Hinman, the former director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, in connection with the SEC's lawsuit against Ripple Labs.

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