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Coinbase Hasn't Proven SEC Needs to Create Crypto-Specific Rules, Regulator Says

Coinbase asked a federal appeals court to force the SEC to respond to a petition last month.

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SEC Seeks to Revise $22M Fine on Crypto Firm LBRY to $111K

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to revise a $22 million penalty set on crypto startup LBRY to $111,614, according to court documents from Friday. The regulator cited LBRY's "lack of funds and near-defunct status," as reasons for withdrawing its previous request for fine. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in crypto regulation.

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Christopher Giancarlo: Fight for the Future of Money in the U.S.

Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the CFTC, also known as ‘Crypto Dad’ said the U.S. is resisting digitization of the dollar due to it being a threat to the country’s dominance over the traditional financial system. Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs are the future of money and countries that resist innovation will become irrelevant in the global financial landscape, said Giancarlo who is also the founder of the Digital Dollar Project. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Giancarlo expressed his disappointment over Washington’s hostility towards cryptocurrencies. His comments come in light of the recent enforcement actions against crypto by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SEC Seeks to Slash $22M Fine on Crypto Firm LBRY to $111K

A U.S. judge ruled in November that the crypto startup had violated securities laws by selling its native LBC token without registering with the SEC.

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Chia Network CEO on Plans to Go Public

Blockchain and smart-contract platform Chia Network recently submitted a confidential draft registration to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering (IPO). Chia Network CEO and President Gene Hoffman discusses plans to go public amid the current macroeconomic environment.

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Rep. McHenry Grills SEC on Crypto in New Letter

House Financial Services Committee chairman Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) accused the SEC of stonewalling questions on digital assets and threatened another hearing. Meanwhile, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is set to be released from Montenegro jail on supervised bail as his trial on document forgery charges continues, a court notice from Friday shows. CoinDesk's Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation, Nikhilesh De, shares the latest developments in crypto regulation.

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Chia Network CEO on Web3 Gaming Industry

Chia Network CEO and President Gene Hoffman joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of Web3 gaming and the current landscape for how the traditional gaming industry views Web3 technology. Plus, the latest on the blockchain and smart-contract platform's registration to the SEC for a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

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McHenry to U.S. SEC: Which Crypto Firms Have Tried to Register?

Rep. Patrick McHenry, who heads the House Financial Services Committee, accused the SEC of stonewalling questions on digital assets, so he threatened another hearing.

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Coinbase’s SEC Complaint Draws Allies Depicting U.S. Regulator as Crypto Bully

As the exchange tries to force an answer from the Securities and Exchange Commission on digital assets regulation, crypto groups and the Chamber of Commerce leap in.

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital First-Quarter Earnings Beat Expectations

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), one of the largest publicly traded crypto miners in North America, reported a narrower-than-forecast first-quarter loss per share as a rising bitcoin price and increased production helped lift the Las Vegas-based company back toward profitability. This comes as the SEC is investigating related party transactions that may have violated federal securities laws.

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