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Bitcoin Payments Firm Strike’s Headquarters to Stay in U.S., Despite New El Salvador Office

The company established a headquarters in El Salvador for its global entity as it expanded its app to more than 65 countries last week.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers announcing Strike’s El Salvador headquarters at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)

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Prometheum Founder on FINRA Approval, State of Crypto Regulation

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an industry-funded oversight arm created by the SEC, announced last week that it has given a broker-dealer approval to Prometheum Ember Capital LLC for digital assets securities. Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan discusses the process of getting the approval and what it means for the current crypto regulatory landscape in the U.S.

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Ripple President Addresses SEC Lawsuit, Metaco Acquisition

Ripple President Monica Long joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest developments in the blockchain company's ongoing legal battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Plus, insights on Ripple's acquisition of Swiss-based crypto custody provider Metaco.

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U.S. Is 'Losing' the Bitcoin Movement: Cathie Wood

Cathie Wood also referenced last year's dramatic collapse of crypto exchange FTX, saying it "proved the concept" of bitcoin

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has purchased more shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Come in and Register? These Firms Say They Found an SEC-Friendly Crypto Path

As the industry fights with the U.S. regulator over “impossible” demands, Prometheum Capital and others win approvals to deal in crypto securities.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Analyses

U.S. Lawmakers Can Get Crypto Regulations Right if They Act Now

Crypto companies are being hamstrung by legislative inaction as much as an ill-advised policy of regulating by enforcement, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said.

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What Are the Stakes in the SEC vs. Ripple Case?

The ongoing legal battle shows the need for comprehensive crypto regulation, Femi Olude, a practicing solicitor and masters of law student, writes.

(Ripple Labs)

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Filecoin Price Rebounds After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Grayscale to withdraw its application to make its Filecoin (FIL) Trust product more like a public company, the asset manager revealed on Wednesday. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the details. Grayscale is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, CoinDesk's parent company.

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Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting

Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security.

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XRP Jumps as U.S. Judge Denies SEC Motion

XRP token is on the rise after a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cannot seal documents tied to former official William Hinman's 2018 speech on crypto and securities to Ripple in the ongoing lawsuit. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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