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Finance

Grayscale CEO Expects Decision on Attempt to Overturn SEC's ETF Rejection by End of 3Q

Michael Sonnenshein still sees crypto industry in its "early days."

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein (left) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Grayscale CEO on U.S. Crypto Regulation Outlook: Not a 'One-Size Fits All Answer'

Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein joins "First Mover" live from CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas to discuss his outlook for the SEC's crypto regulatory oversight. This comes amid Grayscale's ongoing bid with the SEC to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale Investments and CoinDesk are both owned by parent company Digital Currency Group.

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Opinion

Why the Politics of Crypto Feels Different This Time

Last week’s testimony by SEC Chair Gary Gensler before the House Financial Services Committee showed that the political divide towards crypto has never been clearer. Noelle Acheson dives into why this matters now.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers

The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Bermuda-regulated Bittrex Global of failing to register as a securities exchange in a lawsuit targeting U.S.-based Bittrex Inc.

Bittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch (Bittrex Global)

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Rep. Patrick McHenry on Future of Crypto Regulation, SEC's Gary Gensler

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) reacts to his heated exchange with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler on whether ether is a security in last week's House Financial Services Committee hearing. "With the crypto fallout over the past two years ... he's made things worse," McHenry said.

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Rep. McHenry on Future of Crypto Regulation

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are taking another shot at stablecoin legislation with a discussion draft revealed Monday afternoon. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) joins "First Mover" to discuss his outlook for regulating stablecoins and the broader digital asset industry. Plus, his take on SEC Chair Gary Gensler's approach to consumer protection and the Europe's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Seeks Clear Answers From SEC

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 25, 2023.

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Policy

Coinbase Asks U.S. Court to Force SEC Response to 2022 Rulemaking Petition

The filing is a preemptive move by the crypto exchange to argue that the SEC's approach doesn't provide sufficient regulatory guidance for U.S. crypto firms.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Terra's Do Kwon Wants SEC Charges Dismissed, Court Filings Show

The SEC cannot regulate digital assets involved in the case because the UST stablecoin is a currency, not a security, lawyers for Kwon have said.

Do Kwon (Terra)

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SEC Warns Advisers They Need to Know Crypto Before Proposing to Clients

Brokers and investment advisers have to understand crypto and ensure it's in clients’ best interests before pitching investments, the SEC staff said in a bulletin. Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief Lisa Bragança joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. and reacts to SEC Chair Gary Gensler's testimony before House lawmakers earlier this week.

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