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Opinion

Biden Administration Is Politicizing Crypto

With Coinbase receiving a Wells Notice from the SEC, and the CFTC suing Binance, it feels like the crypto industry is at war with the U.S. government. This could get bad.

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Policy

SushiSwap CEO Says He No Longer Feels 'Inspired' Amid U.S. Regulators' Crypto Crackdown

Head Chef Jared Grey fielded questions from his community about the SEC subpoena he received.

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Policy

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: There’s ‘A Lot to Unpack’ in CFTC’s Filing Against Binance

Paul Grewal added that despite its own issues with U.S. regulators, Coinbase is "not going anywhere" right now.

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Policy

Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit

The Securities and Exchange Commission also accused the exchange's founder of misappropriating customer money.

Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Open Interest in XRP Surges to $800M as Crypto Traders Hope Ripple-SEC Verdict Will Bring 'Alt Season'

If the court rules that XRP is a security, it would mean the same for other alternative cryptocurrencies and subject the broader market to stringent supervision.

El interés abierto en los futuros de XRP alcanzó su nivel más alto desde diciembre de 2021. (Coinglass)

Videos

Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer on Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the heightened regulatory uncertainty in the U.S. after the CFTC filed a lawsuit against Binance and the exchange's CEO Changpeng Zhao. Plus, Grewal shares his insights on Coinbase receiving a Wells Notice from the SEC and his outlook on the future of crypto regulation.

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Policy

U.S. CFTC Chief Behnam Reinforces View of Ether as Commodity

That view differs from the apparent SEC view that ETH may be a security.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Former CFTC Chairman: Regulator's Lawsuit Against Binance 'Is a Big Deal'

The level of detail in the CFTC's filing is “really quite striking," Timothy Massad told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Videos

XRP Touches Five-Month High as Some Point to Bitcoin Commodities Mention

XRP tokens surged as much as 8% over the past 24 hours following a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filing against prominent crypto exchange Binance. However, a part of the bullish outlook came as some in the community said the classification of major tokens as a commodity in the CFTC filing against Binance could mean XRP tokens were, too, commodities instead of a security, as alleged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the ongoing Ripple v. SEC case.

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XRP Touches Five-Month High, Bucking Market-Wide Decline

XRP tokens surged to a five-month high in the past 24 hours to buck a market-wide decline following a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filing against Binance. However, a part of the bullish outlook came as some in the community said the classification of major tokens as a commodity in the CFTC filing against Binance could mean XRP tokens were, too, commodities instead of a security, as alleged by the SEC in the ongoing Ripple v. SEC case. DFD Partners President Bilal Little shares his analysis.

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