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Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off
15.5.2024
The U.S. is holding its presidential election this fall. More than half a dozen other countries and bodies are likewise holding – or have held – elections this year. Some candidates and lawmakers have already addressed crypto, whether appealing to the industry or just commenting on the technology....
The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict
14.5.2024
Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times
13.5.2024
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests
Was Sam Bankman-Fried Proven Right About FTX’s Solvency?
10.5.2024
No
Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?
9.5.2024
Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”
Crypto Is an Election Issue This Year. Is That a Good Thing?
8.5.2024
A new DCG-funded survey found one-in-five voters think crypto is a key issue in U.S. elections this November
The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play
8.5.2024
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It's the latest company to follow a growing trend...
What Visa’s ‘Organic’ Stablecoin Report Misses
7.5.2024
The SEC Can’t Stop Suing Crypto Companies
6.5.2024
Robinhood apparently made strenuous efforts to comply with the agency, even applying to become a special purpose crypto broker-dealer. The SEC is likely to sue for alleged securities violations in any case
The Dollar Won, but Might the U.S. Lose Control of the Dollar?
3.5.2024
We have a world currency already: it's the dollar. Do we want to keep it that way?
CZ’s Trial Proves it Pays to Cooperate
2.5.2024
His four-month sentence was vindication for the Binance founder’s legal strategy
Why Eigenlayer’s Airdrop Is Controversial
30.4.2024
Although it’s actually conservative
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
30.4.2024
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government's efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money...
As Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S., What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?
29.4.2024
Following DOJ action against Samourai Wallet and a possible Metamask investigation, Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix are closing their U.S. offerings. Is non-custodial crypto under threat?
Consensys, a Target for the SEC’s Assault on ETH, Is Fighting Back
26.4.2024
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
25.4.2024
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet
Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
24.4.2024
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past
The Ever-Dwindling Chances for a Stablecoin Law
24.4.2024
Last week, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a joint bill addressing how stablecoins could be regulated in the country. It's the latest effort to try and get something done in the U.S. legislative front – but is it enough?
How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s
22.4.2024
Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Halving' Get Higher Than 4/20
19.4.2024
One of the closely watched indicators of retail interest is booming