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Ahead of the U.K. Election, Major Parties Remain Silent on Crypto Issues

[Jul 3 5:06 AM] The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.

U.S. Judge Sets Stage for NFT Securities Trial as DraftKings Lawsuit Moves Forward

[Jul 2 11:59 PM] The class action suit from DraftKings buyers alleges that NFTs are investment contracts.

DCG, Top Executives Renew Push to Get New York AG’s Civil Fraud Suit Dropped

[Jul 2 1:24 PM] Lawyers for cryptocurrency firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and two of its top executives – CEO and founder Barry Silbert and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned trading arm Genesis – have made a final effort to convin

Binance Executive's Health Deteriorates in Jail as Nigeria Money-Laundering Trial Proceeds

[Jul 2 9:38 AM] On Tuesday the cross-examination of the first witness from Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission was completed.

Paxos Gains Singapore Approval for Stablecoin Issuance With DBS Providing Custody

[Jul 2 3:39 AM] The Monetary Authority of Singapore released its stablecoin framework last year.

Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Pays $63M to Settle Charges With SEC, Fed, California Regulator

[Jul 1 2:03 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Silvergate Bank's parent entity and its former executives on Monday.

Marine Le Pen's Far-Right National Rally Party Leads in First Round of French Election

[Jul 1 4:55 AM] The far-right party associated with Marine Le Pen led in the first round of France's two-part election.

U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge

[Jun 28 8:37 PM] A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.

U.S. Treasury Issues Crypto Tax Regime For 2025, Delays Rules for Non-Custodians

[Jun 28 2:15 PM] The IRS has now set up its reporting system for crypto brokers, but it set aside related rules for DeFi and unhosted wallets as it continues to study 44,000 comments to the agency.

Ripple’s Big Court Win Nonetheless Muddied Waters on Whether XRP Is a Security Deserving Tougher Regulation

[Jun 28 1:09 PM] In a near-vacuum of legal and regulatory clarity for crypto, district judges’ opinions on whether a given token is a security or not – which determines the level of regulation – can vary from court to court.

SEC Sues Consensys Over MetaMask Staking, Broker Allegations

[Jun 28 10:49 AM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ethereum software provider ConsenSys over its MetaMask service Friday, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that "engaged in the offer and sale of securities" and that its staking…

Supreme Court Rules to Overturn the Chevron Doctrine, Curbing Federal Agencies’ Power

[Jun 28 9:47 AM] The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday to drastically curb the authority of federal regulators, overturning a 40-year-old legal precedent that gave regulatory agencies leeway to interpret the laws they are tasked with enforcing.

Europe's MiCA Is Finally Here. How Will the U.S. Respond?

[Jun 28 7:00 AM] It's time for the U.S. to reassert its place as the global leader in financial services regulation and innovation, writes Circle's Dante Disparte.

Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Donates $1M, Mostly Ether, to Donald Trump

[Jun 28 3:32 AM] Powell said he is supporting the only major pro-crypto party candidate.

Crypto Unmentioned at First 2024 U.S. Presidential Debate

[Jun 27 8:55 PM] President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in a debate on Thursday evening.

U.K.'s Next Government Must Act Fast to Regulate (and Retain) Crypto Firms

[Jun 27 10:26 AM] The likely victorious Labour party has taken no stance on digital assets. This needs to change quickly, writes Laura Navaratnam of the Crypto Council for Innovation.

U.S. Supreme Court Says No More In-House Tribunals for the SEC, Other Federal Regulators

[Jun 27 9:44 AM] The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday to strip the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of one of its key enforcement processes, deciding in a 6-3 vote that the federal agency’s use of in-house judges is a violation of the constitutional…

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC, FDIC of Improperly Blocking Document Requests

[Jun 27 8:42 AM] A research firm Coinbase contracted is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a federal banking agency, accusing them on Thursday of failing to produce documents under open-records laws that would shed light on the regulators'…

EU's Restrictive Stablecoin Rules Take Effect Soon and Issuers Are Running Out of Time

[Jun 27 7:41 AM] The European Banking Authority told CoinDesk it intends to publish a final report on how it will monitor stablecoin issuers by the end of the month.

Rarimo's Worldcoin Alternative RariMe Goes Live

[Jun 27 12:46 AM] Rarimo has launched RariMe, a competitor to Worldcoin, and an app that allows users to generate passport zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) verifying the uniqueness of individuals without revealing their identity, it announced on Thursday.

Crypto Insiders Hope for Possible Mention in Biden-Trump Debate

[Jun 26 2:41 PM] This U.S. presidential election has been the first where cryptocurrencies have come up as a major policy issue, and the industry is lobbying (and bracing for) the possibility that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump may bring it…

Abra Settles With 25 States for Operating Without Licenses, Will Return Up to $82M to U.S. Customers

[Jun 26 1:59 PM] Crypto investment platform Abra and its founder and CEO William “Bill” Barhydt have settled with 25 state financial regulators for operating its mobile application without the proper licenses, according to a Wednesday announcement from the…

Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto

[Jun 26 11:19 AM] In politics, money talks, but the donors and organizers behind crypto's massive U.S. campaign fund don't. The digital assets industry has amassed a juggernaut of campaign finance, a $169 million fund that's capable of steering many contests this…

U.S. State Department Offers New $5M Reward for Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’

[Jun 26 9:31 AM] OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova went missing in Athens in 2017.

Many EU Crypto Entities May Not Know the Correct Deadline for Sustainability Disclosures Under MiCA: Risk Analyst

[Jun 26 5:42 AM] Several crypto asset service providers (CASPS) in the European Union (EU) may not know the correct deadline to make sustainability disclosures reflecting their environmental footprint despite a clarification made by the bloc's securities regulator…

Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation

[Jun 26 3:34 AM] CEO Michael Kane and Shane Hampton, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison.

Ron Wyden on FISA Reform and Crypto

[Jun 25 11:30 PM] Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has been a long-standing member of the U.S. Senate, and was a sponsor or co-sponsor of several key pieces of legislation enabling broad adoption of the internet. More recently, he voted in favor of a House Resolution…

Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal With U.S. DoJ

[Jun 24 10:27 PM] Wikileaks co-founder pleads guilty to single espionage charge in exchange to a sentence for time served.

U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria, Call for Release

[Jun 21 4:30 AM] The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.

Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign

[Jun 20 3:56 PM] Gemini CEO Tyler and his twin brother Cameron Winklevoss, the company's president, have made two of the first major presidential contributions from prominent crypto executives, favoring former President Donald Trump with $1 million each in support…