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Why the Politics of Crypto Feels Different This Time
26.4.2023
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
Shirtless shitposting and hunting SBF on the meme streets: Gabriel Haines, Hall of Flame
26.4.2023
Gabriel Haines can most likely be found screaming about crypto with his shirt off in public or at home. Why is that and who is he?
Gary Gensler links crypto with cash in viral 2018 video — Crypto Twitter reacts
26.4.2023
The 2018 MIT professor Gary Gensler didn’t think most ICOs triggered U.S. securities laws
‘Crypto is dead in America’: Tech billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya
25.4.2023
Palihapitiya did concede the crypto sector has “pushed more boundaries” than other startup sectors which may have attracted the SEC’s attention
Musk hints at suing Microsoft, US Rep. wants Gensler fired, and more: Hodler’s Digest, April 16-22
22.4.2023
Elon Musk suggests suing Microsoft, congressman plans bill to remove Gary Gensler, and Societe Generale launches euro-pegged stablecoin
The Most Intense Consensus Ever Seeks Everyone’s Voice
21.4.2023
This year’s CoinDesk Consensus event, which will bring key policy and technical debates to the forefront, is especially important. While the withdrawal of a handful of previously agreed-upon speaking assignments undermines full representation on both sides of the issues, non-U.S. jurisdiction...
SEC’s ‘brute force’ crypto regulation attempt is ‘bad policy’ — Paradigm
21.4.2023
The venture capital firm pointed out the fundamental differences between crypto assets and securities
Ether’s Security Status Remains Unclear as SEC Chair Gensler Fails to Answer Lawmaker’s Question
20.4.2023
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, would not answer a direct question in a congressional hearing about whether ether is a security. While the SEC chair insisted that the law is clear on crypto, Congressman Patrick McHenry argued that the SEC’s...
Ethereum Price Prediction as SEC Chair Gary Gensler Refuses to Say if ETH is a Security – Bullish for Ethereum?
19.4.2023
A combination of rising US bond yields, concerns about what hotter-than-expected UK inflation might mean for the US inflation outlook and an aggressive liquidation of long positions has seen the price of Ether (ETH) drop sharply on Wednesday.
But price predictions still remain upbeat. ...
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slides Toward $29K
19.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 19, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
US Lawmaker Introducing Legislation to Remove SEC Chairman Due to ‘Long Series of Abuses’
19.4.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has announced that he is introducing legislation to remove the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman in order to “correct a long series of abuses.” The SEC, under Chair Gary Gensler, has been heavily criticized for its enforcement-centric approach to regulating...
SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security in Contentious Congressional Hearing
19.4.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler refused to say whether ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, was a security during a nearly five-hour hearing Tuesday
SEC Deems DASH, ALGO, and OMG ‘Unregistered Securities’ in Bittrex Lawsuit
18.4.2023
According to the recent complaint by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Bittrex, the securities regulator insists that a few crypto asset tokens were offered and sold as investment contracts and are securities. The news follows the SEC’s designation of several crypto...
Congressional Republicans Criticize SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Crypto Approach Ahead of Hearing
18.4.2023
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter criticizing Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and his repeated entreaties to crypto companies to "come in and register" moments before a congressional hearing on his agency
Crypto regulation: Does SEC Chair Gary Gensler have the final say?
18.4.2023
The chairman of the SEC recently said that almost all cryptocurrencies will be regulated as securities. Questions remain whether that’s an accurate statement and if the agency is regulating tokens by enforcement
Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security
18.4.2023
Members of the crypto community have called out the SEC Chairman for “shilling” Algorand
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’
18.4.2023
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the institution to change the definition of “exchange” under the Exchange Act Rule. According to Peirce, the institution is now expanding its reach...
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
17.4.2023
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s CEO on April 17 for “operating an unregistered exchange, broker,...
US Congressman Declares Plan to Fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler for Crypto Overreach – Here's the Latest
17.4.2023
Republican Congressman Warren Davidson has introduced legislation with an aim to remove Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler from his role.
The legislation was announced by Davidson via Twitter this weekend, and came in response to proposed rules by the SEC that would...
Rep. Davidson to introduce legislation to fire SEC boss Gensler for crypto overreach
17.4.2023
A U.S. Representative has declared he will introduce legislation to have SEC boss Gary Gensler removed from his role