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One-Two Punch Finally Registers SEC View on Binance, Coinbase, Rest of Crypto
6.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tore off crypto’s bandage this week, with its back-to-back enforcement actions against two of the most prominent digital assets platforms, Binance and Coinbase (COIN), finally establishing its legal argument against the industry and setting up...
Coinbase Traders Withdraw $600M in a Day Amid SEC Lawsuits
6.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase for violating federal securities laws on Tuesday, a day after filing a lawsuit against rival exchange Binance
How AI is Transforming Music Creation in Web3
6.6.2023
While AI and automation threaten to kill creative jobs, here's how the Web3 music world is embracing the technology to enhance their craft
Are Centralized Exchanges in the U.S. Doomed?
6.6.2023
With the SEC’s Binance and Coinbase lawsuits, the agency is signaling it really is now or never to “come into compliance.”
Louis Vuitton To Release $42,000 Physical-Backed NFTs
6.6.2023
According to a Vogue Business, the collectibles are being sold as soulbound tokens, meaning they are non-transferable once purchased
How to Build a Compliant Crypto Exchange Post-Coinbase
6.6.2023
Crypto isn’t going anywhere — though Coinbase might — so what the market needs is a fresh start: new exchanges that can avoid the ever-present threat of SEC enforcement by being structured correctly in the first place, writes Preston Byrne
Lightning Data Analytics Firm Amboss Launches New ‘Liner’ Index for Bitcoin Yield
6.6.2023
The company says the new index dubbed Lightning Network Rate (Liner) could be like Bitcoin’s version of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), a global reference rate for loans. Liner complements Magma, the Lightning liquidity marketplace launched by Amboss last year
Haun Ventures Leads $10M Seed Round for Web3 Gaming Studio Argus
6.6.2023
Argus also announced the World Engine, an SDK that helps developers build their own blockchain-based gaming ecosystems
Luxembourg Antitrust Authority to Probe Blockchain, Web3 Competition
6.6.2023
The market study may be the first of its kind to examine Web3 competition dynamics
How the Metaverse May Revolutionize the Creator Economy
6.6.2023
Consensus 2023 attendees unpack the future of Web3 and its implications for creator-first digital economies in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
If Crypto Wants Institutional Dollars, It Needs an ESG Game Plan: Consensus 2023 Attendees
6.6.2023
Attendees at Consensus 2023 argue that the crypto industry should embrace ESG and not hide from it in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
Coinbase Shares Slump After SEC Files Suit Against Company
6.6.2023
Coinbase’s stock (COIN) took a major hit on Tuesday after the company was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on allegations of violating federal securities law
U.S. Doesn't 'Need More Digital Currency' Because It Has the Dollar, Says SEC's Gensler
6.6.2023
Gensler's comments follow landmark suits filed this week against Binance and Coinbase
Swift and Chainlink Will Test Connecting Over a Dozen Financial Institutions to Blockchain Networks
6.6.2023
In a new set of experiments Swift will collaborate with major financial market institutions like Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, Euroclear and Lloyds Banking Group
Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding
6.6.2023
Meanwhile's target audience is U.S. citizens with large BTC holdings, an audience from which it has "seen a lot of early demand."
Bankers Shopping FTX's 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars' Stake in AI Startup: Report
6.6.2023
At the time of its bankruptcy last November, FTX may have owned as much as $500 million worth of stock in Anthropic, the creator of ChatGPT rival Claude
Coinbase Violated State Securities Laws With Staking Program, Alabama Regulator Alleges
6.6.2023
The crypto exchange is facing scrutiny from a task force of ten U.S. state securities regulators after getting sued by the SEC on the same day
Altcoins Dip Following Second SEC Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange
6.6.2023
The SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase named thirteen altcoins as securities
EU ‘Crypto Security’ Debate Turns New MiCA Law on Its Head
6.6.2023
An EU study published last week has reopened a debate over whether digital assets should be regulated as securities – though lawmakers appear to favor a tailored approach
SEC Sues Coinbase on Unregistered Securities Exchange Allegations
6.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued U.S crypto exchange Coinbase on allegations of violating federal securities law, a day after filling a similar suit against Binance