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Regulations
Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’
FINTRAC said Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and neglected to report nearly 6,000 transactions over $10,000.
Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 9, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2024
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Indonesia
Indonesia Regulator Forms Crypto Committee to Monitor Industry's Operation, Compliance
The committee was established by the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency, known as Bappebti, because crypto is considered a commodity in Indonesia.
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By Shenna Peter
May 8, 2024 at 7:50 a.m. UTC
May 8, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The SEC Can’t Stop Suing Crypto Companies
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 sec...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 6, 2024 at 7:27 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2024
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ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin is also a co-founder of Ethereum. (CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Analysis
Consensys, a Target for the SEC’s Assault on ETH, Is Fighting Back
The Ethereum development company is seeking regulatory clarity on a number of questions, in a case that some experts see as potentially heading to the Supreme Court.
ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin is also a co-founder of Ethereum. (CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2024
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Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
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.
Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 24, 2024 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Richard Teng (Binance)
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Binance
Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai
The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license.
Richard Teng (Binance)
By Sam Reynolds
Apr 18, 2024 at 9:18 a.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2024
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U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Solution for Stablecoin Regulation
Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand are proposing legislation to address the inadequacies in the stablecoin sector, and foster financial innovation in the United St...
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Cynthia LummisKirsten Gillibrand
Apr 17, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2024
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Tether
Tether, Circle Diverge on How to Tackle Global Patchwork of Stablecoin Rules
The two largest digital dollar providers have chosen different paths in dealing with a perceived lack of global clarity on stablecoin rules: Circle is looking to U.S. lawmaker...
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By Ian Allison
Apr 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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Bitcoin etf
BTC, ETH Rise as Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF Applicants Say They've Been Approved
The Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's markets regulator, has not made an official announcement.
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By Sam Reynolds
Apr 15, 2024 at 7:54 a.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2024
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U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Ether etfs
Ether Spot ETFs Still Have No More Than 50% Chance of Approval in May: JPMorgan
There will probably be litigation against the SEC after May if ether ETFs aren’t approved, the report said.
U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Apr 11, 2024 at 2:04 p.m. UTC
Apr 11, 2024
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