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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Dollar Won, but Might the U.S. Lose Control of the Dollar?
We have a world currency already: it's the dollar. Do we want to keep it that way?
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By Paul Brody
May 3, 2024 at 5:26 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersPaul Brody
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
CZ’s Trial Proves It Pays to Cooperate
His four-month sentence was vindication for the Binance founder’s legal strategy.
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 2, 2024 at 12:07 a.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersBinanceChangpeng "CZ" Zhao
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Policy
Newsletters
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
It's about "code is speech," sure, but the DOJ asserts it's not just code.
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By Nikhilesh De
Apr 30, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2024
NewslettersState of CryptoRegulationsTornado CashSamourai WalletRoman stormU.S. Department of Justice
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S.; What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?
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 t...
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By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 29, 2024 at 7:31 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersWalletsWasabi WalletSamourai WalletPhoenix WalletNon-CustodialUnhosted Wallets
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
AnalysisThe NodeNewslettersEthereumETHStakingMetaMaskSECRegulation
Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 25, 2024 at 3:26 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersPrivacyMixersBitcoin FogTornado CashSamourai WalletMoney Transmitters
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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Policy
Newsletters
The Ever-Dwindling Chances for a Stablecoin Law
The timeline for the introduction, markup and passage for a stablecoin bill is getting tight as Congress gears up for election season.
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (left) and Cynthia Lummis (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 24, 2024 at 1:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
NewslettersState of CryptoRegulationsStablecoinsLegislation
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s
Increasing on-chain use of the network are driving up fees.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 22, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersBitcoinFeesLayer 2s