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The New York Department of Financial Services is concerned about token delistings disrupting markets. (Gilbert Ortega/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Can Regulators Ever Keep Up With Crypto Markets?
New York’s finance watchdog's proposed token listing requirements give up the game before it starts.
The New York Department of Financial Services is concerned about token delistings disrupting markets. (Gilbert Ortega/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Blames Everyone but Himself for FTX's Collapse
In private writings leaked to the New York Times, the FTX founder was concerned about being “one of the most hated people in the world.”
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Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith said crypto lobbyists helped beat back disastrous regulations on "unhosted wallets." (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
What Has the Blockchain Association Actually Achieved?
After five years in Washington D.C., crypto’s lobbyists should be humble about their “wins” and learn from their losses.
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith said crypto lobbyists helped beat back disastrous regulations on "unhosted wallets." (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Remains Stuck in Jail
The FTX founder lost his bid for a “temporary release” from jail ahead of trial.
Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin at Techcrunch London 2015
Vitalik Buterin Wants a Better Crypto Mixer
A group of crypto and privacy experts may have found a way to anonymize blockchain transactions.
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin at Techcrunch London 2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Will the CFTC Blot Out DeFi in the U.S.?
Recent actions by the agency raise impossible questions for decentralized finance platforms.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Looking at Uniswap and Crypto’s New Favorite Ruling
A federal judge took the current state of federal securities laws to task in a ruling dismissing a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs.
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Explaining Ethereum's 'Risk Free' Rate of Return
Liquid staking is one of the few crypto markets that has grown in the bear market. Why?
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Tornado Cash Indictments May Prove to Be Just a Localized Storm After All
Fears of the case being the start of a new assault on the industry may be overblown.
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