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Binance Japan users can access spot trading, earn products, and an NFT marketplace. (CoinDesk)
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Regulations
Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users
Two years earlier, the exchange was warned by Japanese regulators that it was operating in the country without permission.
Binance Japan users can access spot trading, earn products, and an NFT marketplace. (CoinDesk)
By Lavender Au
Aug 1, 2023 at 10:02 a.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2023
RegulationsJapanBinancePolicy
The SEC has ordered listed firms, including crypto firms, to report materially important cybersecurity breaches. (Shutterstock)
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Sec
U.S.-Listed Crypto Firms Will Need to Report Cybersecurity Breaches
Companies are poised to begin reporting cybersecurity incidents and strategies to the SEC later this year.
The SEC has ordered listed firms, including crypto firms, to report materially important cybersecurity breaches. (Shutterstock)
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Jul 28, 2023 at 7:22 a.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2023
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“Traditionally successful entrepreneurs may not be interested in this industry,” says lawmaker Johnny Ng. “Even if they are, they might not know how to play it.” (Johnny Ng)
Policy
Opinion
Meet the Hong Kong Lawmaker Who Invited Coinbase to Town
Legislative Council member Johnny Ng is courting crypto exchanges to get licensed in the city as the U.S. drives digital asset firms offshore.
“Traditionally successful entrepreneurs may not be interested in this industry,” says lawmaker Johnny Ng. “Even if they are, they might not know how to play it.” (Johnny Ng)
By Lavender Au
Jul 24, 2023 at 5:41 a.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2023
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US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Policy
Regulations
RFK Jr. Vows to Back Dollar With Bitcoin, Exempt BTC From Taxes
The Democratic presidential hopeful also reiterated a May stance defending the right to self-custody bitcoin, run blockchain nodes at home and promising industry-neutral energ...
US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
By Camomile Shumba
Jul 19, 2023 at 10:32 a.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2023
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Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Policy
Coinbase
Coinbase Earn Is Particularly Vulnerable to Being Defined as a Security: Berenberg
The crypto exchange is still faced with significant regulatory challenges, the report said.
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Jul 18, 2023 at 9:59 a.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2023
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Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)
Policy
Defi
BOND Token Slumps 10% as BarnBridge Faces SEC Investigation
“All work on BarnBridge-related products should stop,” an appointed legal counsel said in a Discord message viewed by CoinDesk.
Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
Jul 7, 2023 at 11:34 a.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2023
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BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)
Finance
Tradfi
BlackRock Executive: Knowing Who Counterparties Are Is Key to Engaging Institutions in DeFi
BlackRock's views could carry extra weight in the ongoing battle over regulation in the industry.
BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Jun 22, 2023 at 7:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2023
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Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall
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Sec
Stablecoins, DeFi Likely to Be SEC’s Next Targets in U.S. Crypto Crackdown: Berenberg
If USD Coin is targeted by regulators, the impact on Coinbase revenue could be significant, the report said
Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall
By Will Canny
Jun 21, 2023 at 7:32 a.m. UTC
Jun 21, 2023
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(Shari Sirotnak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Politics Is Interested in Crypto, Even if Crypto Isn't Interested in Politics
If U.S. policymakers want to help direct crypto, benefitting consumers an innovation, they will need to learn to compromise.
(Shari Sirotnak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By John Rizzo
Jun 16, 2023 at 3:41 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2023
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