Securities and Exchange Commission

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)
GBTC Discount Narrows to 42% Ahead of Grayscale’s ETF Hearing Tuesday
The closed-end fund's discount to net asset value had widened to 47% in mid-February.
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US SEC Plans to Keep Growing Crypto Unit as Enforcement Ramps Up
The securities regulator has almost filled the 20 slots previously added to its crypto squad and is looking to increase that number even further, a spokesperson said.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Juthica Chou (CoinDesk TV)
Kraken’s Head of OTC Options Trading: Investors Are Still Interested In Crypto, Staking
“What we’ve seen is that the trading interest remains really strong both for proof-of-work networks as well as proof-of-stake networks,” Juthica Chou told “First Mover.”
Juthica Chou (CoinDesk TV)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount
The U.S. securities regulator has now issued dozens of actions outlining how it defines a crypto security and which firms should be exchanges, but the industry is in a holding...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)
4 Huge Revelations in the SEC’s Charges Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs
TerraUSD was a more overt and calculated fraud than was previously known – and Do Kwon is still cashing out.
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Court (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)
Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Coinbase Insider Trading Case
The crypto lobbying group is arguing that the SEC is engaging in “absentee enforcement” because the creators of the nine tokens, that are at the center of the insider trading...
Court (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)

Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance(Casper Labs)
Binance Says BUSD ‘Funds Are Safu’ but a Regulatory Cloud Is Forming Over the US
February has been a great month for the narrative that crypto’s natural home is in Asia.
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance(Casper Labs)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
Are the Remaining Crypto Giants Staring Down the Barrel of the US Government’s Gun?
Insiders, experts and the rhetoric of officials suggest a reckoning with the government is inevitable for the big exchanges, and this week’s action against Kraken could be jus...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Directs Examiners to Focus on How US Broker-Dealers Are Pitching Crypto
The U.S. securities regulator issued its annual examination priorities on how it’ll keep track of emerging risks. The handling of crypto was one of the highlights.
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

A marriage recorded on-chain (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk).
NFTs Are Securities and It’s Great
Artist and lawyer Brian Frye writes about why non-fungible tokens represent investment contracts in social clout.
A marriage recorded on-chain (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk).