A Legal Argument for Why Staking Doesn’t Make ETH a Security
Staking ether fails to meet at least two prongs of the Howey test, according to the authors.
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Oct 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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SEC Wants to ‘Remake the Law,’ Rather Than ‘Apply it,’ Says Ripple General Counsel
After two years of litigation, Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” he sees “the beginning of the end” because the SEC’s case has fallen short.
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Sep 21, 2022 at 9:57 p.m. UTC
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Thai SEC Fines Bitkub Executive $235K for Insider Trading
Last week, the country’s oldest commercial bank backed out of a deal to buy a majority stake of the local crypto exchange, citing unresolved regulatory issues.
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Aug 30, 2022 at 12:43 p.m. UTC
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Grayscale, Disclosing SEC Queries, Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May Be Securities
The three tokens “may currently be a security, based on the facts as they exist today,” Grayscale said in recent, little-noticed filings.
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Aug 27, 2022 at 9:14 p.m. UTC
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BitBoy Lost His Lawsuit the Instant He Filed It
The YouTube cryptocurrency promoter is only drawing more attention to the pump and dump-filled oeuvre he'd rather suppress.
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Aug 24, 2022 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
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Meme Coins, Gambling and Crypto Regulation
As the Biden administration develops a crypto regulation framework, one type of token could be due for particularly close scrutiny.
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Apr 8, 2022 at 5:29 p.m. UTC
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SEC Enforcement Against Wonderland Could Mean Trouble for DeFi
“Protocol Controlled Value” is rarely controlled by a protocol, and enforcement agencies may be taking a closer look.
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Feb 14, 2022 at 8:04 p.m. UTC
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NFT Artist Brian Frye Wants You to Steal This Article
Frye is for plagiarism, against copyright and sort of neutral on securities law.
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Oct 21, 2021 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
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How NFTs Fit Into DeFi
Want liquidity without selling your Bored Ape? It’s coming.
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Sep 1, 2021 at 3:33 p.m. UTC
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Ontario Regulator Takes Action Against KuCoin Trading Platforms for Violating Securities Law
The Ontario Securities Commission said the trading platform has failed to register.
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Jun 8, 2021 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
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