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'Están jugando a un juego': lo que piensan los neoyorquinos sobre la guerra de la SEC contra las criptomonedas

Después de que la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores demandara a Kraken, un intercambio pequeño pero confiable, CoinDesk preguntó a los transeúntes sus opiniones sobre las criptomone...

By Daniel Kuhn

Nov 21, 2023 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

Nov 21, 2023

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Opinion

‘They’re Playing a Game’: What New Yorkers Think of the SEC’s War Against Crypto

After the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kraken, a small but trusted exchange, CoinDesk asked passersby for their views on crypto and regulation.

By Daniel Kuhn

Nov 21, 2023 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

Nov 21, 2023

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The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested the top executives of SafeMoon and accused them of pilfering company coffers. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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SafeMoon Execs Arrested by DOJ in Fraud Investigation, Charged by SEC

Crypto company SafeMoon's CEO and chief technology officer were arrested, accused of withdrawing more than $200M to buy luxury cars and homes from funds that they told investo...

By Oliver Knight Jesse Hamilton

Nov 1, 2023 at 5:01 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2023

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L-R: Bank of America's Christopher Wallace, Teunis Brosens of ING, the European Commission's Ivan Keller, the Bank of England's Sasha Mills and Marina Reason of Herbert Smith Freehills (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Regulations

DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says

New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.

By Jack Schickler

Oct 18, 2023 at 12:20 p.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2023

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SOMA Finance to Issue the First Retail Compliant Digital Security

The SOMA token will be a non-cumulative, participating preferred stock of SOMA.finance and will pay a dividend of up to 10% of profits.

By Will Canny

Sep 6, 2023 at 8:06 a.m. UTC

Sep 6, 2023

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Opinion

Ripple's XRP Ruling Does Nothing for Regulatory Clarity

All it does is sow more confusion.

By George Kaloudis

Jul 17, 2023 at 5:35 p.m. UTC

Jul 17, 2023

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Binance Nigeria Ordered to Halt 'Illegal' Operations by Securities Watchdog

A spokesperson for Binance, which faces U.S. SEC allegations that include operating an unregistered exchange, said the Nigerian company is not affiliated with the firm.

By Sandali Handagama

Jun 10, 2023 at 12:19 p.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2023

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Opinion

Are Centralized Exchanges in the U.S. Doomed?

With the SEC’s Binance and Coinbase lawsuits, the agency is signaling it really is now or never to “come into compliance.”

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 6, 2023 at 4:45 p.m. UTC

Jun 6, 2023

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An EU study has rekindled a debate over the treatment of crypto as securities (TiNo Heusinger/Pixabay)

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Regulations

EU ‘Crypto Security’ Debate Turns New MiCA Law on Its Head

Whether to treat crypto as a traditional financial instrument can be a black-and-white issue, but European Union lawmakers appear to favor a spectrum.

By Jack Schickler

Jun 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 6, 2023

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