U.S.

(Andy Feliciotti/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

The study comes despite warnings about the risks associated with NFTs due to bad actors around correcting misinformation or misappropriation of trademarks.

By Amitoj Singh

Mar 13, 2024 at 7:02 a.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2024

RegulationsNFTNon-Fungible TokensU.S.regulatory ambiguitycopyright infringementintellectual property rights

Markets

Crypto stocks

U.S. Crypto Stocks Ride BTC Momentum in Pre-Market Trading

COIN, MSTR, HOOD and mining stocks all showed upward movement in pre-market trading after bitcoin rose to its highest level in 18 months.

By Jamie Crawley

Nov 9, 2023 at 11:14 a.m. UTC

Nov 9, 2023

Crypto StocksU.S.CoinbaseRobinhoodMicroStrategyRiot BlockchainMarathon DigitalSharesMarkets

Finance

Coinshares

European Crypto Asset Manager CoinShares to Enter U.S. Hedge Fund Fray

CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti described the move as "a natural progression", given the "changing macro environment prominently marked by interest rates and inflation."

By Jamie Crawley

Sep 22, 2023 at 12:18 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2023

CoinSharesHedge FundU.S.Institutional Investors

Finance

Coinbase

Coinbase Finally Wins Approval to List Crypto Futures in U.S.

The approval makes Coinbase the first crypto-first platform to offer regulated and leveraged crypto futures alongside alongside traditional spot trading

By Jamie Crawley

Aug 16, 2023 at 10:42 a.m. UTC

Aug 16, 2023

CoinbaseFuturesU.S.CFTC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Policy

Regulations

SEC’s Gensler Rebuffs Crypto Complaints, Says Gave Ample Warning Heat Was Coming

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered a speech explaining his thinking after hammering Coinbase and Binance in back-to-back actions.

By Jesse Hamilton

Jun 8, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC

Jun 8, 2023

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Policy

Tornado cash

Lawyers Challenging U.S. Tornado Cash Sanctions Say Free Speech Is at Stake

Open source software isn’t property, and current sanctions laws are ill-equipped to handle this, lawyers argue.

By Sam Reynolds

May 25, 2023 at 8:18 a.m. UTC

May 25, 2023

Tornado CashSanctionsU.S.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk screen grab, with permission of Coinbase)

Policy

Regulations

Crypto Execs Give Washington Influence Another Go With FTX Anchor Around Necks

Without mentioning the sector’s disastrous 2022, including the wide-ranging crypto political donations that turned sour, the leaders of Coinbase and Messari are at it again.

By Jesse Hamilton

May 24, 2023 at 7:53 p.m. UTC

May 24, 2023

RegulationsPoliticsPolitical DonationslobbyingU.S.Congress

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Regulations

Crypto Lender BlockFi Ordered by U.S. Court to Withdraw Communication on Unapproved Reorganization Plan

A U.S. bankruptcy court ordered the estate to issue a letter saying that statements relating to a May 13 disclosure were not authorized, and that it was not allowed to solicit...

By Sandali Handagama

May 22, 2023 at 12:27 p.m. UTC

May 22, 2023

RegulationsBlockFiBankruptcyU.S.