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El servicio de staking de Coinbase se enfrenta a preguntas tras el acuerdo de Kraken con la SEC.

El exchange de Cripto Kraken acordó el jueves con la SEC pagar una multa de 30 millones de dólares y cerrar su plataforma de staking para clientes estadounidenses para resolver los cargos relacionados con la oferta de valores no registrados.

Coinbase podría beneficiarse por el incremento de las tasas de interés. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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PayPal Held $604M in Crypto For Its Customers as of Year-End 2022

PayPal (PYPL) held a total of $604 million of bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), litecoin (LTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) for its customers as of Dec. 31, according to its annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The payments company has been allowing customers to buy and sell crypto since October 2020, though it has only recently begun to disclose specific holdings of different coins in its SEC filings. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for PayPal's crypto ambitions.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Addresses $30M Settlement with Kraken

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler joined CNBC's "Squawk Box," warning other platforms to "take note" of crypto exchange Kraken's move to halt its staking service in the country and cough up a $30 million fine. This comes as SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said Friday that the SEC did not attempt to consult with the crypto industry before launching this week’s unregistered securities crackdown on staking-as-a-service. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments surrounding U.S. crypto regulation.

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Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney

Crypto exchange Kraken will end its U.S. crypto-staking service and pay a $30 million fine to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Former SEC Attorney and Ketsal partner Zachary Fallon weighs in on the developments, noting this is not a condemnation of staking at large, where users can validate transitions on a proof-of-work chain.

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Kraken Ending Its Crypto Staking Services for US Customers, Former SEC Attorney Weighs In

Kraken is shuttering its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and will pay $30 million to settle SEC charges it offered unregistered securities. In a blog post, Kraken said it would automatically unstake any assets staked by U.S. clients except for staked ether, which won't be unstaked until after the Ethereum Network's Shanghai upgrade takes effect. Ketsal partner and former SEC Attorney Zachary Fallon discusses what this could mean for the future of SEC enforcement actions over the crypto industry.

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Regulación

La SEC no consultó a la industria antes de las acusaciones de staking de Kraken Cripto : Comisionado Peirce

El comisionado de la SEC habló un día después de que Kraken resolviera los cargos con el regulador de que su servicio de staking en Estados Unidos era una oferta de valores no registrada.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Regulación

¿Los gigantes Cripto restantes están mirando fijamente el cañón del arma del gobierno de Estados Unidos?

Los expertos, las personas con información privilegiada y la retórica de los funcionarios sugieren que un ajuste de cuentas con el gobierno es inevitable para las grandes bolsas, y la acción de esta semana contra Kraken podría ser solo el comienzo.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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Kraken to End US Crypto Staking Service, Pay $30M Fine in SEC Settlement

Crypto exchange Kraken will "immediately" end its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and pay $30 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges it offered unregistered securities, the U.S. agency announced Thursday. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and the wider implications for crypto regulation.

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Bitcoin Falls Below $22K After Kraken's SEC Settlement

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are dropping after crypto exchange Kraken's $30 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DFD Partners President Bilal Little shares his analysis of the crypto markets and why he thinks we might be in the early innings of the next crypto bull cycle.

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