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Is Ether a Security?

Last week was chaotic.

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Silvergate's Collapse May Spell Regulatory Trouble for Crypto

Silvergate’s woes are an ill omen for the broader crypto industry.

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Prosecutors’ Case Against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Becomes Clearer

In the last week prosecutors have laid out new details and allegations against the FTX founder.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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The SEC's Stablecoin Hammer, Courtesy Terraform Labs and Do Kwon

The SEC’s lawsuit against Terraform Labs alleges that terraUSD (UST), and nearly every token it issued, are securities.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

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State of Crypto: Interpreting the Paxos-Binance Tea Leaves

NYDFS forced Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD. The SEC has said BUSD may be a security. Stay with me here – Paxos may not be the regulatory target.

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What Does Kraken's SEC Settlement Mean for Crypto Staking?

Kraken had a pretty lousy day, but the industry is more interested in what this means for staking.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Getty Images)

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The White House Is Concerned About Crypto

U.S. President Joe Biden’s White House published a statement on implementing safeguards for cryptocurrencies.

The White House, Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda/Unsplash)

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At World Economic Forum This Year, Panels Debated Blockchain 'Case Studies'

In efforts to avoid association with the FTX collapse, conversations shifted away from "crypto" and more to specific applications of the underlying blockchain technology.

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World Leaders Warmed to Blockchain at Davos This Year, Despite Crypto Winter

Crypto advertising has dropped at Davos in 2023, but discussions and panels from industry leaders are in full swing.

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Crypto Bankruptcies Are Very Complicated

The FTX, Voyager, Celsius and BlockFi bankruptcy proceedings are proving how complicated they really are.

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