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Marchés

XRP Tumbles 8%, Erasing Price Gains from ‘Hinman Emails’ in Ripple Lawsuit

The token fell to as low as 46.18 cents, its lowest level this month, as crypto markets sold off Wednesday afternoon.

(Ripple Labs)

Analyses

Gary Gensler’s Catch-22 Vision of ‘Regulated’ Crypto Brokers

The SEC-registered trading platform Prometheum pitched the House on Gary Gensler's vision. But skeptical legislators highlighted that the platform won't offer major assets – including bitcoin.

Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan went on CoinDesk TV to discuss is Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker-dealer license approval. (CoinDesk)

Guides

Why William Hinman`s Emails Matter to the XRP Army and the Crypto’s Price

Recently released emails from former SEC director William Hinman have rallied the XRP troops, but the documents are not a smoking gun.

(Ripple Labs)

Vidéos

Bitcoin Supply on Exchanges Slides to Lowest Level Since 2018

Data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment shows bitcoin supply on crypto exchanges has slipped to its lowest levels since February 2018, with 6.4% supply leaving exchanges in the past week. That dip comes after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused exchanges Binance and Coinbase of offering unregistered securities to U.S. customers. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Vidéos

Key Takeaways From House Hearing on Future of Digital Assets

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the future of digital assets. The committee weighed its draft stablecoin bill in the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s action against Binance and Coinbase. Prometheum co-CEO and founder Aaron Kaplan, who sat on the witness panel, discusses the key takeaways and outlook for crypto legislation in the United States.

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Juridique

Binance.US, SEC Ordered to Start Negotiations Wednesday Amid Asset Freeze Tussle

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed SEC's request to order a freeze on Binance.US' assets – provided the parties could agree on limits.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Industry Destined to Be Bitcoin Focused After SEC Actions: MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor

Last week, the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Juridique

SEC Says It May Make a Recommendation on Coinbase Petition Within 4 Months

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn't made a decision on whether it will respond to Coinbase's petition for rulemaking and its enforcement action against the crypto trading platform isn't inconsistent with any decision on rulemaking, the regulator said Tuesday.

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Juridique

U.S. Judge Rebuffs SEC Request for Binance.US Asset Freeze for Now

The federal judge ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance lawyers to keep negotiating about limits on the company, reporting back to her by Thursday.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Ripple Does Not Care Whether XRP Is 'Sufficiently Decentralized'

Common interpretations of the so-called Hinman document dump misunderstand Ripple’s legal strategy.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020. (CoinDesk)