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U.S.-Listed Crypto Firms Will Need to Report Cybersecurity Breaches

Companies are poised to begin reporting cybersecurity incidents and strategies to the SEC later this year.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Seal Caroline Ellison's Diary, Inner City Press Opposes

Inner City Press was previously involved in opposing Bankman-Fried's bid to keep bail co-signers secret, and has now asked the court to schedule a hearing on the matter if required.

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits the courtroom in Manhattan after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC Overreached in Suing Binance, Crypto Exchange Says

Binance filed to dismiss a CFTC lawsuit alleging it offered illegal commodities trading products to U.S. residents.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Stablecoin Bill Takes Big Step Despite Fight From Democrats, White House

A long-awaited stablecoin bill graduated from a House committee in a Republican push, leaving the chair of the House Financial Services Committee lamenting that a bipartisan deal was strangled by the White House.

A U.S. Senate committee passed a spending bill with a surprise crypto provision. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Bill Advances Out of House Agriculture Committee

The vote means both the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees have endorsed the legislation, which aims to create federal rules for crypto.

House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry

A bipartisan agreement on stablecoin legislation was in reach, according to the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, but the ranking Democrat said McHenry halted talks.

The U.S. Capitol (buschap/Flickr)

Policy

Israel Consults Public on DAO Regulation, Sets Up Special Examination Team

The team will examine required corporate status, taxation and other aspects of DAOs to "create legal certainty" and reduce risks, the government has said.

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Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says

The Justice Department said late Wednesday that the campaign finance charge was not included in an extradition document with The Bahamas, and so it would not proceed on the charge.

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits the courtroom in Manhattan after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills

The votes mark the first time crypto-specific bills were advanced on their own merits and not as part of broader legislation.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Pacific Island Group of Palau Starts Stablecoin Trial on XRP Ledger

The country has been distributing PSC (Palau stablecoin) for three weeks and the test will run through August.

Palau (Rene Paulesich / Unsplash)