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Finance

Grayscale Remains ‘Unequivocally Committed’ to Converting GBTC to an ETF

A July 6 deadline for an SEC ruling on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust conversion application looms.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)

Opinion

Why the Crypto Crash Will Accelerate Regulatory Action

Recent events that have sent digital assets deeper into a bear market may also instill lawmakers with a new urgency to address issues that have been gnawing at the industry.

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Finance

With Bitwise and Grayscale Decisions Looming, Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Hopes Are Running Low

Final deadlines for approval by the SEC for the two investment firms' applications are fast approaching.

Grayscale at Conesnsus 2016

Videos

SEC’s Hester Peirce Does Not Support Bailouts for Crypto Industry

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce told Forbes Tuesday she does not support bailouts for the crypto industry, and the recent market crash could give the space a more sustainable foundation for the future. “The Hash” panel digs into the assessment.

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Policy

US Fed Evaluating SEC’s Position on Digital Assets Custody, Powell Says

The SEC’s directive that customers’ digital assets may need to be treated as belonging to an exchange’s balance sheet has banking regulators scratching their heads about how it’ll work.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, January 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

Videos

Ripple’s CEO on Why He Chose to Fight the SEC

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas to share insights into Ripple’s ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the value proposition of Ripple Labs in 2022 and more. Moderator: Zack Seward, Deputy Editor in Chief, CoinDesk

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Finance

Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton Talks Rapidly Evolving Crypto Regulation Landscape

The former securities regulator joined Grayscale CLO Craig Salm to take a look back at his time heading the SEC, and a look forward at where regulation is headed in the future

Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton (John Lamparski/WireImage/Getty Images)

Policy

CFTC Commissioner: I Like Being an Underdog Versus the SEC

Kristin Johnson also suggested her agency might be able to be more responsive than the SEC because it's smaller.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Videos

Texas, Other States Open Investigation Into Celsius Following Withdrawal Freeze

Former SEC Senior Trial Counsel and Partner at Moses & Singer LLP Howard Fischer weighs in on the news that several U.S. states including Texas and Alabama are investigating Celsius Network’s decision to halt customer withdrawals.

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Policy

SEC Launches Inquiry Into Insider Trading at Crypto Exchanges: Report

The agency has sent a letter to at least one major crypto exchange asking about its safeguards, according to Fox Business.

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