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Markets

Lido DAO’s Governance Token LDO Jumps on Treasury Proposal

The largest Ethereum staking service provider’s DAO has issued a vote over what it should do with its $30 million worth of ether.

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Markets

Ether Staking Service Lido Granted 1M Optimism Tokens to Incentivize Wrapped Staked Ether Adoption

Lido and Optimism aim to increase the availability of wrapped staked ether (wstETH) with OP tokens through the new liquidity mining and user incentives program.

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Finance

Former SEC Chief Counsel Says Agency Needs to Make Clear Its Crypto Compliance Rules

“When the SEC tells us that something is not compliant, it’s not necessarily the same thing as telling us what they would consider compliant,” said TuongVy Le, a partner and head of regulatory and policy at investment firm Bain Capital.

TuongVy Le (LinkedIn)

Tech

How the SEC Could Reshape Ethereum’s Staking Landscape for the Better

By shutting down Kraken’s staking service, the SEC could shift power over Ethereum toward solo stakers and decentralized alternatives.

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Finance

Fifth-Largest Holder of Polygon Tokens Is Little-Known Chinese Crypto Project

At least one observer says Avatar is a multilevel-marketing (MLM) scheme in which users generate significant rewards for every person they successfully refer.

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Policy

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)

Opinion

Regulating Crypto by Enforcement and Stealth Will Set the US Back

Moves to outlaw staking and stop banks from servicing crypto companies will harm the industry and send it overseas, says CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Coinbase’s Staking Service Faces Questions After Kraken’s SEC Settlement

Crypto exchange Kraken on Thursday agreed with the SEC to pay a $30 million fine and shutter its staking platform for U.S. customers to settle charges concerning the offering unregistered securities.

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

Policy

SEC Did Not Consult Industry Before Kraken Crypto Staking Charges: Commissioner Peirce

The SEC commissioner spoke a day after Kraken settled charges with the regulator that its U.S. staking service was an unregistered securities offering.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)