Regulation

SEC Charges Terra Founder Do Kwon with Securities Fraud

The SEC charged Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon with fraud, claiming that they executed a "crypto asset securities fraud."

DeFi

Kraken Will Stop Offering Staking Services & Pay $30M Fine

Centralized exchange Kraken agreed to stop offering staking services and pay a $30M fine in a closed door meeting with the SEC.

DeFi

The SEC is Making Dedicated Offices to Regulate Crypto

The SEC is building a dedicated office to handle crypto disclosure and regulation.

Regulation

EU Arrives at Provisional Crypto Tracking Terms

The EU has come to terms on aggressive crypto tracking terms which will require KYC for all crypto exchanges in and out of centralized exchanges.

Regulation

The European Union Votes to Crack Down on “Unhosted Wallets”

Last week, European Union lawmakers voted in favor of passing a bill which would outlaw anonymous cryptocurrency transactions of over 1,000 EUR.

Coinbase

Coinbase Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Selling Unregistered Securities

Coinbase faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly selling 79 unregistered securities to US customers.

Regulation

Biden’s Executive Order is Bullish on Crypto

Biden's recent executive order on digital assets and cryptocurrencies is very promising for the future of crypto.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Russia Adopts Bitcoin, Will Tax Crypto

The Russia government has changed their stance on cryptocurrencies over the past 2 weeks, moving from full bans to regulation and taxation.

Russia

Russia Gets in on the FUD

Rumors in the Western world suggested Russia's Central Bank had called for a blanket Russian ban on crypto. This was mostly not true.

Weekly Newsletter

🍿 We're gonna need more Matt Damon

This week crypto.com was hacked and user funds were lost, Binance rolled out Eth L2 support, Feds are signaling regulatory clarity is coming, and is Walmart selling NFT deoderant?

Regulation

Is the Fog of Federal Crypto Regulation Clearing?

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell reverses, says Central Bank Reserve Currency (CBDC) can coexist with stablecoins. US Rep Tom Emmer introduces legislation to ban CDBDC.

The DTCC Wants to Bring Private Securities to Ethereum

Ethereum (ETH)

🏢 Bigger Institutions, Bigger Problems

Major institutions are coming to crypto (ETH in particular) in 2022, and they're projects to clear trillions in transactions.

Ethereum (ETH)

The DTCC Wants to Bring Private Securities to Ethereum

The DTCC is launching a blockchain platform to "digitalize and modernize private markets" in early 2022.

Metamask Teases Potential Token with Rumored Airdrop

Ethereum Name Service (ENS)

This Week In Crypto

MetaMask teases an airdrop, Coinbase launches a wallet, Metis Bridge and the Maker Wormhole are coming to ETH, and ENS had a large airdrop.

Ethereum (ETH)

Coinbase Wallet Launches Browser Extension

This past week, Coinbase launched their own web wallet extension to compete with MetaMask, bringing much of the convenience of using Coinbase natively to the web3 browser experience.

Company Highlight

Facebook Partners with Coinbase for their Crypto Wallet Novi

On Tuesday, Facebook launched their crypto wallet, Novi. At launch, Novi supports Paxos Dollar (USDP), a stablecoin.

Adoption

This Morning On Chain

This week in Crypto: Identity tracking, SEC regulation, Bored Ape launching a token, DAOs, and Polkadot's Parachain Slot Auction

Adoption

SEC Chairman Says the U.S. Won’t Ban Cryptocurrencies

SEC Chair Gary Gensler clarified his department’s stance on cryptocurrency by stating that the SEC will not ban cryptocurrency.

Alchemix (ALCX)

This Week In Crypto

This week in crypto: El Salvador makes Bitcoin tax exemptions, Twitter adds BTC tipping, Arbitrum overtakes Polygon for scaling Ethereum, China bans crypto (again), and Alchemix: self-repaying loans.

Adoption

El Salvador Will Exempt Foreigners from Taxes on Bitcoin

Adoption

China Makes Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal (Again)

China has made cryptocurrency illegal for the 7th time in 8 years.

BitClout (CLOUT)

This week: Coinbase v SEC, Mastercard Adoption, and More

News about Coinbase v SEC, Mastercard's Adoption, Bored Ape Yacht Club; and learn about BitClout and Wrapped Tokens.

Coinbase

Coinbase v SEC

The SEC has officially declared they intend to sue if Coinbase released their lending feature.

Bitcoin (BTC)

How El Salvador is Prepping to Roll Out Bitcoin

El Salvador is rolling out Bitcoin atm's and banking branches across the country as part of their BTC rollout.

Regulation

The Senate Included Crypto Regulation in the Infrastructure Bill

Vague language in the recently passed Senate infrastructure bill has people concerned.