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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar

The putative presidential candidate’s legislation to ban a CBDC at the state level is constitutionally unworkable. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras.

By JP Schnapper-Casteras

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Mar 22, 2023 at 8:02 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Policy

Bitfury

Brian Brooks: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks

The former acting head of the OCC said federal regulators are working together to keep crypto assets out of the U.S. banking system.

By Fran Velasquez

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Mar 15, 2023 at 7:46 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Policy

Signature bank

U.S. DOJ Was Investigating Signature Bank's Work With Crypto Clients: Bloomberg

Prosecutors were looking at the crypto-friendly bank before regulators seized it, people familiar told Bloomberg.

By Greg Ahlstrand

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Mar 15, 2023 at 2:13 a.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Policy

Voyager digital

U.S. Justice Dept. Appeals New York Judge’s Decision to Approve Voyager’s Sale to Binance.US

The appeal comes just one day after Judge Michael Wiles gave Voyager Digital the go-ahead to sell its assets to Binance.US.

By Cheyenne Ligon

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Mar 10, 2023 at 5:41 a.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Policy

Policy

Lido’s LDO Token Sinks 10% Following Rumors Crypto Staking Service Received SEC Notice

Crypto podcaster David Hoffman spread (and then retracted) a rumor that the SEC had delivered a Wells Notice to the decentralized staking service. A spokesperson for Lido declined to comment.

By Sam Kessler

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Mar 5, 2023 at 1:03 a.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2023

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Weekend Story | Crypto Industry Needs More FTC, Less SEC

On today’s show we’re looking at one vision for how crypto leaders and regulators can harness their power to advance the industry, courtesy of CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael J. Casey.

By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust

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Mar 4, 2023 at 9:38 p.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2023

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Policy

Coinbase

SEC’s Coinbase Insider Trading Case Is ‘Backdoor Rulemaking,’ Trade Association’s CEO Says

The regulator “piggybacked” off the Justice Department's insider trading case and is using it as a way to define some tokens as securities, Perianne Boring, the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s founder, told “First Mover.”

By Fran Velasquez

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Feb 24, 2023 at 8:09 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2023

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Policy

Montana

Montana Senate Passes Bill Protecting Crypto Miners

The legislation will likely upend a Missoula county zoning law that was one of the first in the U.S. to target the mining industry.

By Eliza Gkritsi

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Feb 23, 2023 at 10:10 p.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2023

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Policy

Sec

Crypto Regulatory Initiatives Show SEC’s Dominance Among US Regulators: JPMorgan

JPMorgan foresees more regulatory actions on stablecoin issuers, custody and protection of investors’ digital assets and on the unbundling of crypto services, the report said.

By Will Canny

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Feb 23, 2023 at 12:02 p.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2023

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Finance

Crypto long & short

Crypto Long & Short: Washington Plays Tennis With Crypto

If digital asset regulation is drifting into partisan waters, that’s bad for all involved.

By Glenn WilliamsNick BakerJodie Gunzberg

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Feb 22, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2023

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