policy

1 Dollar Bill (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
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.
1 Dollar Bill (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Brian Brooks: ‘My View About Navigating the US Waters Is a Little Bit Different From CZ's’
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.
Brian Brooks: ‘My View About Navigating the US Waters Is a Little Bit Different From CZ's’

After Silicon Valley Bank's Failure, Regional Banks Face Greater Scrutiny (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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.
After Silicon Valley Bank's Failure, Regional Banks Face Greater Scrutiny (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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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.
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David Hoffman
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.
David Hoffman

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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.
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Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne Boring (CoinDesk archives)
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.”
Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne Boring (CoinDesk archives)

CDCROP: A Cipher mining bitcoin farm (Cipher Mining)
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.
CDCROP: A Cipher mining bitcoin farm (Cipher Mining)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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.
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