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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Addresses $30M Settlement with Kraken
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Addresses $30M Settlement with Kraken
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler joined CNBC's "Squawk Box," warning other platforms to "take note" of crypto exchange Kraken's move to halt its stak...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Addresses $30M Settlement with Kraken

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Crypto Update | The SEC Speaks, Kraken Shuts Down US Crypto-Staking Service
With bitcoin swinging below $22K after crypto exchange Kraken agreed to sunset its U.S. crypto staking operations, plus a deep dive into the SEC and the future of crypto regul...
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Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney
Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney
Crypto exchange Kraken will end its U.S. crypto-staking service and pay a $30 million fine to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Former SEC Attorne...
Kraken Facing SEC Scrutiny Is 'Not a Condemnation of Staking At Large': Former SEC Attorney

Kraken Ending Its Crypto Staking Services for US Customers, Former SEC Attorney Weighs In
Kraken Ending Its Crypto Staking Services for US Customers, Former SEC Attorney Weighs In
Kraken is shuttering its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and will pay $30 million to settle SEC charges it offered unregistered securities. In a blog p...
Kraken Ending Its Crypto Staking Services for US Customers, Former SEC Attorney Weighs In

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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)

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Are the Remaining Crypto Giants Staring Down the Barrel of the US Government’s Gun?
Insiders, experts and the rhetoric of officials suggest a reckoning with the government is inevitable for the big exchanges, and this week’s action against Kraken could be jus...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Kraken to End US Crypto Staking Service, Pay $30M Fine in SEC Settlement
Kraken to End US Crypto Staking Service, Pay $30M Fine in SEC Settlement
Crypto exchange Kraken will "immediately" end its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and pay $30 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC...
Kraken to End US Crypto Staking Service, Pay $30M Fine in SEC Settlement

Bitcoin Falls Below $22K After Kraken's SEC Settlement
Bitcoin Falls Below $22K After Kraken's SEC Settlement
Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are dropping after crypto exchange Kraken's $30 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DFD Partners President Bilal...
Bitcoin Falls Below $22K After Kraken's SEC Settlement

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Ether Liquid Staking Platforms Will Benefit as SEC Actions Likely Fail to Deal DeFi's Knockout Blow
Lido and Rocket Pool didn’t immediately see a massive rush in of capital after Kraken announced it had settled with the SEC.
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
SEC Chief Gensler Warns Crypto Firms to Comply With Rules After Kraken Shutters US Staking Program
Other platforms that offer yield-earning programs should "take note" and come into compliance, the regulator said a day after crypto exchange Kraken said it will pay a $30 mil...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)