securities

Policy

Regulations

Is Ether a Security?

Last week was chaotic.

By Nikhilesh De

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Mar 16, 2023 at 11:38 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2023

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Policy

Regulations

SEC Chairman Gensler Suggests Again That Proof-of-Stake Tokens Are Securities: Report

Gensler had previously argued that ether might be a security after Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake last year.

By Cheyenne Ligon

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Mar 15, 2023 at 8:50 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Policy

Regulations

New York Attorney General Alleges Ether Is a Security in KuCoin Lawsuit

A press release said the lawsuit was part of ongoing "efforts to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency platforms."

By Nikhilesh DeNelson WangCheyenne Ligon

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Mar 9, 2023 at 8:40 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Markets

Tokenization

Securities Platform DEFYCA to Release Tokenized Private Debt Protocol on Avalanche

DEFYCA’s launch highlights the growing trend of bringing tokenized versions of traditional markets like debt to blockchain-based protocols.

By Krisztian Sandor

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Mar 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Technology

Valid points

Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed

A programmer by training, Kevin Owocki's view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.

By Sam Kessler

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Mar 8, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Policy

Regulations

No NFTs Are Securities – Yet, German Finance Officials Say

Classification of the ownership tokens as a financial instrument would imply licenses and money laundering supervision, according to regulator Bafin.

By Jack Schickler

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Mar 8, 2023 at 11:16 a.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

Dapper Labs Ruling Dunks on Private Networks

A landmark ruling is bringing the NBA Top Shots creator back to court, and potentially opening up securities concerns for other NFTs.

By Paul Paray

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Feb 28, 2023 at 9:41 p.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2023

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Podcasts

The breakdown

Class-Action Lawsuit Accusing Digital Basketball Cards of Being Securities Allowed to Proceed

NBA Top Shot from Dapper Labs is the latest digital asset to face security scrutiny.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

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Feb 24, 2023 at 10:23 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2023

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Policy

Securities

Crypto Industry Body GBBC Digital Finance Joins Securities Regulator Group IOSCO as Affiliate Member

GBBC Digital Finance's goal is to engage regulators to inform how policy will be developed by the world's major regulatory bodies.

By Jamie Crawley

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Feb 16, 2023 at 4:01 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Regulation

Crypto CEOs Need to Accept That Existing Regulations Also Apply to Them

Coinbase’s CEO thinks the rules that apply to other financial services don’t apply to his multi-billion-dollar financial services company. His ignorance – either intentional or literal – is concerning.

By Timothy Cradle

Sponsored

Feb 15, 2023 at 5:52 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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