Securities

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Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting
Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security.
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A new study looks at DLT use in financial markets (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay)
DLT-Powered Financial Markets Could Save $100B Per Year, TradFi Study Says
The Global Financial Markets Association called for regulators to be more open to the tech underpinning cryptocurrency.
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Bill Hinman's 2018 speech is at the center of the legal row (CoinDesk)
SEC Can't Seal Docs Tied to Hinman's Ether Speech, Judge in Ripple Suit Rules
The order deals a blow to the SEC in its longstanding procedural fight against Ripple.
Bill Hinman's 2018 speech is at the center of the legal row (CoinDesk)

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Securities vs. Commodities: Why It Matters For Crypto
The debate over whether cryptocurrencies should be defined as securities, like stocks, or commodities, like wheat or gold, has implications for whether, how and by whom they a...
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts but Asks for Industry Guidance
Apart from the Investor Advisory Committee’s request for some formal crypto guidance from the agency, it egged on the SEC chairman’s confrontation with the sector.
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Citi Analyst: CBDCs Will Be a ‘Trojan Horse’ for Blockchain Adoption
Ronit Ghose says increasing use blockchain technology will be driven by digital financial instruments.
The Trojan horse, after a painting by Henri Motte (Corcoran Gallery/Getty Images)

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Euroclear May Launch Digital Bond Settlement Platform This Year, Staffer Says
The move follows interest in securities trading using central bank digital currencies.
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Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be
Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?
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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.
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