Latest from Jesse Hamilton
U.S. SEC Out-of-Bounds in Dragging DeFi Into Proposed Exchange Rule, Industry Says
The agency’s comment window is closing for its proposal to expand how it defines exchanges, including a major swath of decentralized finance, and the crypto sector is objecting.
New Stablecoin Bill Drafted by House Republicans as Compromise With Democrats
The House Financial Services Committee has released this year’s third draft of a stablecoin bill, meant to combine ideas from both parties in advance of a hearing next week.
Binance.US Suspends Use of Fiat as Legal Troubles Mount
The exchange says users should withdraw USD as soon as possible as the Securities and Exchange Commission engages in "extremely aggressive and intimidating tactics" against the company.
SEC’s Gensler Rebuffs Crypto Complaints, Says Gave Ample Warning Heat Was Coming
Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered a speech explaining his thinking after hammering Coinbase and Binance in back-to-back actions.
Robinhood Joins Coinbase in Saying It Tried to 'Come In and Register' Like SEC Wanted
The companies’ top lawyers testified in a House crypto hearing that they spent months trying to get the SEC to help them comply before being rebuffed.
One-Two Punch Finally Registers SEC View on Binance, Coinbase, Rest of Crypto
The mystery is over for how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will come after the digital assets sector’s big platforms, though alleged skeletons in Binance’s closet drew more ire.
Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.
U.S. House Republicans Push for Crypto Oversight With Bill to Make SEC Play Ball
Draft legislation from key committee chairs represents this year’s most significant proposal for how the federal government might build guardrails around the digital assets sector.
U.S. Commodities Agency May Change Risk Rules to Consider Crypto
The CFTC has proposed an overhaul of risk-management requirements, and one commissioner says it should factor in emerging crypto dangers.
Los mineros de Bitcoin obtienen el apoyo de Texas con dos proyectos de ley aprobados y ONE detenido
Se enviaron al gobernador dos proyectos de ley que parecen abarcar la minería, mientras que ONE que afectaría negativamente a los mineros fue detenido en la etapa del comité.
