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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 Attorney and Ketsal partner Zachary Fallon weighs in on the developments, noting this is not a condemnation of staking at large, where users can validate transitions on a proof-of-work chain.

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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 post, Kraken said it would automatically unstake any assets staked by U.S. clients except for staked ether, which won't be unstaked until after the Ethereum Network's Shanghai upgrade takes effect. Ketsal partner and former SEC Attorney Zachary Fallon discusses what this could mean for the future of SEC enforcement actions over the crypto industry.

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SEC não consultou a indústria antes das acusações de Kraken Cripto Staking: Comissário Peirce

O comissário da SEC falou um dia após a Kraken resolver as acusações com o regulador de que seu serviço de staking nos EUA era uma oferta de títulos não registrada.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Os gigantes das Cripto restantes estão encarando a arma do governo dos EUA?

Fontes internas, especialistas e a retórica de autoridades sugerem que um acerto de contas com o governo é inevitável para as grandes bolsas, e a ação desta semana contra a Kraken pode ser apenas o começo.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Chairman Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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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) charges it offered unregistered securities, the U.S. agency announced Thursday. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and the wider implications for crypto regulation.

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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 Little shares his analysis of the crypto markets and why he thinks we might be in the early innings of the next crypto bull cycle.

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Plataformas de Staking de Ether Liquid Serão Beneficiadas, Já que Ações da SEC Provavelmente Não Conseguem Lidar com o Golpe de Nocaute do DeFi

Lido e Rocket Pool T viram imediatamente uma grande entrada de capital depois que a Kraken anunciou que havia feito um acordo com a SEC.

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Chefe da SEC, Gensler, alerta empresas de Cripto para cumprirem as regras após Kraken encerrar programa de staking nos EUA

Outras plataformas que oferecem programas de geração de rendimento devem "tomar nota" e entrar em conformidade, disse o regulador um dia após a exchange de Cripto Kraken anunciar que pagará uma multa de US$ 30 milhões para resolver as acusações da SEC.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin cai abaixo de US$ 22 mil enquanto acordo da Kraken para fechar operações de staking de Cripto nos EUA assusta investidores

A maior Criptomoeda por capitalização de mercado caiu depois que a gigante das bolsas de Cripto concordou em resolver as acusações com a SEC para encerrar o serviço.

Bitcoin price chart showed the cryptocurrency's price drop on Thursday. (CoinDesk)

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Kraken Agreed to Shutter Crypto-Staking Operations To Settle SEC Charges: Source; Sam Bankman-Fried Developments

Kraken has agreed to shut its cryptocurrency-staking operations to settle charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to an industry source briefed on the matter. Plus, at a hearing in New York on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that he was concerned about Sam Bankman-Fried’s ability to hide or delete his communications.

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