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SEC Commissioner Peirce on the Agency's Approach to Crypto Regulation

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins "First Mover" to discuss the agency's approach to crypto regulation and her outlook on building a regulatory framework as crypto contagion fears linger following the implosion of FTX in 2022. Plus, insights on jurisdiction over crypto spot markets.

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First Hearing in Genesis Bankruptcy Case

Genesis Global Holdco LLC, the holding company of troubled cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after being pummeled by two of 2022's biggest industry collapses. Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief and Bragança Law Managing Partner Lisa Bragança discusses what to expect from its first bankruptcy hearing and whether Genesis' trading business is free of liability as the company's trading arm continues to move money around on blockchains, according to Nansen. Genesis and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

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Opinion

What If Regulators Wrote Rules for Crypto?

The SEC and CFTC are unlikely to issue new rules covering crypto this year. But, if they did, calls from policymakers to regulate through rulemaking rather than enforcement offer a useful way forward, says Michael Selig, an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

SEC Sues Eisenberg for Draining Mango Markets, Alleges MNGO a Security

It’s the latest case to emerge from Avraham Eisenberg’s “highly profitable trading strategy.”

Sliced mango served up on a table (Desirae Hayes-Vitor/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Lender Nexo to Pay $45M, Cease Offering EIP in Settlement With SEC

Nexo began offering its Earn Interest Product to U.S. customers in June 2020.

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

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Ripple’s Crypto Predictions for 2023

Ripple's SVP of Global Customer Success, and Managing Director for APAC and MENA, Brooks Entwistle, joins "First Mover" to discuss the payment protocol's crypto and blockchain predictions for 2023, with a focus on the real-world utility from NFTs to CBDCs. Plus, the latest on the SEC lawsuit and Ripple's partnership with Solana and Global Blockchain Business Council to explore crypto-based solutions for climate change.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $21K, Outshines S&P 500, Gold

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 16, 2023.

Bitcoin broke the $21,000 mark on Monday. (CoinDesk)

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SEC Cracks Down on Crypto Firms Gemini and Genesis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against crypto exchange Gemini and crypto lender Genesis Global Capital for allegedly selling unregistered securities. Ashley Ebersole, 0x Labs General Counsel and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, shares his reaction to the timing of the lawsuit and the agency's approach to crypto regulation. CoinDesk and Genesis are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

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Policy

Grayscale Slams SEC's 'Unreasonable' Barring of Spot Bitcoin ETFs

The asset manager said the regulator's defense of its decision to block a spot bitcoin ETF is "illogical."

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)