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SEC’s Case Against Kraken Going to Trial; PayPal's PYUSD Tops $1B Market Cap

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a California judge ruled that the SEC's lawsuit against Kraken will proceed to trial. Plus, Celsius' bankruptcy administrator paid out over $2.5 billion to creditors, and PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD surpassed $1 billion in market cap.

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Policy

U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform

The complaint alleges that the duo falsely told investors about one of them creating a “bot” that operated on a crypto asset trading platform.

SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC’s Case Against Kraken Will Proceed to Trial, California Judge Rules

The federal regulator sued Kraken in California last year, alleging that the crypto company failed to register with the SEC as a broker, exchange or clearinghouse.

Kraken CEO and former COO David Ripley (Kraken)

Policy

NY Judge Rejects SEC’s Efforts to Stymie Tron’s Arguments in Ongoing Securities Suit

Lawyers for the Tron Foundation and Justin Sun urged the court to reject the SEC’s “attempt to manufacture a controversy” over an argument in their effort to dismiss the case.

Justin Sun in 2019 (CoinDesk)

Opinion

What's Next in SEC v. Ripple?

While the SEC case against Ripple was decided solidly in Ripple’s favor, the takeaways for the rest of the industry are limited.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock)

Videos

XRP Surges as Ripple-SEC Case Ends

A federal judge ordered Ripple to pay $125 million in civil penalties and imposed an injunction against future securities law violations, ending the long-running SEC case against the platform. XRP, the native token of Ripple, surged nearly 20% on the news, leading market-wide gains. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto and Politics in the U.S.

The combination of political support, institutional adoption and favorable economic policies sets the stage for a potentially significant upward trajectory.

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Policy

BitClout Founder Charged With Wire Fraud, Civil Securities Charge

Nader Al-Naji was arrested on Saturday and faces both civil and criminal charges.

BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Intends to Amend Complaint in Binance Case

Third-party tokens are digital assets alleged to be unregistered securities by the SEC that were issued by various companies not named Binance.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)