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Opinion

How to Stop Forsage, Meta Force and Other Smart Contract Pyramid Schemes

An SEC indictment notwithstanding, it's not easy to taking down online pyramid schemes, says our columnist. Here are some ideas.

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Opinion

Como parar Forsage, Meta Force e outros esquemas de pirâmide de contratos inteligentes

Apesar da acusação da SEC, não é fácil derrubar esquemas de pirâmide online, diz nosso colunista. Aqui estão algumas idéias.

Lado Okhotnikov (YouTube self-promotional video)

Videos

Former Federal Prosecutor on US Crypto Regulation Outlook

Grant Fondo, Goodwin Partner and former federal prosecutor, discusses the outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape amid an ongoing turf war between the CFTC and SEC. Which entity might be the most effective in offering regulatory clarity?

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Policy

US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much

The measure would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the watchdog for most of the market, but it doesn’t define whether tokens are securities or commodities.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Pleads Not Guilty in Crypto Insider Trading Case: Report

Ishan Wahi and two associates are accused of making as much as $1.5 million from sharing information about the exchange's plans to list new tokens.

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Policy

CFTC Would Become Primary Crypto Regulator Under New Senate Committee Plan

The bill would create a definition of "digital commodity."

The Senate Agriculture Committee, chaired by Rep. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), is poised to introduce a bill giving the CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over cryptocurrencies deemed digital commodities. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

SEC Slaps Founders, Promoters of Alleged Ponzi Scheme Forsage With Fraud Charges

The regulator said the popular Ethereum dapp was used to swindle investors of over $300 million.

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Finance

Philosophically, It Doesn’t Matter Whether Cryptos Are Securities; Practically, It Does

When a main U.S. regulatory body defers to Crypto Twitter for leads on securities law violations, you know these categories are subjective.

A Fouke Fur Company stock certificate for 100 shares. (Wikimedia, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Filosoficamente, T importa se le criptovalute siano titoli; In pratica, lo fa

Quando un importante ente di regolamentazione statunitense si rimette a Cripto Twitter per indizi su violazioni della legge sui titoli, sai che queste categorie sono soggettive.

A Fouke Fur Company stock certificate for 100 shares. (Wikimedia, modified by CoinDesk)