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Policy

Canada Close to Tightening Rules for Crypto Exchanges: Sources

The changes will ensure it’s simply too expensive to do business in Canada, said one person familiar with the plans.

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Policy

Binance Bracing Itself for Fines From US Regulators to Settle ‘Past Conduct’: WSJ

The world’s largest crypto exchange has been under extra scrutiny since the collapse of rival exchange FTX.

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Policy

State of Crypto: Interpreting the Paxos-Binance Tea Leaves

NYDFS forced Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD. The SEC has said BUSD may be a security. Stay with me here – Paxos may not be the regulatory target.

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Policy

Former Paxos Exec: Regulators Failed to Address Crypto Collapses, Now They’re Going After 'On-Ramps'

Jesse Austin Campbell, former head of portfolio management, says that “probably, the greatest mistake you could have made is to be an onshore, regulated company in the crypto space.”

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Opinion

Is the SEC Really the Bad Guy?

It’s easy to say the SEC is going after the wrong targets in its crypto crackdown. But it’s all a consequence of real failures by the industry.

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Videos

SEC's Proposed Rule Change Could Block Investment Advisers From Keeping Assets at Crypto Firms

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would effectively require registered investment advisors (RIA) to go outside the crypto industry to store digital assets, according to its first formal policy push that leans heavily into the cryptocurrency sector. "The Hash" panel discusses the proposal and the potential repercussions amid increased regulatory action from the SEC.

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Opinion

Crypto CEOs Need to Accept That Existing Regulations Also Apply to Them

Coinbase’s CEO thinks the rules that apply to other financial services don’t apply to his multi-billion-dollar financial services company. His ignorance – either intentional or literal – is concerning.

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Videos

Paxos to Stop Minting Stablecoin BUSD: What Happens Next?

Stablecoin issuer Paxos will stop minting new Binance USD (BUSD) tokens at the direction of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), with the news coming just after a report of the threat of legal action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management and Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor Jesse Austin Campbell weighs in. "The lesson showing people here is that over the last few years, the greatest mistake is to be an on shore regulated company in the crypto space," Campbell said.

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