The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict
Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
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Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests.
Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?
Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”
Crypto Is an Election Issue This Year. Is That a Good Thing?
A new DCG-funded survey found one-in-five voters think crypto is a key issue in U.S. elections this November.
The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It’s the latest company to follow a growing trend of preemptive litigation against the SEC.
What Visa’s ‘Organic’ Stablecoin Report Misses
Visa headquarters in Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)
The SEC Can’t Stop Suing Crypto Companies
Robinhood apparently made strenuous efforts to comply with the agency, even applying to become a special purpose crypto broker-dealer. The SEC is likely to sue for alleged securities violations in any case.
The Dollar Won, but Might the U.S. Lose Control of the Dollar?
We have a world currency already: it’s the dollar. Do we want to keep it that way?
CZ’s Trial Proves it Pays to Cooperate
His four-month sentence was vindication for the Binance founder’s legal strategy.