CFTC Denies Kalshi’s Plan to Let Users Bet on Control of U.S. Congress
Regulators said the plans weren’t in the public interest, after a court squabble involving rival service PredictIt
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Binance, U.S. Affiliate, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao File to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao filed to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit Thursday, claiming the regulator hadn’t “plausibly alleged” various securities-related violations.
Ex-Senator Who Once Shepherded Crypto Legislation Sees No Path in Current Congress
Former U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who tried and failed to push his own crypto legislation through Congress before leaving at the start of the year, can’t see how the current Senate will have any better luck, despite recent progress in the House of Representatives.
U.S. CBDC Efforts Opposed in Legislation Advanced by House Republicans
A crypto-related bill meant to stifle a future U.S. central bank digital currency is now heading toward consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives after committee approval Wednesday, marking further progress for digital assets legislation in Congress.
U.S. SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Warns More Charges Coming to Exchanges, DeFi
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) isn’t done chasing down crypto exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects it sees as violating securities laws in the same vein as Coinbase Inc. (COIN) and Binance, said David Hirsch, head of the agency’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.
Crypto Wants a De Minimis Tax Exemption in the U.S.
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) published an open letter in July asking the crypto industry to weigh in on crypto tax issues, including loans, staking, mining, constructive sales and wash trading. These comments were due earlier this month.
‘I Just Want to Keep Things Moving’: Judge Makes No Ruling in SEC-Binance Document Dispute
A U.S. judge declined to order Binance.US to make its executives more available for depositions, or for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to back down in its demands for more documents during a hearing Monday.
Gemini Blasts DCG and Genesis Bankruptcy Plan, Calling It ‘Misleading at Best’
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)
Celsius, Core Scientific Resolve Acrimonious Mining Dispute With $45M Deal
Celsius had previously claimed hundreds of millions in damages in a squabble over unpaid dues that led to its mining rigs being powered down.
Binance.US Not Playing Ball With Probe, SEC Says, as Focus Turns to Custody Arm Ceffu
Securities regulators have complained the exchange is unregistered, and worry about assets being shifted overseas.