# Anti-CBDC bill in the US, no algo stablecoins for Canada: Law Decoded, Feb. 20–27

# Anti-CBDC bill in the US, no algo stablecoins for Canada: Law Decoded, Feb. 20–27

” Anti-CBDC bill in the US, no algo stablecoins for Canada: Law Decoded, Feb. 20–27 “ Last week was relatively calm regarding enforcement news but brought some peculiar local developments in regulation. United States Representative Tom Emmer introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that could prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central…

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# GBTC approval could return a ‘couple billion dollars’ to investors: Grayscale CEO

# GBTC approval could return a ‘couple billion dollars’ to investors: Grayscale CEO

” GBTC approval could return a ‘couple billion dollars’ to investors: Grayscale CEO “ Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein stated he “can’t imagine” why the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “wouldn’t want” to protect Grayscale investors and return the true asset value to them, in a recent podcast interview. In an interview with…

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# Crypto Biz: Coinbase has a lot at stake

# Crypto Biz: Coinbase has a lot at stake

” Crypto Biz: Coinbase has a lot at stake “ Crypto assets made their way onto the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s list of priorities for 2023. So far, though, we haven’t tasted the “regulatory certainty” many have been calling for. Instead, the regulator threw the book at Kraken for allegedly failing to register…

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# Coinbase new blockchain seen as ‘massive confidence vote’ for Ethereum

# Coinbase new blockchain seen as ‘massive confidence vote’ for Ethereum

” Coinbase new blockchain seen as ‘massive confidence vote’ for Ethereum “ The Ethereum community appears to have taken a bullish view of Coinbase’s newly announced layer-2 network, Base, which has been described as a “massive confidence vote” and a “watershed moment” for the blockchain network.  Secured on Ethereum and powered by layer-2 network Optimism,…

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# SEC files objection to Binance.US bid for Voyager assets

# SEC files objection to Binance.US bid for Voyager assets

” SEC files objection to Binance.US bid for Voyager assets “ The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has objected to Binance.US’ move to acquire over $1 billion of assets belonging to the defunct cryptocurrency lending firm Voyager Digital. According to a Feb. 22 filing submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern…

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# Forsage founders indicted over 0M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’

# Forsage founders indicted over $340M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’

” Forsage founders indicted over $340M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’ “ The founders behind the alleged $340 million “global Ponzi” scheme Forsage have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Oregon. The four Russian founders — Vladimir Okhotnikov, Olena Oblamska, Mikhail Sergeev, and Sergey Maslakov — have been formally accused of having key…

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