Coinbase staking ‘fundamentally different’ to Kraken’s — chief lawyer

    After the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on Kraken, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal outlined the differences between that exchange’s staking product and its own. The staking services offered by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase are “fundamentally different” to what was offered by its peer exchange Kraken — which recently came under fire from the United…

    Sen. Warren vows reintroduction of AML bill that extends to DAOs and DeFi

    While the Senator did not expand on other details of the upcoming bill, she suggested that DeFi should not be exempt from AML laws. A bi-partisan anti-money laundering (AML) bill that covers “decentralized entities” such as decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and DAOs will soon be reintroduced to Congress, according to United States Senator Elizabeth Warren….

    Binance CEO: Crypto industry will probably move to non-dollar stablecoins

    Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” says that the industry may start to use stablecoins pegged to the euro, yen, or Singapore dollar, following recent actions against the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin BUSD. The crypto industry will “probably” start using euro, yen, or Singapore dollar-based stablecoins in the future, reducing its reliance on United States dollar-based stablecoins, according…

    Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin says no chance ETH is classed as security

    The ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder said it’s as unlikely as ride-sharing service Uber becoming illegal. Ethereum co-founder and crypto entrepreneur Joseph Lubin is confident that Ether won’t be classified as a security in the United States. Cointelegraph spoke with Lubin, Ethereum co-founder and founder of blockchain tech firm ConsenSys, in Tel Aviv at the Web3…

    Banks under pressure from U.S. authorities to cut ties with crypto firms

    United States authorities are allegedly discouraging banks from offering services to the crypto industry. United States authorities appear to be resurrecting past techniques to crack down on crypto firms and banks offering services to the industry, several sources told Cointelegraph. The alleged strategy consists of isolating the traditional financial system from the crypto market by…

    Getting rid of crypto staking would be a ‘terrible path’ for the US — Coinbase CEO

    Banning retail crypto staking in the US would result in even more businesses moving offshore, argues the Coinbase co-founder. The CEO and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, believes that banning retail crypto staking in the United States would be a ‘terrible’ move by the country’s regulators. Armstrong made the comments in a Feb. 9 Twitter…