Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights:  why the Azuki new NFT collection 'Elementals' caused such a controversy among holders why Robert bought an Elemental and what was he expecting who the Michael Milken of NFTs is, according to Tarun how BitGo 'pulled a Binance' on Prime Trust how Prime Trust, a crypto custodian, collapsed and was put into receivership whether what Prime Trust did can be considered fraud and how the situation highlights DeFi's 'long term advantage' why the majority of blockspace is EVM-compatible what the problems are with current Layer 2 rollups such as Optimism and Arbitrum why rollups are so 'political' in the Ethereum ecosystem what makes Arbitrum better than Optimism, according to Tarun what shared sequencers are and whether they will be the future in crypto Why Haseeb is not so bullish on the app-chain thesis Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly  Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures DisclosuresLinks Unchained: Polygon Cofounder Proposes Upgrading PoS Chain to zkEVM Validium The Block:  Azuki NFT collections ends Elemental mint with $37.5 million Fidelity preparing to submit spot bitcoin ETF filing: Source CoinDesk: Azuki NFT Prices Slide 44% After Creator Releases 'Basically Identical' Elementals Nevada Files to Place Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Into Receivership Azuki’s thread on its situation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO of Prometheum, the trading platform that recently acquired a special-purpose broker dealer license for digital asset securities, has become a major lightning rod in the crypto community. Does the firm represent, as Kaplan has argued, a compliant path forward for crypto in the United States? Or, as Paradigm Special Counsel Rodrigo Seira maintains, does it only demonstrate that the SEC’s crypto regime is simply unworkable? The two join the show to debate the specifics – and it certainly gets heated.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights: whether it is even possible to compliantly register a crypto exchange in the U.S. following SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s recent public statements which tokens Prometheum can list, if any why Rodrigo and Aaron disagree over what constitutes a security whether the Howey Test applies in secondary market transactions for tokens sold pursuant to a SAFT why Aaron says that Paradigm should reassess its entire thesis and that the status quo benefits venture capital firms like Paradigm why Rodrigo says Prometheum has a license, but not a business who would be responsible for providing required disclosures for a decentralized network like Ethereum how many tokens Aaron expects to list on the Prometheum platform whether Aaron and Prometheum had specific discussions with the SEC about what tokens are securities Aaron’s response to allegations that the Chinese Communist Party is infiltrating the U.S. financial system through Prometheum whether Aaron had previewed the questions he was asked by representatives in his Congressional hearing what they believe should be included in disclosures about tokens if federal securities laws didn’t exist and guidelines for disclosures were written from scratch what Aaron has to say about the Blockchain Association’s recent FOIA request whether Prometheum is open to being acquired by other entity Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com TOKEN2049 OKX Guest: Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO and co-founder of Prometheum. Previous appearance on Unchained:  These 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler Aaron’s written testimony Rodrigo Seira, special counsel at Paradigm. Rodrigo’s thread on Prometheum Links Unchained:  Crypto Community Unearths Questionable History of SEC-Aligned Prometheum Former SEC Cyber Chief Calls the Agency’s Way of Labeling Tokens Securities ‘Not Fair’ Investopedia: Schwab and Fidelity-Backed Crypto Exchange EDX Goes Live, Adds More Backers CoinDesk:  Gary Gensler’s Catch-22 Vision of ‘Regulated’ Crypto Brokers Key Takeaways From House Hearing on Future of Digital Assets The Crypto Basic: Prometheum Founder Says SEC Will Win Ripple Lawsuit, XRP Community Reacts Digital Asset Investor’s video on SEC setting up a Chinese back door into crypto Thread from Blockchain Association’s Marisa Coppel Adam Cochran points out a slew of details that call Prometheum into question. Matt Walsh questions how Kaplan can be called a securities expert since the law school he earned his degree from is now unaccredited by the American Bar Association. A clip from Aaron’s exchange with U.S. Rep Mike Flood  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news. With BTC topping $30,000, the gang tackles the apparent surge in institutional bitcoin interest, with BlackRock’s spot ETF application spawning a bumper crop of similar bids. Why did all these TradFi players act at the same time? That, plus a look at the drama surrounding SEC-friendly Prometheum’s Congressional testimony and what Haseeb and Robert see as the trading platform’s many “red flags.”Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights:  the not-so logical reasons why the markets are up whether GBTC’s ETF conversion will also get approved if BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF gets the SEC go-ahead how all the applications were ready and were “waiting for some sign,” according to Robert whether Grayscale will have to sell the underlying assets of its GBTC trust why a bitcoin spot ETF is more retail-friendly than a bitcoin futures one how plausible it is that London becomes a leading crypto hub the drama around Prometheum’s testimony before Congress the “shady” details of Prometheum’s track record, according to Haseeb why Tarun says that the venture-funded exchanges have “completely failed on many different levels” and what tokens he would list what happened with Curve founder Michael Egorov’s loan on Aave and why Gauntlet, Tarun’s company, advocated freezing the CRV market in the lending protocol why the Aave community rejected the proposal Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly  Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures DisclosuresLinks Unchained: 3AC Founders Launch Venture Capital Firm Binance.US Briefly Displays Bitcoin Price at $138,000 Invesco and WisdomTree Follow BlackRock, Reapply for Bitcoin ETFs ​​BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Spot ETF - Coinbase  WSJ: Crypto Exchange Backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Schwab Starts Operations Cointelegraph: Blockchain Assoc. requests info on Prometheum over ‘suspicious’ approval Aave proposal to freeze alleged Curve founder’s loans draws controversy CoinDesk: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Chooses U.K. as Destination for First Office Outside U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SEC has swatted down so many spot bitcoin ETF applications that crypto diehards simply gave up caring. Then comes TradFi giant BlackRock – at the height of the SEC’s crypto crackdown, no less – with an ETF application that has seemingly changed the calculus. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF watcher James Seyffart joins the show to unpack the odds of BlackRock being the first to win approval, and what it would mean for other players in the space chasing down TradFi’s “holy grail.”Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights: why the SEC rejected all of the previous bitcoin spot ETF applications what makes the application from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, different  what a 19b-4 filing is and how it relates to the BlackRock application whether BlackRock “knows something,” considering the recent enforcement actions against major crypto exchanges why being a first mover is a considerable advantage in the ETF market whether BlackRock choosing Coinbase as a custodian is a risk, given that the SEC is in a legal battle with Coinbase what’s different about a spot bitcoin ETF, and why a bitcoin futures ETF is not enough  what are the differences between the applications filed by BlackRock, Invesco, WisdomTree and Valkyrie which are the applications that are most likely to be approved, according to James what the impact will be of Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC over the denial of its proposal to convert GBTC to an ETF why James says that Gary Gensler could be thinking like a politician as it relates to spot bitcoin ETFs  Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Copilot Money ProtonMail Guest James Seyffart, Research analyst at Bloomberg IntelligenceLinks Previous coverage of Unchained on the topic: Grayscale v. SEC: Who Won This Week’s Hearing? Why Grayscale Is Suing the SEC Over Its Denial of a Bitcoin ETF $5 Billion in AUM: Why Growth at Grayscale Exploded in the Last Quarter Bitwise’s Latest Plans to Get a Bitcoin ETF Approved DCG’s Dilemma: Should It Sell Its GBTC Holdings to Repay Gemini? The Block: BlackRock ETF launch would put pressure on Grayscale's valuation: Bloomberg analyst CoinDesk: A Straightforward Explanation for Why Financial Giants Want to Issue a Spot Bitcoin ETF Unchained: Invesco and WisdomTree Follow BlackRock, Reapply for Bitcoin ETFs ​​BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Spot ETF Valkyrie Applies for Bitcoin Spot ETF ‘BRRR’ Reuters:  Cboe files with U.S. SEC for third time to list ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF US court questions SEC's rejection of Grayscale's bitcoin fund proposal Barron’s: ETF: Invesco, WisdomTree Join Push. Why It Might Happen. Blockworks: BlackRock, then Bitwise — How the spot bitcoin ETF filings differ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The announcement of the upcoming launch of Uniswap v4 sparked fresh versions of old debates. Is it OK for DeFi’s leading DEX to not be fully open source at launch? What counts as composability and what counts as plagiarism? Is Uniswap’s dominance a threat to decentralization? Founder Hayden Adams joins the show to respond to the critics and explain the novel features of Uniswap v4. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights: how Uniswap was born and how it has evolved since 2018 how the SushiSwap vampire attack was a win for Uniswap  whether the new version of Uniswap brings it closer to the true ethos of Ethereum what the problems were with the previous fee model and how the new v4 approaches fee tiers an explanation of “hooks,” the most important feature of the new code what Hayden thinks the most common uses of hooks will be how v4’s time-weighted average market maker (TWAMM) feature works  whether Hayden is worried that hooks will be engineered to do rug pulls what Hayden thinks about v4’s new “singleton” approach how EIP-1153 (if implemented) will make Uniswap v4 more efficient  when Hayden estimates that the v4 code will be deployed  why Uniswap decided to go with a four-year business license Hayden’s response to allegations that Uniswap plagiarized Crocswap for its v4 code whether there’s a risk that U.S. authorities blacklist certain transactions on v4 whether it is possible to add KYC and AML compliance into v4 pools why Hayden is sad about the U.S. approach to regulating crypto why he believes that Uniswap will not become a centralizing force Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com TOKEN2049 OKX Guest: Hayden Adams, founder of UniswapLinks Unchained: Uniswap Releases Draft Code for V4 Uniswap V3 Forks Are Now Legal After BSL Expiry Liquidity Pools: How DEXes Allow Trading Uniswap: Our Vision for Uniswap v4 EIP-1153: Transient storage opcodes v4-core/LICENSE at main · Uniswap/v4-core · GitHub Frax Finance’s Sam Kazemian tweet TWAMM - Paradigm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has a reputation in the industry for being more supportive of crypto than her peers. After a rough year for the industry, Peirce weighs in on whether the agency was right in recently naming several crypto tokens as securities, the state of the current regulatory framework, and the slow pace of change. “All I can say is that I’ve been at the agency for over five years, and it’s very frustrating to me that in that time we haven’t done something more productive,” Peirce tells Unchained. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights: what would Peirce do to regulate crypto if she were chair of the SEC whether the SEC was right in alleging that SOL, ADA, MATIC, and more are securities why Peirce says the SEC’s current approach will take many years to find a resolution whether special purpose broker-dealer licenses are a solution  why Peirce believes that the existing regulatory framework is not enough to oversee digital assets her views on the pressing need to find a way to make existing regulations comport with a technology that doesn’t require intermediaries whether the fact that many SEC employees worked on the Hinman speech reflects the opinion of the agency as a whole why Peirce is “very frustrated” after five years of working at the SEC why she’s been seen as the “Crypto Mom” and why she thinks it’s so important to provide a clear regulatory framework Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Copilot Money Proton GuestHester M. Peirce, SEC CommissionerLinks Previous coverage of Unchained on the topic: The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility These 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler ‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer Gary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next? Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’ Unchained: SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities SEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit US House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities Coinbase Seeks to Compel SEC Response to Rulemaking Petition The Block:  Ripple calls for investigation into former SEC official after document release Former SEC director Hinman's plan to call Vitalik Buterin revealed in suit SEC comments on Hinman speech released in Ripple Labs filing WSJ: Who Is Brian Armstrong? Coinbase CEO Is Taking On the SEC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, Robert stirs the debate over Hinman's 2018 speech and what it means for the debate at the SEC over whether BTC and ETH should be considered securities, the similarities between Ethereum and Solana, and how Binance.US is dealing with a move to freeze its assets. Moreover, the group kicks off with a brief history lesson on the infamous PEPE meme!Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights:  where the PEPE meme comes from whether Mark Zuckerberg and the project Libra played a role in the animosity toward crypto why Robert says that Hinman's speech in 2018 was crafted with broad inter-agency work, in contrast to what the SEC has been saying how the documents show that the SEC didn't believe there was enough clarity to classify ETH as a security whether these documents diminish Gary Gensler's claims that almost everything in crypto is a security the similarities between Ethereum in 2017 and Solana at the moment what the drama is in Solana around forking Alameda coins what the new features of the Uniswap V4 draft code are whether the 'hooks' in the new code facilitate rug pulls and introduce much more complexities how Binance.US has dealt with the SEC lawsuit and request to freeze its assets Robert's crazy idea to use Uniswap V4 and why Tarun killed it what extreme sports represent crypto more accurately Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly  Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures DisclosuresLinks Unchained: SEC Anticipates Responding to Coinbase Petition in 120 Days Binance.US and SEC Work On Deal to Avoid Total Asset Freeze: Report Binance.US Says SEC’s Request to Freeze Assets Would End Crypto Exchange Binance, Coinbase and Binance.US Record $4 Billion in Weekly Outflows Uniswap Releases Draft Code for V4 The Block:  Ripple calls for investigation into former SEC official after document release Former SEC director Hinman's plan to call Vitalik Buterin revealed in Ripple lawsuit SEC comments on Hinman speech released in Ripple Labs filing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 1, Hong Kong implemented new crypto regulations to license exchanges. Two experts – Angelina Kwan, CEO of Stratford Finance (and former COO of BitMEX), and Adrian Lai, founder and managing partner of Newman Capital – weigh in on the new rules in Hong Kong, which tokens can be listed, recent reports that China may be sanctioning this activity, and how the crypto community is responding so far. Plus, they dissect the latest developments of the digital yuan, whether China will ever embrace public blockchains, and the shifting global regulatory landscape for crypto, and more.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights: Angelina’s and Adrian’s backgrounds in crypto in Hong Kong how crypto in Hong Kong has evolved over the years what the new Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) rules consist of, including which tokens will be allowed in the newly licensed exchanges  how the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has taken onboarding crypto companies in the banking system very seriously  why Angelina says that crypto companies have already stopped leaving Hong Kong how some people are worried how a potential crackdown on crypto in China could affect Hong Kong why the SFC has committed to issuing a paper on tokenization and why it is particularly interested in real estate  the importance of the development of the digital yuan whether the new regulations in Hong Kong mean that China is prepared to adopt crypto in the mainland how China is 'excelling' at adopting real-world use cases, according to Angelina why you can't say “NFTs” in China and why the metaverse represents a “huge problem,” according to Adrian whether China will let public blockchains succeed  how the global regulatory landscape has been changing and what it means for the future of digital assets whether Africa is the next frontier of growth and what role the Middle East is playing Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com TOKEN2049 Guests: Angelina Kwan, CEO of Stratford Finance Adrian Lai, founder and managing partner of Newman Capital Links CoinDesk:  Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Accept License Applications for Crypto Exchanges Starting June 1 How Hong Kong Is Gearing Up to Regulate Stablecoins Cointelegraph:  Hong Kong’s regulatory lead sets it up to be major crypto hub China doles out millions in digital yuan in bid to boost adoption: Report Chinese city public servants to receive digital yuan salaries starting May TechCrunch:  Hong Kong’s crypto rules help it fit in more than stand out, but experts say that’s good A peek into China’s stance on web3 CNBC: One country, two crypto systems: Hong Kong harbors crypto hub ambitions despite China’s crackdown Bloomberg: Hong Kong’s Crypto Hub Ambitions Win Quiet Backing From Beijing Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: SFC concludes consultation on regulation of virtual asset trading platforms South China Morning Post: Hong Kong’s crypto market will not have ‘light-touch regulation’, HKMA chief says as city prepares new rules Forkast: China: Zhengzhou City proposes metaverse plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday, it was Binance. On Tuesday, Coinbase. Electric Capital General Counsel Emily Meyers joins the show to read between the lines of an action-packed week for Gary Gensler’s SEC. Meyers lends her lawyerly eye to the key differences between the two lawsuits, the SEC’s potential strategy, and whether federal legislation will beat the courts in providing clarity. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights: why Emily thinks the SEC’s actions don’t represent the end of crypto in the U.S. what the similarities and differences are in the lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance why it’s fundamental to the SEC’s allegations that the court determines that at least one of the named tokens is in fact a security whether Coinbase and Binance will file motions to dismiss whether allegations against Binance are comparable to those against FTX whether Gary Gensler’s interactions with Binance in 2019 raise ethical questions about his involvement in the case  why Emily thinks that Gensler’s approach to crypto is not aligned with the SEC’s mission to protect investors why the SEC allowed Coinbase to go public and is now suing them how the SEC sued Coinbase only after the exchange sued the agency first whether the Third Circuit will press the SEC to issue the rules that Coinbase has petitioned for why Emily believes that there’s not an effective path for crypto companies to properly register in the U.S. why the SEC has listed large-market-cap tokens such as SOL, ADA, and MATIC but has not gone after ETH Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Copilot Money Proton Guest Emily Meyers, general counsel at Electric CapitalLinks Previous coverage of Unchained on the topic: The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility These 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler Coinbase's Legal Action Against the SEC: How It Will Likely Unfold  ‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer Gary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next? Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’ LINKS Unchained: SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws SEC Files Motion to Freeze Binance’s Assets, Asks for ‘Sworn Accounting’ SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities SEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit US House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities Coinbase Seeks to Compel SEC Response to Rulemaking Petition CoinDesk:  SEC Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Freeze Binance.US Assets Crypto Exchange Binance Says Gensler Once Offered to Be an 'Informal Advisor' Binance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC Says Fortune: Former Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, the Blockchain Association’s Jake Chervinsky breaks down the cases against Binance and Coinbase – and how they are different from FTX – what it means for the crypto industry, and who may be next.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights:  Why Jake believes that the Binance lawsuit didn’t present major surprises Whether the SEC is trying to ban the crypto industry by enforcement How Binance has been allegedly doing a huge amount of wash trading Whether Gemini is next on the SEC’s enforcement action list How CZ and Coinbase CEOs have responded to the complaints How the market reacted to the lawsuits What the differences are between the Binance case and FTX Why the SEC is alleging that Coinbase is operating as an unregistered broker, exchange, and clearing agency Whether token issuers can bring action against the SEC for harming their business or reputation Whether the crypto industry doesn’t take the SEC seriously Whether the EOS settlement in 2019 shows how inconsistent the SEC has been in its crypto enforcement actions  Whether these cases will have an impact in Congress and accelerate legislation  What would happen if Gary Gensler stops being the chair of the SEC Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly  Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Guest Jake Chervinsky, chief policy officer at the Blockchain Association Previous Unchained Appearances: Can Crypto Be a Force in the Midterms? Yes, Say Kristin Smith and Jake Chervinsky Everything You Need to Know About the Looming Battle Over Privacy in Crypto All Things Crypto Regulation With Jake Chervinsky DisclosuresLinks Unchained: SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws SEC Files Motion to Freeze Binance’s Assets, Asks for ‘Sworn Accounting’ SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities SEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit US House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities Fortune: Former Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices