Gemini’s exchange business is shrinking. Its regulatory licenses may be the real prize

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Gemini Space Station (GEMI), a crypto platform, has seen its price drop roughly 80% since its public debut, reviving questions about whether the platform founded by the billionaire Winklevoss twins could eventually become an acquisition target. Lorenzo Valente, director of digital assets research at ARK Invest, argued in a post on X last month that […]

CFTC Chair Mike Selig argues for agency’s ‘exclusive regulatory authority’ in prediction markets fight: State of Crypto

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig told CoinDesk that the agency will continue to defend its “exclusive regulatory authority” to oversee prediction markets in court. “It doesn’t matter if it’s on sports, politics or anything else, if it’s a validly offered product within a CFTC-regulated exchange, then we regulate that,” Selig said. You’re reading […]

SEC Staff to Reassess Biden-Era Crypto Guidance Amid Regulatory Shakeup

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Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are reviewing past crypto-related guidance to determine whether it still reflects the agency’s current priorities, according to a statement from acting chairman Mark Uyeda, posted on social media platform X. Among several key documents, the SEC staff’s statement on funds registered under the Investment Company Act […]