The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges with Uniswap early today to the tune of $175,000. Two commissioners, however, say regulators should never have brought the case in the first place. Regulators claim Uniswap “illegally offered leveraged or margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets via a decentralized digital asset trading protocol.” CFTC Commissioner
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John Deaton came out on top in a three-way Republican primary Tuesday night, positioning the cryptocurrency advocate and attorney to take on incumbent Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in November. “Tomorrow, we begin the next phase of the campaign — an effort that will hold Elizabeth Warren accountable for her failures on the border, the unaffordable
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Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan appeared in court for the second time this week on Wednesday. The American, who’s been detained in Nigeria for over six months, faced a hearing on a bail application submitted earlier this week by his lawyers after he appeared in court earlier this week. The prosecutor for Nigeria’s Economic and Financial
Today, enjoy the Lightspeed newsletter on Blockworks.co. Tomorrow, get the news delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe to the Lightspeed newsletter . Howdy! I made the mistake of going to the 6th Avenue Trader Joe’s right after work yesterday. I thought I’d never make it out of the crush of business casual or yoga gear-clad
Earlier this week, two NFT artists decided to take the lack of regulatory clarity over their medium to court. Jonathan Mann and Brian Frye sued the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a Louisiana court filing, they argue that artists like Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keeffe never had to worry about regulators claiming their art constituted
One big raise led the pack of this week’s funding announcements: Morpho. The crypto lending firm said it raised $50 million in a round led by Ribbit Capital. A16z Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Brevan Howard, Kraken Ventures and Pantera were among a long list of participants in the raise. “The potential impact of Morpho extends far
The encrypted messaging app Telegram rolled out a browser and “mini app store” this week, the latest salvo in what has been a busy few months for Telegram and the associated TON blockchain. Telegram’s browser gives users more streamlined access to the mini apps, such as “Hamster Combat” and “Catizen,” which have captured users’ attention
Today, enjoy the On the Margin newsletter on Blockworks.co. Tomorrow, get the news delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe to the On the Margin newsletter . Welcome to the On the Margin Newsletter, brought to you by Ben Strack and Casey Wagner. Here’s what you’ll find in today’s edition: What we learned from the Q2
Today, enjoy the Lightspeed newsletter on Blockworks.co. Tomorrow, get the news delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe to the Lightspeed newsletter . Howdy! Man, if I was unemployed, I would be doing little else but watching the Olympics right now. I had forgotten what a fun event it is. My new favorite sport: canoe slalom