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The SEC is raising legal red flags over two proposed crypto ETFs tied to staking rewards, both of which had just cleared initial registration steps.

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The SEC questions whether crypto staking ETFs meet legal definitions, delaying ETH and SOL fund launches and sparking debate over crypto asset classifications.

A friend, starting a small crypto hedge fund, asked Zach legal questions surrounding Bitcoin, including novel issues like insider trading in the cryptocurrency space. Zach, eager to explore this ...

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Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges ... a fiat currency such as the dollar. Circle issues stablecoins that include digital dollars and ...