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Here's the state of play globally for crypto regulation and enforcement in 2023 — and a look at what to expect in 2024. "However, much of their work has involved providing guidance to the industry through enforcement actions," continued Levin. Crypto market participants nevertheless hope that the spate of legal challenges brought to crypto companies in 2023 will bring clarity in the form of new regulations. The U.S.'s dominant role in global finance and its focus on consumer protection plays a crucial role in its leading position in crypto regulation enforcement. The region has been increasingly warming to crypto assets, despite a broader anti-crypto push from China, which banned bitcoin trading and mining in 2021.

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☆ Crypto tokens plunged this week after Gensler stepped up SEC's industrywide crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

SEC Chair Gary Gensler stepped up his attack on the crypto industry this week, suing Coinbase and Binance for securities violations and casting doubt on the future of token trading. They include Solana's SOL token, Cardano's ADA token, Polygon's MATIC coin and Protocol Labs' Filecoin token (FIL). "No other coins are affected and your crypto is still safe on Robinhood," the company said in a post. Binance's BNB token, ranked fourth, fell 16%. "The investing public has the benefit of U.S. securities laws," Gensler said in an interview with CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Tuesday.

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☆ Crypto tokens plunged this week after Gensler stepped up SEC crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

SEC Chair Gary Gensler stepped up his attack on the crypto industry this week, suing Coinbase and Binance for securities violations and casting doubt on the future of token trading. In alleging that Coinbase was acting as an unregistered broker and exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission said at least 13 crypto assets available to the company's customers were considered "crypto asset securities." They include Solana's SOL token, Cardano's ADA token, Polygon's MATIC coin and Protocol Labs' Filecoin token (FIL). Binance's BNB token, ranked fourth, fell 16%. "The investing public has the benefit of U.S. securities laws," Gensler said in an interview with CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Tuesday.

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☆ SEC sues Coinbase over exchange and staking programs, stock drops 13%
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Coinbase stock had already fallen 9% on Monday, after the SEC unveiled charges against rival crypto exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao. Coinbase's flagship prime brokerage, exchange and staking programs violate securities laws, the regulator alleged in its complaint. The SEC has alleged that at least 13 crypto assets available to Coinbase customers were considered "crypto asset securities" by the regulator. Coinbase's institutional service, Prime, its retail exchange product, and its self-custody Wallet service all offered one or more crypto asset security, the SEC said in its complaint. Coinbase's staking program was also identified as a investment contract and as an unregistered security: The SEC had already taken similar action to force the closure of crypto exchange Kraken's staking service.

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☆ The founders of Web3 startup QuickNode managed to raise $60 million, valuing the company at $800 million — even after the fall of FTX. Here's how they did it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Web3 infrastructure company QuickNode has raised $60 million at an $800 million valuation. That's illustrated by the blockchain infrastructure company QuickNode, which just announced $60 million in Series B funding at an $800 million valuation. That's helped QuickNode quadruple its revenue over the past year, Alex Nabutovsky, QuickNode's CEO and cofounder, told Insider. QuickNode's founders decided it was best to put off raising a Series B and focus on their company's growth. Back then, QuickNode's founders received a term sheet in a matter of days, capped off with a meal at the trendy restaurant Carbone.

☆ One of Google's big plans to replace third-party cookies just hit a huge setback that it might not recover from
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Google's plan to replace third-party tracking cookies with new tech has hit another snag. A W3C group has rejected Google's Topics API proposal, saying it won't adequately preserve user privacy. The W3C rebuke marks the latest in a series of snags in Google's effort to kill off third-party cookies. However, other browsers like Apple's Safari and Mozilla's Firefox already block third-party cookies as privacy features. The company has its own commercial priorities and the commitment to the CMA that it can't remove third-party cookies until new features provide an adequate replacement.

☆ 10 companies that will let you work from anywhere and are hiring right now—some jobs pay $100K
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you're hoping to travel the world while working — or just never commute to an office again — consider a work-from-anywhere job. Although remote work has become a standard option for many professionals since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, most remote work policies still fall short of offering total flexibility. About 95% of remote jobs have geographic requirements, whether it's a specific region, country, state or city, according to FlexJobs. FlexJobs has identified the top 10 companies hiring for work-from-anywhere jobs right now by analyzing its database and seeing which employers had the highest volume of work-from-anywhere job ads between August and November 2022. Some of the most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs included copywriter, executive assistant and software engineer.

Here are 10 hiring companies where you can work from anywhere in the world. It has compiled a list of companies that posted the most work-from-anywhere job listings between January and June. It said the three industries that posted the most work-from-anywhere jobs over that period were marketing, IT, and writing-or-editing services. The most popular work-from-anywhere job titles included copywriter, social-media manager, front-end developer, executive assistant, and recruiter, Flexjobs said. Here are the 10 companies that offered the most full- or part-time work-from-anywhere jobs in the six-month period.

☆ 10 companies that will let you work from anywhere and are hiring now
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Still, true work-from-anywhere jobs are hard to find. FlexJobs found that about 95% of remote jobs have geographic requirements, whether it's a specific region, country, state or city. All of the companies on the list offer full-time or part-time remote jobs that didn't have a location restriction and required no time in the office. "But as companies adopt more flexible arrangements, including location independence and remote work options, we anticipate people will have more opportunities than ever before to work remotely — and from anywhere in the world." Some of the most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs included social media manager, executive assistant and front-end developer.

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