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U.S. SEC Messed Up in Handling Contentious Crypto Accounting Bulletin 121: GAO

"Today, the GAO recognized SAB 121 for what it is: regulation under the guise of staff guidance," said Nathan McCauley, CEO and co-founder of Anchorage Digital Bank, in a statement. He said the bulletin "makes it economically impossible for SEC-reporting banks – some of the most trusted financial institutions worldwide

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Contentious Arbitrum Vote Over $1B in Tokens ‘Ratification Not Request,’ Says Foundation

McCorry said there’s a “chicken and egg problem” in setting up decentralized governance structures. In the case of Arbitrum, “certain parameters need to be decided” ahead of time, including the structure of a “security council” that wields emergency powers, deciding voting mechanics, and of course, the funding. Source

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dYdX ends contentious promo claiming ‘overwhelming demand’

Decentralized crypto derivatives exchange dYdX says it has ended its short-lived and contentious $25 first deposit bonus promo amid a wave of backlash over its facial recognition requirements for new users. The exchange, however, simply cited “overwhelming demand” as the reason for its short-lived promotional campaign, which ended on Thursday

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Centralized USDC could decide the future of contentious ETH hard forks

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that centralized stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and Circle USD (USDC) could become “a significant decider in future contentious hard forks.”Buterin was speaking at the BUIDL Asia conference in Seoul on Aug. 3, along with Illia Polosukhin, the co-founder of Near Protocol (NEAR) to discuss

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