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As the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) targeted Coinbase with a Wells Notice alleging that the crypto exchange's staking products constituted unregistered securities, crypto community members went on social media to express various concerns, with some seeing a common enemy in the regulator.

https://zycrypto.com/sec-action-against-coinbase-triggers-ballistic-reaction-from-crypto-community/

Rather than trying to sell what it already offers to the industry, the search giant instead say it is trying to innovate to serve the crypto community.

https://www.theblock.co/post/222445/google-web3-innovation

Join #Consensus2023, the most important conversation in crypto and Web3, happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Tickets on sale now: https://bit.ly/3XXIq17 Stephan Lutz, BitMEX acting CEO and Group Chief Financial Officer, shares his thoughts on the U.S. banking crisis and the impact on crypto exchanges as some companies look to go offshore due to tightening regulatory scrutiny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNGKSkKDUiI

Coinbase executives this week said the courts could be the best path to clarity for an industry looking for answers

https://blockworks.co/news/coinbase-happy-to-go-to-court-with-sec

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's notice to Coinbase (COIN) that it's likely to be accused of breaking securities laws could foreshadow an agency effort to break the back of the crypto sector as it now operates, but it also may finally force court rulings that define how the industry can move forward.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/23/is-this-finally-an-atomic-bomb-from-the-sec/

FTX has submitted a motion through which it intends to sell its stake in Mysten Labs, according to a bankruptcy court filing on March 22.

https://cryptoslate.com/ftx-plans-to-sell-stake-in-mysten-labs-for-96m/

In a recent development, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a “Wells notice” to Coinbase, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges and the leading exchange in the United States.

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sec-takes-aim-at-coinbase-is-the-end-near-for-the-top-exchange/

Kraken has been using Silvergate Bank's Signet since 2019. The exchange is now looking for another banking technology partner.

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/kraken-to-suspend-ach-deposits-and-withdrawals/

On 22 March, the FTX estate filed a motion to enter into a settlement to recover $460 million in assets for stakeholders.

https://ambcrypto.com/ftx-to-claw-back-460-million-from-sbf-backed-hedge-fund/

Crypto insiders consider the regulatory path ahead after Coinbase got a Wells notice from the SEC.

https://www.theblock.co/post/222427/what-comes-next-after-coinbases-wells-notice

Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has touted the exchange's know-your-customer systems, known as KYC, as a billion-dollar effort. Among other functions, they are supposed to stop customers that aren't supposed to be on the platform, including residents of China.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/23/binance-employees-volunteers-tell-users-how-to-evade-china-crypto-ban.html

The startup's offer falls just short of the failed exchange's $102 million investment.

https://decrypt.co/124443/mysten-labs-to-buy-96-million-in-shares-and-token-warrants-back-from-ftx

Member of the US House of Representatives and Majority Whip Tom Emmer has recently introduced a new bill to provide regulatory clarity for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. The bill is called the Blockchain Regulatory Act (BCRA).

https://bitcoinist.com/crypto-industry-receives-new-regulatory-bill/

Oppenheimer Executive Director and Senior Analyst Owen Lau breaks down the SEC's warning to Coinbase over the potential for legal action against the company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8NYiSuEWak

Amid its ongoing crackdown on crypto entities, the SEC issued an enforcement action Wells notice to Coinbase. 

https://www.coinspeaker.com/sec-enforcement-action-coinbase/