Coinbase Exec Warns of SEC’s Potential Plan to End Staking
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Brian Armstrong – the man in charge of Coinbase, arguably the biggest and most popular digital currency exchange in the United States – has warned that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to crack down on a process called staking, which could wind up hurting tokens such as ETH. Coinbase Says No Staking Could Be Devastating In a recent statement, Armstrong said that should the SEC decide against the practice of staking for retail investors, this could have profoundly negative outcomes for the crypto space. Staking refers to a process in which users lend out their tokens and
It looks like Brian Armstrong of Coinbase fame was right to be as concerned as he was about the SEC and other organizations targeting crypto staking. In the latest headlines, the Securities and Exchange Commission has gone after Coinbase’s competitor Kraken. The exchange has agreed to shut down all its…