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The US SEC and CFTC announce an agreement to coordinate operations where their duties overlap, including building a combined crypto oversight framework (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/11

SEC, CFTC end years of rivalry with deal that will mean combined crypto oversight
The two agencies sealed their memorandum of understanding to link the parts of their work that overlap, and coordinated crypto oversight is among the top goals.

sp_infectious: Art exhibit dynamic contacts (2011)
This dataset contains the daily dynamic contact networks collected during the Infectious SocioPatterns event that took place at the Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, during the artscience exhibition INFECTIOUS: STAY AWAY. Each file in the downloadable package contains a tab-separated list representing the active contacts during 20-second intervals of one day of data collection. Each line has the form “t i j“, where i and j are the a…

Please apply pressure to electeds, urging them to aggressively pursue state charges against ICE officers, in defiance of the FBI if necessary.
Many of them already want this. State AG is already taking steps to do this. Apply the pressure anyway; the pressure helps.
If you live in Minnesota:
#Minnesota #Minneapolis #MSP

Binance files a New York defamation suit against Dow Jones over the WSJ's February 23 article on the crypto exchange's handling of Iranian-linked transactions (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.c…

DOJ investigates Iran’s alleged use of Binance as exchange sues Wall Street Journal
The situation adds pressure to Binance, which is already operating under a compliance monitor following its $4.3 billion anti-money laundering and sanctions settlement in 2023.

Mastercard unveils a Crypto Partner Program with 85 companies, including Binance, PayPal, and Ripple, to link blockchain tech with its payments infrastructure (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/

Binance, PayPal, and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.

Robinhood launches a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network on Arbitrum supporting 24/7 trading, with a broader rollout later in 2026 (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Robinhood (HOOD) starts testing its own blockchain as crypto push deepens
The Robinhood Chain, built on Ethereum-based Arbitrum, aims to become key plumbing for around-the-clock trading and plugging tokenized stocks into DeFi.

Binance.US named Stephen Gregory as CEO, replacing Norman Reed; Gregory was previously CEO of Currency.com and held compliance roles at Gemini and CEX.IO (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/11/bina…

Binance.US picks a new leader to help it fight for dominance in a crowded market
The appointment of Stephen Gregory comes as U.S. crypto exchanges intensify competition and broaden offerings beyond digital assets.

UK's FCA adds Blockchain.com to its registry of licensed crypto companies; the company withdrew its initial application in 2022 to pivot operations to Lithuania (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/10

Blockchain.com wins UK registration nearly four years after abandoning FCA process
The London-based company elected to withdraw its application for FCA licensing in March 2022 having not won approval ahead of an impending deadline.

Binance files a New York defamation suit against Dow Jones over the WSJ's February 23 article on the crypto exchange's handling of Iranian-linked transactions (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.c…

DOJ investigates Iran’s alleged use of Binance as exchange sues Wall Street Journal
The situation adds pressure to Binance, which is already operating under a compliance monitor following its $4.3 billion anti-money laundering and sanctions settlement in 2023.

Sources: crypto exchange Kraken has fired its CFO Stephanie Lemmerman ahead of its long-awaited IPO; Lemmerman joined Kraken from Dapper Labs in November 2024 (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Crypto exchange Kraken fires CFO Stephanie Lemmerman as long-awaited IPO draws closer
Kraken has moved chief financial officer Stephanie Lemmerman to a strategic advisory role, according to a person familiar with the matter.