​​Is Kraken's Settlement With the CFTC Actually Bullish?

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by</span></em> <a href= "https://nydig.com/nlw/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nlw"> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NYDIG</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the $1.25M settlement Kraken just finalized with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which accused the crypto exchange of offering margin lending products without the proper licensing. Many noted the small size of the settlement suggested a more lenient CFTC. More important, however, was CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump’s concurring statement, which called upon her colleagues to replace the current guidance - nearly four years old in concept at this point - with real, formalized rules. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also today on the Brief:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Elizabeth Warren lambastes Fed Chair Jerome Powell</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A positive new crypto mining bill from a bipartisan source</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ripple launches a $250 million NFT fund</span></li> </ul> <p><a href= "https://nydig.com/nlw/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nlw"> <strong><em>NYDIG</em></strong></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the institutional-grade platform for bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of customers, to offer Bitcoin. Learn more at</span></em> <a href= "https://nydig.com/nlw/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nlw"> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NYDIG.com/NLW</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <d