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Speaking from the Crypto Bahamas conference, Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis and Attorney General Ryan Pinder discuss how the country’s digital asset regulatory framework fosters an environment that crypto firms like FTX can consider “home.” Plus, a conversation on the Bahamas’ anti-money laundering efforts and the Sand Dollar central bank digital currency.

Apr 29, 2022

Binance denies report on sharing client data with Russia. China pushes ahead with plans to showcase the e-CNY at September’s Asian Games. CBDCs and what they mean for the future of stablecoins. Investors double down on CoinDCX despite difficulties in India.

Apr 25, 2022

Apr 12, 2022

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CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his key takeaways from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s first speech on digital assets. De discusses Yellen’s remarks regarding responsible innovation and central bank digital currencies while noting her generally positive tone when addressing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Apr 8, 2022

In her first speech on digital assets, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted several lessons she believes apply to the Treasury's work on digital assets: how the financial system "benefits from responsible innovation," how regulation needs to keep up with innovation, how rules should focus on the risks of activities rather than technologies and more.

Apr 7, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says it’s time for the U.S. to pursue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) during an interview on “Meet the Press Reports.” “The Hash” panel discusses Warren’s well-known hostility towards cryptocurrencies and the centralized government control associated with CBDCs.

Apr 1, 2022

Coinbase blocks 25,000 Russian wallet addresses. Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry recreated in the metaverse. The Philippines joins a growing band of countries planning a CBDC. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world  in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Mar 8, 2022

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow Darrell Duffie joins “First Mover” to discuss new research from the Hoover Institute regarding China’s digital yuan and the geopolitical implications of central bank digital currencies (CDBCs).

Mar 8, 2022

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow Darrell Duffie joins “First Mover” to discuss new research from the Hoover Institute regarding China’s digital yuan and the geopolitical implications of central bank digital currencies (CDBCs). Duffle examines the e-CNY’s ability to offer Russia a means to evade economic sanctions and the possibility of a digital dollar in the United States, as well as a conversation on stablecoins. 

Mar 8, 2022