Regulation


Policy

Japan Mulls Reclassifying Crypto as a ‘Financial Product’ to Curb Insider Trading: Report

Cryptocurrencies are currently categorized as a "means of settlement" under the Payment Services Act, a designation that has governed their use primarily as a payment tool rather than as investment vehicles.

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Policy

FDIC Reverses U.S. Crypto Banking Policy That Demanded Prior Approvals

The U.S. banking agency withdrew policies that contributed to crypto industry accusations that it pressured institutions to "debank" digital assets customers.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Policy

South Korea Plans Sanctions Against KuCoin, Others: Report

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) classified a number of exchanges who are not registered as targets for sanctions

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Policy

As Congress Talks Up Its Earth-Shaking Crypto Bill, Regulators Are Already at Work

While the Securities and Exchange Commission prepares for a crypto roundtable, policy moves at the agencies are getting more done than higher-profile rhetoric.

SEC Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda

Research Reports

Boerse Stuttgart’s BX Digital Receives FINMA Approval for Digital Asset Trading

The platform, utilizing Ethereum’s blockchain, aims to streamline transactions for tokenized financial instruments and enhance capital market efficiency.

Stuttgart Stock Exchange, owner of Boerse Stuttgart Digital (Boerse Stuttgart)

Markets

Hashdex Seeks to Expand U.S. Crypto ETF to Include Litecoin, XRP and Other Altcoins

The proposed amendment would include various cryptocurrencies in the in the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto's DeFi Education Fund Swaps Directors as Miller Whitehouse-Levine Moves On

The advocacy group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli, will be the new executive director as her predecessor take a board role.

Amanda Tuminelli, new executive director of DeFi Education Fund

Policy

As House Panel Kicks Tires on Stablecoin Bill, Old-School Finance Giants Reveal Shift

In a U.S. congressional hearing on the new House stablecoin bill, witnesses including BNY and a Wall Street super-lawyer further show a tradfi arrival.

French HIll will be the next chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. Residents Missed as Much as $2.6B in Potential Revenue From Geoblocked Airdrops

The U.S. government lost as much as $1.4 billion in potential tax revenue, a report from Dragonfly found.

Chart showing range of airdrop values, U.S. residents' shares.