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Policy

What the Regulators Said at DC Fintech Week

A number of high-profile regulators weighed in on crypto and related issues.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

What’s Inside the FSOC’s Long-awaited Report on Crypto Regulation

The Financial Stability Oversight Council published its own report on crypto regulations, calling for Congress to designate a spot market regulator.

FSOC met to discuss the report prior to its publication on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Interpreting the CFTC’s Lawsuit Against Ooki DAO

The CFTC sent shockwaves through the U.S. crypto industry by suing a DAO, but it doesn’t actually seem to be questioning decentralization.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Policy

Here’s What’s In the White House’s Crypto Reports

The White House published six reports and a framework. Here’s what they said.

State of Crypto (Regulation & Policy)

Policy

SEC's Gensler Holds Firm That Existing Laws Make Sense for Crypto

I sat down (virtually) with SEC Chair Gary Gensler last week ahead of a speech on digital assets. Here’s the transcript.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

A Stablecoin Law May Not Happen This Year

It’s looking less likely that we’ll get stablecoin legislation in the U.S. this year.

(Thomas Winz/Getty Images)

Policy

The SEC Is Getting Clearer About How It Plans to Regulate Crypto

We're reading between the lines of Grayscale's recent disclosures about SEC inquiries.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Banks Are One Step Closer to Reality Under New Fed Guidance

The Federal Reserve’s guidance for approving master account access is a major milestone for crypto banks, but it still leaves much to be desired.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Joshua Woroniecki/Unsplash)

Policy

Tornado Cash Sanctions Are Spiraling Into Compliance Nightmares

The crypto mixer’s sanctions issue raises many questions.

No one knows exactly what the fallout from the Tornado Cash sanctions will look like. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Policy

Issues Crypto Should Watch For in the Tornado Cash Sanctions

OFAC sanctioning Tornado Cash presents fascinating new questions about crypto’s role in nuclear weapons proliferation.

U.S. Treasury Department (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)