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Policy

Catching Up on a Lot of Stuff

It's been a busy few weeks.

This photo doesn't really have anything to do with anything but it seems nice. (Martin Sanchez/Unsplash)

Opinion

What’s Holding Crypto Back? It’s the Founders, Not Just Regulators

Crypto companies and projects need to rethink how users interact with digital assets to build a safer, more decentralized economy, Margaret Rosenfeld, chief legal officer at Cube Group, writes.

gary gensler, sec, need to resize (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Key Points From the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial's First Week

I’ve spent the past week in a courtroom covering Sam Bankman-Fried. Here’s what we’ve heard.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

There's a Lot of Thefts Happening

Regulators don’t need more excuses to look suspiciously at the crypto industry, but a recent wave of hacks and thefts provide one anyway.

FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

Policy

The Government Shutting Down Isn't Great for Crypto

It's not that crypto was making speedy progress through D.C., but a shutdown will put a lot of gunk in the wheels.

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Policy

Crypto Wants a De Minimis Tax Exemption in the U.S.

The industry weighed in on a Senate committee request for comment, hitting common themes.

Sens. Ron Wyden (left) and Mike Crapo (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Remains Stuck in Jail

The FTX founder lost his bid for a “temporary release” from jail ahead of trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Looking at Uniswap and Crypto’s New Favorite Ruling

A federal judge took the current state of federal securities laws to task in a ruling dismissing a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs.

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Policy

Tornado Cash Indictments May Prove to Be Just a Localized Storm After All

Fears of the case being the start of a new assault on the industry may be overblown.

(Clay Banks/Unsplash)