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Consensus Magazine

A Snapshot of the 2023 Crypto Regulatory Landscape

Crypto and Web3 are at an inflection point. What are regulators doing next year to patch up the industry, and are new laws needed to prevent another FTX-style collapse?

The United States Capitol (Getty Images)

Juridique

Bitcoin Miners’ High Hopes for Latin America Dented by Paraguay

The industry’s potential in the region was touted at a conference in Cancun, Mexico, last month, but a crypto mining-friendly bill in Paraguay was shot down last week.

Palacio legislativo de Paraguay. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Juridique

Top US Lawmaker Says FTX Hearing Will Continue Without Sam Bankman-Fried

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she was 'surprised' and 'disappointed' to hear of SBF's arrest.

Sam Bankman-Fried at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Juridique

Goldman: Regulators Should Protect Crypto Investors at the Point of Trust, Not the Blockchain

Recent crises in the crypto market repeat a story as old as time, with a new asset attracting unsophisticated investors looking to make millions, the report said.

Los reguladores deberían proteger a los consumidores en el “punto de confianza”, dijo Goldman. (Nik Shuliahin/Unsplash)

Juridique

Terra's Do Kwon Is in Serbia, CoinDesk Korea Reports

The Terraform Labs co-founder is wanted in South Korea, backed by Interpol.

Do Kwon in April 2021 (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Juridique

Argentine Government Creates National Blockchain Committee

The initiative seeks to promote the development of public policies and technological solutions based on blockchain technology.

Argentina has created a national committee to help develop blockchain technology. (Unsplash)

Juridique

US Lawmakers Want State Department to Disclose Crypto Rewards

The State Department will have to report on payments it makes in crypto and their effects, according to a draft of the NDAA.

U.S. Capitol (Diego Grand/Shutterstock)

Juridique

Canada's Manitoba Province Enacts 18-Month Moratorium on New Crypto Mining

The local heavily indebted public utility has received up to 4.6 GW of requests from miners looking to connect to the grid.

A panoramic view of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. (Bob Linsdell/Wikimedia Commons)

Juridique

New York Imposes 2-Year Moratorium on New Proof-of-Work Mining After Gov. Hochul Signs Bill

The new law sets a two-year moratorium on new and renewed air permits for fossil fuel power plants used for energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)