Regulation


Videos

Hester Peirce on SEC’s Role in Crypto Regulations, Stablecoins, CBDCs

Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren urging the SEC to figure out its role in crypto regulation, SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce clarifies what the SEC can and cannot do. “There is an awakening in D.C. now realizing that crypto is here to stay,” Peirce said.

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Markets

Market Wrap: What’s Next for Bitcoin After Break Below $30K

Bitcoin broke below $30K. Some analysts see value opportunities while others expect further downside.

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Policy

Europe and UK Binance Users React to Recent Restrictions Placed on Exchange

Binance users from Europe and the U.K. feel let down by both the exchange and their local financial institutions.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Markets

Market Wrap: Sentiment Away From Risk Sends Bitcoin Toward $30K

Bitcoin is at risk of breaking its $30K support level.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20

Policy

Stablecoins Risky Like ‘Wildcat’ Bank Practices of 19th Century, Gorton and Zhang Write

Yale economist Gary Gorton and U.S. Federal Reserve attorney Jeffery Zhang liken stablecoins to a time when private banks issued their own notes.

Stablecoins have been likened to that of "wildcat" banking practices in the U.S. during the 19th century.

Markets

Bipartisan US Bill Would Define Digital Assets, Emerging Technologies

The reintroduced bill has a Democrat co-sponsor this time, which might help its passage through the House.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Markets

Chinese Crypto News App CoinWorld Is Closing

CoinWorld said it is shutting down its operations effective immediately.

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Policy

Italian Regulator Says Binance Is Unauthorized

The regulator said last month the unsupervised spread of crypto was a cause for concern.

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Policy

SEC Settles Charges Against Coinschedule Operator for Touting ICOs

But commissioners Elad Roisman and Hester Peirce said the regulator missed the chance to define which touted assets were securities.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission