Regulation


Opinion

Crypto-Friendly Does Not Mean Crypto-Easy

U.S. crypto regulation has much to learn from Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. But while these jurisdictions offer legal clarity around digital assets, they also have some of the toughest rules in the world, says CoinDesk’s Emily Parker.

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Opinion

Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass

Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry

As part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis discusses the impact of Washington's influence on the crypto sector. "The ongoing Democratic control of the Senate in the U.S. will basically set the crypto industry back to 2030. And most people would be better off moving offshore than continue to operate in the U.S," Selkis said.

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Videos

SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential list, a ranking of the 50 people who defined 2023 in crypto, includes U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De shares insights into Gensler's influence on the crypto industry this year.

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Consensus Magazine

Die With the Most Likes: Elizabeth Warren in the Style of 'Relentless. Ground. Beef'

The artist made an NFT of the U.S. senator, lead of an "anti-crypto army," for our Most Influential package.

Die with the most likes, the artist behind the NFT.

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Pham: Supportive Regulation at the CFTC

The CFTC commissioner, in a year marked by an aggressive, sometimes arbitrary regulatory enforcement, stood out as an accommodator of innovation in the crypto sector.

The CFTC's Caroline Pham (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Ravi Menon: Singapore's Middle Way Regulator

Singapore's central bank head has steered a path between Hong Kong's embrace of crypto and India's stifling of it.

Ravi Menon, the head of Singapore's central bank (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Stefan Berger: The Man Who Made MiCA

He steered through the European Union's world-leading Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) this year in the aftermath of FTX and other scandals. He's now working on a digital euro.

Stefan Berger (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Policy

Philippines Security Regulator Warns Binance Is Operating Without a License

The regulator is also seeking to have the platform blocked in the country.

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Videos

How Much Money Are Terrorists Actually Raising in Crypto?

A recent Wall Street Journal article that claimed Hamas raised $130 million via cryptocurrency has sparked considerable debate, especially after Sen. Elizabeth Warren used it as her sole source to ask for tighter regulations around crypto. However, the veracity of this claim has come under scrutiny. Yaya Fanusie, Jessi Brooks, and Andrew Fierman delve into the reported figures, methodology behind it, and subsequent industry responses that sought to correct the public record.

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