Regulation


Policy

Regulation By Enforcement Is Out at CFTC, Acting Chair Pham Says

The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement is being reorganized to “refocus” on fraud prevention.

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Policy

Hong Kong Doubles Down on Crypto Regulation With Staff Hires

The securities regulator wants to hire staff for market surveillance and enforcement investigations.

Hong Kong (Ryan Mac / Unsplash)

Opinion

Sandboxes Are a Way Out of the Regulatory Sandstorm

How regulatory sandboxes can foster innovation, clarify regulations and balance accountability in the crypto industry.

Sandstorm (Unsplash: Oladimeji Odunsi)

Finance

Coinbase Receives Approval to Expand Services Into Argentina

Roughly 5 million Argentinians use crypto daily, according to Coinbase.

Flag of Argentina (Angelica Reyes/Unsplash)

Policy

Trump Issues Crypto Executive Order to Pave U.S. Digital Assets Path

President Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited crypto order that sets a federal agenda meant to move U.S. digital assets businesses into friendly oversight.

President Donald Trump

Policy

Absence of Trump Crypto Order Amps Industry Tension as He Fails to Mention in Speech

Trump spoke at length about AI but not crypto in World Economic Forum speech, but the president has an executive-order signing session scheduled.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders

Finance

Bitstamp to Roll Out Regulated Derivatives Trading in Europe: Sources

Leveraging its MiFID credentials, Bitstamp is preparing a regulated perpetual swap offering.

The Bitstamp executive team (Bitstamp)

Policy

It's Official: Gary Gensler Is Out at the SEC, and Crypto-Friendly Mark Uyeda Is In

President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Gets Trump Nod as Acting Chair

The Republican commissioner and former Citibank executive has a deep background in crypto and has worked on digital assets policy aims at the agency.

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)