Regulation


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Crypto Mixers Haven't 'Slowed' DOJ Investigations, Director Says

U.S. Department of Justice Crypto Enforcement Team Director Eun Young Choi said mixers cause a "multiplier effect" but aren't "necessarily" slowing investigations down.

DOJ Director of Crypto Enforcement Team Eun Young Choi (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Política

SEC Probing Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Over Unregistered Offerings: Report

The key legal question at the center of the probe, according to Bloomberg, is whether NFTs are securities.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Política

Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Pay $30M in US Treasury Sanctions Settlement

Crypto exchange Bittrex will pay the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions and money laundering watchdogs $30 million to settle allegations it maintained a poor compliance program between 2014 and 2017.

(Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Política

Blockfusion's Crypto Mine in Niagara Falls Shut Down Due to Zoning Ordinances

As soon as the city's moratorium on the industry was lifted, Blockfusion was ordered to shut down over zoning issues.

The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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'Comprehensive' International Crypto Rules Proposed by Influential Finance Watchdog

Financial Stability Board plans could see stablecoins forced to centralize and crypto conglomerates broken up.

Influential standard-setter the FSB wants a global crypto rulebook (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

Política

EU Commission Launches Proposal for Study of Automated DeFi Supervision

The study is the latest in a series of moves in a regulatory push across the bloc. 

The EU tentatively agreed its crypto law MiCA in June. (Constantine Johnny/Getty Images)

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Stablecoins’ Role in Cutting International Payment Costs Probed by Payments Watchdog

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures wants to know if stablecoins can fulfil their promise of cheaper, quicker transactions, according to a new Financial Stability Board report.

Dutch Central Bank President and Financial Stability Board head Klaas Knot (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis/Getty Images)

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What’s Inside the FSOC’s Long-awaited Report on Crypto Regulation

The Financial Stability Oversight Council published its own report on crypto regulations, calling for Congress to designate a spot market regulator.

FSOC met to discuss the report prior to its publication on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Política

CFTC’s Regulation by Enforcement Needs to Change, Commissioner Says

Summer K. Mersinger told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover" that Congress needs to establish clear rules for DAOs.

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger (CFTC/Shutterstock)

Opinião

​​Federal Preemption of State Money-Transmitter Licensing Would Be Great Policy

A federal regime would protect the public without unduly burdening the blockchain sector.

(PartTime Portraits/Unsplash)