Regulation


Finance

UK Group to Test Stablecoin Payments, Provide Data to Bank of England

The Digital FMI Consortium, a group of private-sector companies, will start a pilot scheme in October and run it for a minimum of a year.

El Banco de Inglaterra sube las tasas en 50 puntos base. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

Policy

SEC Files Complaint Against Dragonchain for Unregistered Initial Coin Offering

The complaint alleges the blockchain startup failed to register more than $16 million in crypto asset securities.

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Congress Must Decide How Cryptos Should Be Regulated, Former CFTC Commissioner Says

Dawn Stump told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that lawmakers need to determine whether digital assets are commodities or securities.

Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tencent Halts NFT Sales on Its Huanhe Platform Amid Regulatory Scrutiny: Report

Users will still be able to hold, display or request a refund for their digital tokens.

(Tada Images/Shutterstock)

Finance

Digital Bank Revolut Gets Approval to Offer Crypto Services Throughout Europe

The authorization will let the firm, which was valued at $33 billion in a recent funding round, offer crypto services to its 17 million customers in the European Economic Area.

(Revolut)

Opinion

Let Ugly Ducklings Grow: Why Crypto Needs a Safe Harbor

Too much much regulation may hinder the development of viable decentralized models.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Regulators Consider Asking Large Hedge Funds to Disclose Crypto Exposure

The proposal involves adding a question about digital assets to reporting requirements that also cover private credit and equity and real estate.

SEC Building (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Crypto’s Downturn Makes Space for Education and Regulation

Investors can still become early adopters before crypto reaches full maturity.

(Jeswin Thomas/Unsplash)

Policy

Binance Among Crypto Exchanges Blocked as Uzbekistan Clamps Down

FTX and Huobi are also inaccessible as the authorities restrict access to unlicensed centralized trading platforms.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Harvey Meston/Archive Photos via Getty Images)