Regulation


Finance

Robinhood's Crypto Division Fined $30M by New York Financial Regulator

The online broker said last year it expected the fine following a 2020 investigation.

Trading app Robinhood has added Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP to the list of cryptocurrencies available to trade on its platform. (Unsplash)

Policy

'I Don’t Believe in Any Kind of "Gotcha" Regulation,' CFTC Commissioner Says on SEC Insider Trading Case

Caroline D. Pham discussed the SEC insider trading case against a former Coinbase manager and why all regulations should be clear before any enforcement actions are taken.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Finance

Komainu Receives Provisional Virtual Assets License in Dubai

The digital assets custodian joins prominent crypto companies including exchanges FTX and Binance in getting clearance.

Blockchain.com abrirá una oficina en Dubai. (Shutterlk/Shutterstock)

Policy

Will Stablecoins Be Tethered to the Fed? Lawmakers Have Circled That Option

The U.S. central bank may get a leading role in policing stablecoins, according to legislation being negotiated in the House of Representatives. Crypto analysts weigh what that means.

Bitcoin and ether traded slightly higher following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on inflation and the economy. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange OSL Sold Security Tokens to Professional Investors

The Ethereum-developed tokens represented $10,000 worth of a coupon-rate USD bond, which is linked to the performance of bitcoin.

Hong Kong (Shutterstock)

Policy

European Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Registers to Operate in Italy

The Luxembourg-based exchange’s registration with Italian financial regulators comes one week after Crypto.com and BitGo did the same.

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why the EU’s Rushed ‘Travel Rule’ for Crypto Should Be Struck Down

A crypto reporting provision imported from the U.S. likely violates European privacy laws.

(Calvin Hanson/Unsplash)