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Policy

French Hill to Lead Powerful Congressional Panel Next Term: Report

Hill, who chaired the House Financial Services Committee's digital assets subcommittee, has long been a crypto advocate on the Hill.

French Hill (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Markets Have Benefited From a Positive Environment Since U.S. Election: Citi

The nomination of crypto-friendly Paul Atkins as chair of the SEC provided the final boost that propelled bitcoin through the $100,000 level, the report said.

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Policy

Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada

Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Names Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins as His Pick for Chair of the Agency

President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and current CEO of Patomak Global Partners, to run the SEC.

Paul Atkins and Christopher Cox

Policy

White House Crypto Czar?

Plus: Trump's crypto business ties deepen.

White House. (René DeAnda/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Approves Commissioners, Including Ones Who Will Likely Oversee Crypto Rules

Commissioners from France, Finland and Portugal are likely to have crypto within their remit.

European Commission building and three EU flags (Santiago Urquijo / Getty Images)

Policy

Vitalik Buterin Donated $1M in Ether to Coin Center Hours After Tornado Cash Victory

The Ethereum co-founder previously donated 30 ETH to the legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Policy

Morocco Drafts Regulations for Crypto, Central Bank Governor Says

The nation banned crypto in 2017 but is now formulating rules for the sector.

Moroccan buildings and trees (Sergey Pesterev/ Unsplash)

Policy

U.K. Financial Regulator Aims for Crypto Regime by 2026

The U.K.'s FCA is trying to be more transparent to the crypto sector after months of uncertainty.

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Policy

Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February

Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, a Democrat, said he'll join Chair Gary Gensler in exiting the U.S. securities regulator, which will leave two Republicans and a single Democrat.

The sudden resignation announcement of another Democrat from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jaime Lizárraga, could give Republicans a boost as they weigh policy shifts there. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)