Regulations


Политика

HyperVerse's Alleged Ponzi Scheme Raked in Nearly $2B, Hired Actor as Fake CEO

The SEC and a grand jury have accused two people behind the alleged fraud.

U.S. authorities have accused HyperVerse backers of running a Ponzi scheme, using "deceptive" slides such as this. (Provided in federal court documents)

Политика

A Backdoor Regulatory Option Haunts U.S. Crypto

If all else fails with Plan A for setting up stablecoin rules with legislation, the industry's Republican allies in Washington have revealed their worry the Federal Reserve could step in.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chairs the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which has warned it might take action on stablecoins if Congress doesn't. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Политика

Hong Kong Gets Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application, Stablecoin Interest From China’s Harvest Global: Reports

Venture Smart Financial Holdings is also aiming for a spot-bitcoin ETF and is involved in the discussions about the stablecoin sandbox.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Политика

Bitcoin ETFs in and Around Asia After U.S. Approvals? Analysts Are Optimistic About Momentum

Hong Kong has voiced the most interest in achieving the reality of a bitcoin ETF approval, and that the U.S. approval could move things along faster

Globe, World (Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)

Политика

UK Supreme Court Refuses Craig Wright Appeal

In July a panel of judges ruled that Wright was only entitled to just 1 GBP in compensation for a libel claim against bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack.

Craig Wright v Hodlonaut (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Политика

Spot Ether ETF Applications Decisions Delayed by SEC

Grayscale and BlackRock are among the companies trying to bring spot ether ETFs to market.

Grayscale ad in NYC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Политика

Digital Pound Legislation Will Provide Protections to Privacy and Control, Govt Says

Many respondents to the digital pound consultation said that they had concerns about privacy and control.

Bank of England (Camomile Shumba)

Политика

The Digital Pound Consultation Will Drop Thursday, U.K. Official Says

There's a number of issues around privacy, financial inclusion, whether there's limits, monetary policy and interest, James Bowler, Permanent Secretary of the Treasury said.

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Политика

What's Uniting the SEC's Crypto Cases

We now wait to see how judges will rule on the Coinbase and Binance cases.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Политика

Japanese Lawmakers Want To Carve Out New Web3 Policies: CoinDesk Japan

"We would like to grasp the current situation in areas other than decentralized autonomous organizations and identify new important points for policy," Congressman Hideto Kawasaki said.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)