Regulation & Politics
July 20, 2022

Regulation & Politics
U.K. Government Takes Step on Making Stablecoins a Form of Payment
U.K. Chancellor Introduces Bill To Govern Pegged Tokens
June 07, 2022

Regulation & Politics
Sweeping Bipartisan Bill Aims For Across-the-Board Regulation of Crypto
Legislation Would Define Key Role for CFTC in Crypto Oversight
April 07, 2022

Regulation & Politics
Yellen: No Evidence Russia is Bypassing Sanctions with Crypto
Washington Monitoring Potential Sanctions Evasion with Crypto
March 17, 2022

Regulation & Politics
Arctic Money, the Birth of Crypto
The Defiant team are on tour! We have wandered to the winter wonderland of Svalbard way up in the Artic circle. But this Northern settlement has far more to it than meets the eye and in its history, dwells a rich self sustaining economy, one that is very reminiscent of our beloved DeFi.
March 10, 2022

Regulation & Politics
Crypto Community Relieved by Biden Order’s Balance Yet Wary as Oversight Regime Takes Shape
The Biden Administration's executive order on crypto was surprising, and comprehensive.
January 04, 2022

Regulation & Politics
U.S. Orders DeFi Platform Polymarket to Pay $1.4M and Shut Unlicensed Markets
The CFTC ordered Polymarket to pay a penalty and shut down markets that were unlicensed as swaps.
December 02, 2021

Regulation & Politics
Yellen Waives Non-Custodial Crypto Protocols From New Reporting Standards
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the government would waive non-custodial from complying with stringent reporting requirements approved by the FATF.
November 05, 2021

Regulation & Politics
The US Treasury Is Terrified of Stablecoins
Are you bored of hearing about FATF and regulations? It probably isn’t even on your radar right now. And let’s face it there are a thousand other entry points to this space that are just frankly, a lot more interesting. Thing is though, here at the Defiant we can’t afford to ignore it. For the…