Gensler’s Ramp Up Sets Tone for Global Regulators
London to Mint an NFT and Start Sandbox for Crypto
Andrew Yang told The Defiant that his new DAO is designed to shape inevitable regulation.
Dave Weisberger argues that the Canadian government’s draconian response to the Freedom Convoy protests reinforces Bitcoin’s purpose.
The Financial Stability Board warned that DeFi could rattle the global financial system.
LooksRare has riled up users after its team pocketed a $31M windfall even as its token tanked.
A U.K. agency seized NFTs in a criminal probe, a newsign that law enforcement officials are targeting digital assets.
Polymarket has complied with a CFTC settlement and blocked U.S. residents from its prediction market.
Why crypto investors are concerned about monetary tightening.
Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo joined Coinbase’s call for a single crypto watchdog agency.
Regulating crypto is shaping up to be a major story in 2022.
One of the biggest stories if 2021 was the mobilization of the crypto industry in Washington after losing a battle over taxes.
A bear market seems imminent in crypto. But it may not be a foregone conclusion given Ethereum’s upcoming projects.
Aave’s institutional strategy took a step forward when SEBA, a Swiss bank, applied for whitelist status on the Arc lending platform.
DAOs should memorialize their cooperative structures in legal entities that protect members from liability, the authors say in this research piece.
DAOs would be wise to register as legal entities to minimize unlimited liability risks, Mark Lurie writes in this opinion piece.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the government would waive non-custodial from complying with stringent reporting requirements approved by the FATF.
DeFi founders debated whether to embrace or resist regulation in the marketplace at the LA Blockchain Summit on Nov. 3.
This column argues that DeFi and crypto regulation is not to be feared but embraced as the key to growth.
Fractionalisation of NFTs is a key development in a maturing market. These assets amount to more than just a craze for artists to sell digital art at sky-high valuations. Non-fungible tokens are also being used in sophisticated ways such as collateral for lending products. Divvying up ownership of NFTs enables more people to hold a …
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Yesterday, Connor Spelliscy and Holmes Wilson argued that the cryptocurrency industry is confronting an existential crisis. In Part 2 of this Defiant Essay, Connor and Holmes issue a call to action and lay out a primer for mobilizing the community to rescue the movement from regulation that could significantly impede, or even cripple, the crypto …
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In Part 1 of this Defiant Essay, Connor Spelliscy and Holmes Wilson argue that the cryptocurrency industry is confronting an existential crisis. The cause: unwise and unjustified regulation that could thwart the promise of the crypto movement. Smart contracts may be unstoppable, but the crypto industry is not. The U.S. government’s blessing has been crucial …
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Less than a week after news broke that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating Uniswap, Coinbase, the publicly traded crypto exchange that’s become a bellwether for the burgeoning industry, said it expected to be sued by the agency in connection with its forthcoming offering, Coinbase Lend. “Last Wednesday, after months of effort by …
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Crypto traders are scrambling as news that Uniswap Labs is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission roiled the DeFi industry Friday. Uniswap, a powerhouse in the DeFi space with a token sporting a $29B market cap, suffered a sell-off in morning trading, with UNI dropping 2.5%, to $29.08, according to CoinGecko. The …
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You see, if you thought that just because you’re “decentralized” the regulators can’t touch you, well you might have to think again. There’s new guidance and the implications are startling. A big conversation about a big topic with Joseph Weinberg of Shyft Network
Tether has faced accusations from many in the digital asset industry that it is a form of privately-issued fiat currency, backed not by “real” dollars in any meaningful way but minted in ever-increasing quantities to buy (and inflate the price of) assets like BTC.
On the 18th December, The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed rule that would instill record keeping and reporting requirements for transactions by or to a bank or money service business involving an “unhosted or otherwise covered wallet.” The 15 day comment period to respond to this proposal ended with over 65K …
