Regulation

Regulation

Policy

UK parliament to probe Nigel Farage’s $6.8 million donation from crypto billionaire

If found guilty of violating the Parliamentary code of conduct, the Reform UK party leader could be suspended from the House of Commons.

Nigel Farage. (Reform UK)

Policy

Clarity Act amendments would remake key parts of crypto bill but have doubtful future

The U.S. crypto market structure bill is being targeted with dozens of amendments aiming to change or add to the text as its Senate hearing approaches.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

It’s time for clarity for America’s digital asset markets

Recent polls have shown that registered voters want America to set the rules for global finance, reinforcing why the Senate must act now, explains Smith.

The SEC wants the public to weigh in on how cryptocurrencies fit into qualified custodian regulations.

Policy

Clarity Act, in the flesh, unveiled by U.S. Senate Banking Committee before hearing

The crypto market structure bill had already been making the industry rounds behind closed doors, but the lawmakers have released the text before their vote.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in bid to become a federal crypto bank

Payward’s application would add a federally regulated trust company to the Kraken group’s existing Wyoming bank charter and Fed master account.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Videos

SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I bought my first Bitcoin in 2013'

Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to outline the agency's two-bucket approach to crypto regulation, why the CLARITY Act will "supercharge" the SEC, and the open questions around tokenized securities. Plus, the chief counsel's personal crypto origin story: buying Bitcoin in Korea in 2013 and learning self-custody after his exchange went bust.

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Policy

Crypto custodian Taurus moves straight into EU capital markets with MiFID license in Cyprus

The license allows the firm to offer tokenized financial instruments to EU banks as well as secondary trading for tokenized bonds, fund shares, equities, and structured products.

Paphos, Cyprus (Miriam Eh/Unsplash)

Policy

From bitcoin mining to the Hill: AIP’s new fellow brings hands-on crypto experience to D.C.

Jacob Smagula previously worked on the government affairs team at bitcoin mining company MARA and is currently on the policy team at the DeFi Education Fund.

U.S. Capitol, the seat of Congress in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The government should promote innovation, not punish it

District Attorney of Sacramento County, Ho argues that ambiguous rules and enforcement practices, such as those for crypto, lead to confusion, rather than seeking clarity in the law to further growth.

(Moor Studio/Getty Images)

CoinDesk News

Banks push to slow stablecoin law as Agora races for charter

U.S. banks are looking to delay landmark stablecoin legislation even as crypto firms like Agora push ahead.

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