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Podcasts

Crypto Update | U.S. SEC May Ban Staking?

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. Levine

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
Podcasts

Special Report: UK’s Unsettled Crypto Regulatory Landscape

By Dan Ilett, Cam Thompson, Danny Nelson, Benjamin Schiller, Danny Bradbury

Carpe Consensus

Opinion

Aspiring Crypto Bank’s Plight Shows Binance’s Issues Are Just Part of the Story

Custodia Bank’s membership rejection by the Federal Reserve Board is more alarming for crypto banking than the recent troubles of Binance, Juno and Signature Bank combined.

By George Kaloudis

Caitlin Long attends Consensus 2019 in New York City. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Crypto Firms and Regulator Blame Each Other for Industry Exodus

Firms that tried, and failed, to register with the Financial Conduct Authority cite delays and poor feedback. The regulator says it rejected applications for failing to meet requirements.

By Camomile Shumba

Some of the U.K.'s crypto companies have found they can continue serving local users without having to go through the Financial Conduct Authority's registration process by simply operating out of a different jurisdiction. (Peter Cade/GettyImages)

Policy

Argentina's National Securities Commission to Set Requirements and Rules for Crypto Companies

The jurisdiction of that agency is specified in a bill that is under discussion in the Argentine Congress.

By Andrés Engler

Argentina flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Kazakhstan's President Signs Legislation to Limit Energy Usage of Crypto Mining

The new law also calls for government-approved mining pools.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Binance is on track to being able to operate in Kazakhstan. (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)
Podcasts

Weekend Story | Better Policy Can Turn NFTs Into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. Levine

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
Podcasts

Weekend Story | Regulatory Clarity? Financial Watchdogs Could Not Be More Clear

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. Levine

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
Podcasts

Crypto Update | Why Real Regulatory Change in Crypto Has Not Happened

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. Levine

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators

Opinion

Why Ex-SEC Official John Reed Stark Is Wrong About Crypto

Public blockchains still have promise to help solve the world’s most intractable problems, even if they haven’t yet.

By Miller Whitehouse-Levine

(John Reed Stark, modified by CoinDesk)
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Latest Crypto News

Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin tops $77,000
The yen declined and BTC rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.
Positive
Real stocks are finally coming on blockchain. Here’s how the SEC wants it to work
The SEC is giving tokenized stocks a regulated U.S. pathway, while keeping trading volumes, access and issuer rights tightly controlled.
Negative
The Ondo Finance succession crisis gets messier as Kathleen Allman’s daughter alleges ‘dementia’, alcoholism and reckless spending
The estranged daughter of 77-year-old Kathleen Allman has petitioned a Hawaiian court to establish a limited conservatorship to protect her parents’ share of her brother’s stake in Ondo.
Positive
Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit Clarity early next year as crypto tax bill advances
The Shark Tank investor says Congress will face pressure to revive crypto market structure legislation as it moves to establish tax rules for digital assets.

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