Regulation

Regulation

Finance

Bankman-Fried Praises Regulators Hours After Saying 'F*** Regulators'

Icarus keeps live-tweeting his fall from the Firmament.

Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

California Finance Regulator Moves to Suspend Crypto Lender Salt’s License

Salt announced on Tuesday it was pausing customer withdrawals due to the impact of FTX’s collapse.

California's DFPI is suspending Salt's license (Shutterstock)

Opinion

The End of the 'Centralization Era' in Crypto

Drawing a straight line from Mt. Gox to Voyager Digital, Celsius Network and now FTX shows how crypto's largest problems are often corporate failures.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

The ‘SBF Bill’: What’s in the Crypto Legislation Backed by FTX's Founder

The specter of the now-disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried looms large over the bill, but Sens. Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman plan to push ahead anyway.

A crypto bill in Congress is still in the works following the implosion of FTX. (Shutterstock)

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: FTX’s Collapse Could Finally Be ‘Catalyst’ for Regulation

“Having the SEC and CFTC work together makes a lot of sense,” Peirce told CoinDesk TV.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK’s Crypto Future Is Bright No Matter Who’s in Charge, Lawmaker Says

Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron’s cross-party group for digital assets is working to ensure crypto regulations remain apolitical amid all the changes in leadership.

U.K. member of Parliament Lisa Cameron (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX: The Industry Reacts

Tech, market and regulatory experts weigh in on a possible Binance acquisition of what was once one of crypto’s most influential exchanges.

Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

US Midterm Elections to Set the Tone for Bitcoin Miners' Future

The midterm elections are key to determining the industry’s future, which is increasingly under attack by environmental advocates.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

Policy

Bank of Russia Suggests NFT, Smart Contract Regulation

Russia's central bank suggested detailed framework for trading digital assets.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/Unsplash)