Regulation
Stripe's Tempo Blockchain Is a 'Referendum on the Ghost of Libra,' Says Libra Co-Creator
Christian Catalini warns that corporate-led blockchains like Stripe’s Tempo and Circle’s Arc risk repeating the compromises that doomed Libra’s open vision.
Chainlink Co-Founder Sees Tokenization as Rising Future After Meeting SEC's Atkins
Sergey Nazarov met with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and told CoinDesk he's impressed by how serious Atkins is about moving quickly on tokenization.
U.S. SEC's Atkins Posts Agency's Near-Term Agenda Jammed With Crypto Efforts
The securities regulator routinely posts an outline of its rulemaking agenda, and this latest one shows crypto's "new day" at the agency.
Clarity Is Eating the World
The winners of the next decade will not be those who move fast and break things, says Chris Brummer, Georgetown law professor and CEO of Bluprynt. Instead, the winners will be those who move smart and build things that last.
U.S. CFTC Gives Go-Ahead for Polymarket's New Exchange, QCX
The predictions market firm had recently acquired the CFTC-regulated platform, and now the regulator has granted it certain concessions.
U.S. SEC, CFTC Combine Forces to Clear Registered Firms' Trading of Spot Crypto
The markets agencies said in a joint statement they're OK with certain crypto assets trading on registered entities now, before Congress' market structure bill.
State of Crypto: Unsettled U.S. Crypto Tax Scene
As Congress still struggles to work out a crypto tax approach in the U.S., the experts handling digital assets at the IRS are heading for the exits.
CFTC: Crypto Firms That Left U.S. Can Open Doors Here as Foreign Boards of Trade
The U.S. derivatives regulator issued a "reminder" that foreign crypto firms registered with the CFTC as FBOTs can directly handle U.S. customers.
U.S. CFTC, a Top Crypto Watchdog, Is About to Shrink Commission to Only One Member
Democrat Kristin Johnson's exit means the crypto regulator will fall to a single commissioner, Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, as Trump's pick awaits the Senate.
Head of IRS Crypto Work Exits as U.S. Tax Changes Loom For Digital Assets
Trish Turner, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service veteran running its digital assets effort, is the latest senior official leaving for the private sector.
