Regulation

Regulation

Policy

Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over 'Unconstitutional' Tax Reporting Rule

The rule was included in last year's infrastructure law that galvanized the industry over a separate broker rule.

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Videos

Consensus 2022: Chris Giancarlo on Future of Crypto Regulation, Algorand Foundation CEO on Terra

“First Mover” is at the Consensus 2022 festival in Austin, Texas. Notable guests include Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo discussing the future of crypto regulation and Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden on how the blockchain is aiming to entice Terra developers.

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Videos

Washington Bitcoin Miners Brace for Higher Fees

Washington state bitcoin miners will be hit by a 29% rate hike for hydroelectric power in Chelan County. “The Hash” team discusses miner migration due to regulatory issues and how inflation can impact the industry.

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Videos

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson on the Future of Crypto Regulation

Fidelity Chairman and CEO Abby Johnson discusses the need for regulatory clarity around digital assets and what’s ahead in the world of crypto regulation.

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Policy

Bermuda's Crypto Companies Are Launching an Industry Association

Bermuda’s Premier David Burt announced the creation of the association during a panel at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas.

El premier de Bermudas, David Burt, anunció una nueva asociación de la industria de activos digitales en Consensus 2022, de CoinDesk. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Opinion

As Federal Agencies Organize, US States Continue to Lead in Regulating Digital Assets

The Biden administration’s “whole of government” approach to crypto may not be an improvement to the current patchwork of rules.

United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. (ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash)

Policy

New York’s Crypto Regulator Publishes Formal Stablecoin Guidance

NYDFS laid out strict reserve and attestation requirements for stablecoin issuers in an effort to better protect consumers and financial institutions.

Nueva guía para la emisión de stablecoins en Nueva York. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Finance

PayPal Converts Conditional Virtual Currency License to Full BitLicense

The payments giant announced it would let users withdraw their crypto holdings to their own wallets earlier today.

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Policy

US Justice Department Urges More Coordination to Combat Crypto Crime

A new report from the Justice Department responds to this year’s executive order from President Joe Biden, marking some of the first recommendations produced by the order.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)

Policy

US Regulators Investigating Binance’s BNB Token: Report

The SEC is looking into whether the crypto exchange should have registered the initial coin offering of Binance coin as a security, according to Bloomberg.

Zhao Changpeng, chief executive officer of Binance, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange keeps getting bigger. Binance.com is adding a couple of million registered users every week, with 240,000 people signing up in just an hour on Wednesday, said Zhao. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images