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Policy

SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Exchanges May Not Be 'Qualified Custodians'

"Just because a crypto trading platform claims to be a qualified custodian doesn’t mean that it is," the SEC chair said.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Dubai’s Crypto Industry Welcomes New Licensing Regime Amid Global Regulatory Uncertainty

The emirate’s ambitious framework tackles a broad range of assets and activities, designed to attract firms seeking regulatory clarity.

Dubai (Lu ShaoJi/Getty)

Policy

Metaverse Competition Issues Need Addressing, EU Antitrust Chief Says

The European Commission is set to produce a strategy for online virtual worlds in May.

Margrethe Vestager. (Thierry Tronnel/Corbis via Getty Images)

Finance

Three Japanese Banks Start Stablecoin Experiment

The institutions involved are Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Minna no Bank and The Shikoku Bank.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Policy

Australia’s Central Bank Taps Mastercard and Others to Test CBDC Use Cases

The projects will take part in the country’s central bank digital currency pilot, expected to wrap later this year.

Reserve Bank of Australia (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Policy

Prosecutors’ Case Against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Becomes Clearer

In the last week prosecutors have laid out new details and allegations against the FTX founder.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

DeFi to Go Under Microscope at US CFTC Advisory Group’s Opening Session

The derivative regulators’ Technology Advisory Committee will examine DeFi among other tech priorities at a March 22 meeting.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

US SEC Plans to Keep Growing Crypto Unit as Enforcement Ramps Up

The securities regulator has almost filled the 20 slots previously added to its crypto squad and is looking to increase that number even further, a spokesperson said.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Top US Treasury Official Says Leaders ‘Actively Evaluating’ Digital Dollar Question

The U.S. government is still weighing whether to start a CBDC, but Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang highlights benefits such as reinforcing the dollar’s global role.

Treasury Undersecretary Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)