Regulations

UK Sets July 4 Date for Election Likely to Oust Conservative Party, Spelling Uncertainty for Crypto Hub Plans
The opposition Labour Party has been silent on crypto, but said it is interested in promoting tokenization in the country.

Worldcoin Operations Violate Privacy and Should Cease, Hong Kong Regulator Says
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data personnel visited 10 of the project's locations in December and January.

Biden Does Not Threaten Veto Against House Crypto Market Structure Bill, But 'Opposes Passage'
The FIT21 bill will see a vote in the House later Wednesday.

SEC's Gensler Says House Bill Would 'Undermine' Regulator's Crypto, Capital Markets Oversight
SEC Chair Gary Gensler pushed back against the FIT21 bill hours ahead of a planned vote.

Policymakers Are Back at Consensus 2024
CoinDesk's annual confab is back. I'll be hosting the policy summit, and here's what to expect.

Cboe Publishes Amended Spot Ether ETF Filings as Industry Renews Approval Hopes
Cboe is the first exchange to publish its revised 19b-4 forms.

Several U.S. House Democrats Petition Colleagues to Join Yes Side on Crypto Bill
Crypto market-structure bill FIT21 is set for a vote on Wednesday, though its chances in the Senate remain uncertain.

Uniswap Labs Urges SEC to Drop Pending Enforcement Action in Wells Response
Uniswap’s lawyers say the protocol doesn’t meet the SEC’s own definition of an exchange.

Democrat House Leadership Says Crypto Bill Vote Won't Be Whipped
Ranking members strongly oppose this bill as written, an email obtained by Politico reads.

Alleged Owner of Darknet Narcotics Bazaar ‘Incognito Market’ Arrested in New York
Taiwanese national Rui-Siang Lin, 23 is accused of facilitating $100 million in sales paid through crypto of illegal narcotics, including fentanyl, through the online marketplace.

