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Finance

Binance Named as Counterparty in FinCEN Order Against Bitzlato

Bitzlato is accused of laundering $700 million by U.S. authorities.

Las especulaciones recientes sobre el estado de Binance, el exchange de criptomonedas más importante del mundo, también golpearon la participación de mercado de su stablecoin. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Why DAOs Need to Adopt a 2-Treasury System

Blockchain infrastructure companies are trying to solve two complex and expensive problems: building sustainable protocols and dynamic ecosystems.

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Policy

Australia Moves to Tighten Safety Around Crypto in 2023

Australia's Treasury has invited feedback for a consultation paper that will include a framework for regulating crypto service providers.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Policy

Proposed UK Rules Will Make Advertising Crypto a Lot Harder, Industry Warns

Industry members are sounding the alarm on a proposed measure to require crypto service providers to comply with local advertising rules, which could add an additional layer of authorization to an already complex process.

Advertisements in London's metro (Dwayne Paisley-Marshall/Unsplash)

Videos

Crypto Oversight Remains Unclear Despite Biden’s Executive Order

The series of reports from the Treasury Department provided rather limited clarification on what the Biden administration and regulators intend to do about digital assets. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for the construction of a regulatory framework.

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Policy

US Treasury Sanctions Russian Paramilitary Group Crowdfunding Ukraine War With Crypto

“Task Force Rusich” raised thousands of dollars in crypto to resupply soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

An image from a Telegram group linked to the sanctioned entities. (Telegram/@rusichdshrg)

Policy

With New Prime Minister, UK Still Wants to Be Crypto Hub: Treasury Official

Economic Secretary Richard Fuller took part in a parliamentary debate on digital assets two days after Liz Truss was officially named the country's prime minister.

The U.K. still wants to carry on with its crypto plans under a new prime minister. (Paul Mansfield/Getty Images)

Policy

UK’s Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

Since 2021, Kwarteng has overseen the government’s business, energy and industrial strategy department, which has supported blockchain innovation.

Kwasi Kwarteng (Pippa Fowles/Wikimedia)

Policy

Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones officially started the program Monday at the Australian Securities Exchange.

Financial Services Minister and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones at the launch of DFCRC. (DFCRC/orlandosydney.com)