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Why the Crypto Executive Order Is a Historical Milestone

Regulation surrounding digital assets now seems to be picking up, but what would such a framework entail and what aspects of the digital asset ecosystem will the regulation affect?

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BTC Slides Below $43K During Bitcoin Miami Conference

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets Brad Keoun discusses the lack of a market boost from the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, as BTC slides below $43K. Plus, Keoun weighs in on what Janet Yellen’s recent speech means for the crypto space and short-term bitcoin price predictions.

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Meme Coins, Gambling and Crypto Regulation

As the Biden administration develops a crypto regulation framework, one type of token could be due for particularly close scrutiny.

Most experts agree that trading "meme coins" is effectively a form of gambling. The implications go well beyond individual losses. (Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images)

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Solidus Labs Exec Reacts to Yellen's First Speech on Crypto

Solidus Labs COO Chen Arad discusses cryptocurrency’s role in the future financial system and its integration into traditional regulatory frameworks following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s speech on digital assets. Plus, Arad explains his involvement with the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition and the group’s ambitions. 

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Key Takeaways From Janet Yellen’s First Crypto Speech

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his key takeaways from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s first speech on digital assets. De discusses Yellen’s remarks regarding responsible innovation and central bank digital currencies while noting her generally positive tone when addressing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

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Is Bitcoin Decoupling From TradFi?

BEQUANT Head of Research Martha Reyes-Hulme shares her analysis on bitcoin’s recent price action. She discusses its correlation with traditional financial assets like the S&P 500, noticing a possible decoupling. Plus, reactions to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s landmark speech addressing digital assets.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptos Recover, With Altcoins in the Lead

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 6% jump in WAVES and a 3% rise in AAVE.

Cryptos reverse course (cdd20, Unsplash)

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Janet Yellen Calls Crypto ‘Transformative,’ Urges More Regulation to Reduce Risk

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivered her first speech on digital assets Thursday. She said crypto is a “transformative” technology, and called for more regulation to reduce risks, among other remarks. “The Hash” panel unpacks Yellen’s landmark address and the implications for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

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Janet Yellen Lays Out 5 Lessons That Apply to Treasury’s Work on Digital Assets

In her first speech on digital assets, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted several lessons she believes apply to the Treasury’s work on digital assets: how the financial system “benefits from responsible innovation,” how regulation needs to keep up with innovation, how rules should focus on the risks of activities rather than technologies and more.

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