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Policy

Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds

The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses in the U.S.

Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Opinion

What Will Be the Next Target of the SEC's Enforcement Regime?

Troutman Pepper lawyers predict that crypto wallets and TradFi firms could face the agency's wrath.

(Photo courtesy of the Securities and Exchange Commission)

Policy

U.K. Move to Digitize Trade Documents Could Rely on Blockchain, Government Says

The Electronic Trade Documents Act, set to take effect later this year, could make use of blockchain tech to improve security and reduce costs.

Trade (Ian Taylor/Unsplash)

Policy

Proposed Legal Reforms Aid UK Crypto Dreams – but Offer Scant Hope for Bitcoin Developers Sued by Craig Wright

A new Law Commission report doesn’t address legal concerns beyond token ownership, lawyers told CoinDesk.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Policy

Florida’s DeSantis Waging Toothless Campaign Against Digital Dollars, Lawyers Say

The political movement to use state commerce rules to stop central bank digital currencies is based in legal nonsense that has no power to ban anything, experts contend.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

Opinion

10 Questions for FTX CEO John J. Ray III From a Securities Lawyer

In his recent media tour, disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried claims he did not commit fraud. Someone that still has access to FTX and Alameda Research’s accounts could prove otherwise.

Law Justice Court Legal (Shutterstock)

Policy

Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The bill still requires the approval of the executive branch before it becomes law.

(Ingo Rösler/Getty Images)

Policy

How Crypto Might Shake Up England’s Ancient Property Laws

The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal norms.

Professor Sarah Green, the commissioner for commercial and common law. (Sarah Green)

Layer 2

Crypto and the ‘Law of the Horse’

There’s no such thing as "crypto law." So why are so many people studying it? This article is part of CoinDesk’s “Education Week.”

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