Policy Week 2023


Opinion

Why Real Regulatory Change In Crypto Has Not Happened

Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, Steven Eisenhauer, chief risk and compliance officer at Ramp, writes.

Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, writes Steven Eisenhauer. (SwapnIl Dwivedi/Unsplash)

Opinion

Banks Will Dominate Stablecoins, and 2 Other Predictions About the Future of Money

Crypto, rather than "blowing up" traditional finance, is making the existing system more efficient.

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Opinion

Are There Tech Solutions to the Privacy and Compliance Trade-Offs for CBDCs?

Users will likely demand cash-like privacy protections for central bank digital currencies, which may be thwarted by regulations. However, new technology solutions may enable high degrees of privacy while complying with regulations.

Now is the time to consider more cash-like privacy-focused CBDC solutions, John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association and Dr. Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association, write. (israel palacio, Unsplash)

Opinion

Regulatory Clarity? Financial Watchdogs Could Not Be More Clear

If the past year of enforcement actions shows anything, it's that financial regulators are comfortable using existing rules to investigate and prosecute crime in crypto.

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Opinion

Web3 Loyalty Programs Are a Trojan Horse for Good Crypto Policy

Crypto's three pillars of ownership, control and interoperability are likely to resonate with policymakers the most, writes Josh Rosenblatt of Co:Create.

The Trojan horse, after a painting by Henri Motte, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Videos

How Bank Secrecy Act Could Impact Crypto

Shipyard Software CEO and co-founder Mark Lurie breaks down his Policy Week opinion piece on CoinDesk, titled "Sweeping Crypto Regulation? First Update the Bank Secrecy Act." And, why decentralized finance should shift its focus from Know Your Customer (KYC) to "Know Your Transaction."

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Consensus Magazine

Japan Embraces Web3 As Global Regulators Grow Wary of Crypto

With tight regulations already in place that helped insulate FTX Japan and its investors from heavy losses, Japan is working on policy and guidelines for stablecoins, NFTs and DAOs as it welcomes a crypto future.

Tokyo street scene (Jezael Melgoza/Unsplash)

Videos

What the U.S. Can Learn from the World's Best Crypto Policies

Author & Journalist Jeff Wilser takes "The Hash" hosts on a tour of various countries across the globe, their approach to regulating crypto, and what the U.S. can learn from legislation around the world. Plus, insights into the bipartisanship of the crypto congress.

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Consensus Magazine

South Korean Lawmakers Are Gearing Up to Regulate Crypto. What Could That Look Like?

The 300 members of South Korea’s National Assembly are currently considering 17 separate crypto-related proposals, from which they hope to shape the Digital Asset Basic Act.

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol celebrates his victory (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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