Policy Week

Policy

Why a Bitcoin Futures ETF Is Bad for Investors

It takes more than derivatives to contango.

By Michael J. CaseyOkt 22, 2021

Finance

Gensler for a Day: Regulating DeFi With Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov

The key is getting decentralized identity right.

By David Z. MorrisOkt 22, 2021

Michael Shaulov, CEO of DeFi infrastructure firm Fireblocks (courtesy Fireblocks)

Policy

Lassoing a Stallion: How Gary Gensler Could Approach DeFi Enforcement

The SEC may “pierce the veil” of “decentralization theater” by going after individuals involved in DeFi projects, observers say.

By David Z. MorrisOkt 21, 2021

EUREKA, NV - JULY 8: A group of wild horses is rounded up during a gathering July 8, 2005 in Eureka, Nevada. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to reduce herds in the American west, where an estimated 37,000 of the horses roam free, to 28,000 by the end of 2005. The U.S. periodically removes thousands of horses and donkeys in an attempt to ensure western rangelands have adequate food and water for the animals to survive. Those animals are either adopted out or housed indefinitely on government sanctuaries. Currently 24,000 horses and donkeys are housed in government-run facilities. Recently passed legislation allows for the sale for slaughter of wild horses and donkeys older than ten years old and animals that have been unsuccessfully offered for adoption at least three times, eliminating restrictions that had been in place since 1971 which prevented wild horses from being sold commercially. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Policy

What I Learned About Crypto Regulation From a Week in DC

Crypto has arrived in the capital and concerns about stablecoins are very real. Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk’s managing editor for global policy and regulation, takes stock.

By Nikhilesh DeOkt 21, 2021

Podcasts

Is Crypto Really a Threat to Financial Stability?

By Dan Ilett, Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson, Benjamin Schiller, Danny BradburyOkt 21, 2021

Policy

NFT Artist Brian Frye Wants You to Steal This Article

Frye is for plagiarism, against copyright and sort of neutral on securities law.

By Daniel KuhnOkt 21, 2021

SEC No-Action Letter Request 2: The #NFT (Brian Frye/OpenSea)

Policy

In Defense of OCC Nominee Saule Omarova

Right-wing critics have dismissed the Cornell academic as a dangerous socialist. But her actual views bear more investigation.

By Raúl CarrilloOkt 21, 2021

Cornell University Professor Saule Omarova (Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs)

Policy

The View From Brussels: How the EU Plans to Regulate Crypto

European Parliament member Eva Kaili says Facebook’s libra announcement in 2019 catalyzed lawmakers into action on digital assets.

By Sandali HandagamaOkt 20, 2021

Policy

Some NFTs Are Probably Illegal. Does the SEC Care?

Commissioner Hester Peirce has words of advice for NFT makers and platforms.

By Will GottsegenOkt 20, 2021

Policy

Contango Conmigo: Why a Bitcoin Futures ETF Could Be a Bloody Ride

Regulators maintain the futures market is a lower-risk way to list bitcoin. But there’s a major catch.

By David Z. MorrisOkt 20, 2021

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