Policy


Policy

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Limit Bitcoin Miners' Participation in Demand Response Programs

Bill likely to fail in the House, says miner Marathon Digital.

(Pete Alexopoulos/Unsplash)

Policy

Bank of England Targets 30-Strong Team for Digital Currency: Report

Among the positions available are digital pound security architect and digital pound solutions architect.

The Bank of England is reportedly hiring 30 people to develop a national digital currency. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners Unanimously Passes Committee Vote

Texas is a major hub for bitcoin miners, many of whom have taken advantage of demand response programs the legislation looks to curb.

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Policy

French Crypto Influencer Ban Will Harm Country’s Attractiveness, Industry Group Says

Proposals to stop social-media stars promoting unlicensed companies were approved by the National Assembly Thursday.

Paris, France

Finance

CFTC Could Force Binance to Cease U.S. Operations as Part of Settlement: Bernstein

The crypto exchange will look to safeguard its dominant international business, which is its cash cow, the report said.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar

The putative presidential candidate’s legislation to ban a CBDC at the state level is constitutionally unworkable. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Policy

Brian Brooks: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks

The former acting head of the OCC said federal regulators are working together to keep crypto assets out of the U.S. banking system.

Brian Brooks in 2021 (CoinDesk TV)

Policy

U.S. DOJ Was Investigating Signature Bank's Work With Crypto Clients: Bloomberg

Prosecutors were looking at the crypto-friendly bank before regulators seized it, people familiar told Bloomberg.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. Justice Dept. Appeals New York Judge’s Decision to Approve Voyager’s Sale to Binance.US

The appeal comes just one day after Judge Michael Wiles gave Voyager Digital the go-ahead to sell its assets to Binance.US.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)