Regulation


Policy

As House Panel Kicks Tires on Stablecoin Bill, Old-School Finance Giants Reveal Shift

In a U.S. congressional hearing on the new House stablecoin bill, witnesses including BNY and a Wall Street super-lawyer further show a tradfi arrival.

French HIll will be the next chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. Residents Missed as Much as $2.6B in Potential Revenue From Geoblocked Airdrops

The U.S. government lost as much as $1.4 billion in potential tax revenue, a report from Dragonfly found.

Chart showing range of airdrop values, U.S. residents' shares.

Finance

Coinbase Plans India Comeback After Securing Regulatory Registration With FIU

The crypto exchange started withdrawing from the country in 2022 due to regulatory pressure.

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Policy

El Salvador Signs Crypto Regulation Agreement With Paraguay

El Salvador had previously entered an agreement with Argentina.

Juan Carlos Reyes of the National Commission of Digital Assets in El Salvador (CNAD)

Policy

U.S. SEC's Acting Chair Walking Back Agency Proposal on Crypto Trading Platforms

The securities regulator's long-delayed rule expanding the scope of regulated exchanges shouldn't have tried to include crypto, Mark Uyeda argues.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says He'll Hire 1,000 in U.S. as Crypto Tide Turns

Brian Armstrong said recent policy shifts warrant a new push in the U.S., and president's working group chief Hines said Trump is delivering on crypto promises.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

Utah One Vote Away, But Some States Fail to Break Through on Crypto Stakes

Five states' crypto efforts faltered as Texas advances and Utah nears a final vote, leaving the state-level push for digital asset reserves with mixed results.

Texas state senate's Business and Commerce Committee

Policy

U.S. Treasury's New Crypto Point Person Says Stablecoin Law a Good First Goal

Tyler Williams, an ex-industry lawyer hired as crypto counselor for Treasury Secretary Bessent, said there's a ton of inside work to be done in the department.

U.S. Treasury Department's Tyler Williams, crypto counselor

Policy

U.S. House Committee Advances Effort to Erase IRS' DeFi Tax Rule

A joint resolution in Congress seeks to reverse a December move by the IRS to impose a tax regime in DeFi, and the House has taken the first steps to do that.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

One of 2 Remaining Democrats at U.S. CFTC Will Exit When New Chair Arrives

As the crypto industry awaits a surge in digital assets authority at the U.S. derivatives agency, Democrat Christy Goldsmith Romero plans to depart.

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)