Regulation


Policy

Dubai Issues Rules for Security, Derivatives Tokens

The regulator also plans to roll out rules for exchange and utility tokens as well as stablecoins.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Policy

Ant Group, Tencent Change NFT References to ‘Digital Collectibles’: Report

NFTs appear to be facing regulatory heat in China.

People's Bank of China headquarters, Beijing. (Max12Max/Wikimmedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Firm Crypterium Secures FCA Registration

The registration makes sure that as Brexit measures kick in, Crypterium can continue to provide crypto wallet services to customers in the U.K.

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Markets

Saudi Central Bank Mulls Blockchain for Finance, Rejects Phasing Out Cash: Report

Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to experiment with a CBDC.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)

Finance

Trump Banking Regulator Determined Banks Should Be Allowed to Trade Crypto: Report

But the OCC staff’s ruling was never made public.

Donald Trump

Policy

The US Needs a Dedicated Crypto Regulator

The current hodgepodge of regulators isn’t cutting it.

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Policy

Why US Policymakers Should Embrace Web 3

Three words: progress, opportunity and inclusion.

(Jorge Alcala/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Is ‘DeFi Regulation’ an Oxymoron?

Engaging with regulators is more likely to keep DeFi healthy than pretending they don’t exist.

Crowd of people on network connection lines.

Finance

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

The key is getting decentralized identity right.

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

Markets

Valkyrie’s ETF Debut Soured by Falling Bitcoin Market

A new exchange-traded fund is joining the race to attract stock market investors looking for bitcoin exposure. But out of the gate on Friday, the ETF’s share price was tracking bitcoin lower.

The Ride of the Valkyries.