Regulation


Policy

Spanish Banks Are Preparing to Offer Crypto Services: Report

The Bank of Spain said in June it would provide instructions for entities wishing to register to provide crypto services. They’re still waiting.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Kazakhstan to Limit Power for Crypto Mining to 100 MW Nationwide

New mines will have to consume less than 1 MW over two years in what has become the world’s second-largest bitcoin mining country.

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Policy

India’s Securities Regulator Warns Advisers Against Dealing in Unregulated Assets

SEBI cautioned investment advisers to not deal in unregulated assets, including digital gold.

SEBI Bhavan, head office of Securities and Exchange Board of India in Mumbai. (Jimmy vikas/Wikimedia Commons)

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.

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.

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Policy

NFT Artist Brian Frye Wants You to Steal This Article

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

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.

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

Policy

Australian Senate Committee Calls for New Rules for Crypto

The committee wants regulations that will make the country more competitive in the crypto industry with other jurisdictions.

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Markets

Valkyrie Secures Go-Ahead for Bitcoin Futures ETF

The crypto-native fund manager is the third sponsor of a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund to clear all regulatory hurdles.

The Ride of the Valkyries.

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.

Eva Kalli (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)