Regulation


Policy

Ava Labs CEO Calls for Crypto Regulators Who Can Read and Audit Code

Emin Gün Sirer, whose company developed the Avalanche (AVAX) layer-1 blockchain, addressed the annual Cornell Blockchain conference on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.

Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Most Intense Consensus Ever Seeks Everyone’s Voice

This year’s CoinDesk Consensus event, which will bring key policy and technical debates to the forefront, is especially important. While the withdrawal of a handful of previously agreed-upon speaking assignments undermines full representation on both sides of the issues, non-U.S. jurisdiction involvement will make 2023's Consensus one to remember, writes CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Receives License to Operate in Bermuda

In March, the company was reported to be exploring options to launch an offshore platform.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Opinion

Is Europe’s MiCA a Template for Global Crypto Regulation?

Formally enacted Thursday, the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation is the most comprehensive framework of its kind. How will it influence how non-EU states regulate digital assets?

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Policy

CFTC Adviser Chris Perkins Says U.S. Risks Falling Behind in Crypto

Perkins, who is also president of VC CoinFund, published a set of 10 regulatory principles that form the basis of his advocacy role with the CFTC.

CoinFund President Chris Perkins (CoinFund)

Finance

Russia Plans to Mine Crypto for Cross-Border Deals, Says Central Bank

International sanctions have been imposed on the country to exclude it from the U.S. dollar-powered global payment infrastructure.

Elvira Nabiullina, Bank of Russia chief

Opinion

The Big Issues of Stablecoin Issuance

Here are the key issues as the House Financial Services Committee hears testimony about stablecoin regulation.

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Opinion

What DeFi Must Sacrifice to Appease Regulators

The “internet financial system” is a pro-compliance, but pro-privacy framework to build crypto protocols which satisfy regulators and consumers.

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)

Opinion

Centralized Stablecoins Are Problematic. Is a Decentralized Alternative on the Way?

USDC and USDT both have issues that truly decentralized, blockchain-based protocols are designed to solve.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)