Regulation


Policy

SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF for Second Time

The U.S. markets regular has rejected a score of ETF applications for products that invest directly in bitcoin while approving a number of funds tracking the BTC futures market.

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Opinion

Crypto Gets the Regulation It Deserves

Crypto services may need to look more like the institutions regulators are already familiar with. Rather than saying they deserve to be part of the financial system, they’ll need to show it.

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Opinion

How Industry Can Prevent the Crypto Winter From Becoming an Ice Age

Recognizing that crypto has to be regulated as part of the regular economy is a first step to arguing for rules tailored to its unique innovations, says John Rizzo.

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Opinion

The Pluses and Minuses of Regulating Crypto as Gambling

Let's face it, a lot of crypto trading is more like gambling than investing. So why not regulate the industry that way? JP Koning says there are benefits and demerits to the idea.

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Consensus Magazine

The Bizarre (Sort of) Bipartisanship of the Crypto Congress

A who's who of politicians who matter for crypto in the nation's capital. By Jeff Wilser.

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Opinion

Congress and Crypto Season 4: An Uphill Battle

Crypto policy efforts would make great TV, Ron Hammond, director of government relations for the Blockchain Association, writes.

The crypto industry's cast of characters on Capitol Hill are in the midst of the most consequential policy conversations to date. (Kyle Head/Unsplash)

Opinion

How Self-Regulation Can Help Crypto Thrive

Successfully implementing self-regulation in the blockchain ecosystem is imperative, no matter what decisions and laws external forces might make, says Miguel Morel, founder and CEO of blockchain analytics company Arkham Intelligence.

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Opinion

Sweeping Crypto Regulation? First Update the Bank Secrecy Act

The BSA’s surveillance framework is ingrained within U.S. regulators’ compliance culture – but it doesn't work for crypto.

Legislators are proposing sweeping crypto regulations, Mark Lurie writes for CoinDesk's Policy Week. (Orjan F. Ellingvag/Corbis via Getty Images)