Regulation


Policy

Indian Finance Minister Says Crypto Regulation Should Be an International Priority

The country will host next year's G-20 summit and thus help shape the agenda.

Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman (IMF Photo/Cliff Owen)

Policy

Crypto Regulation Will Be a Priority for G-20 Under India Presidency, Official Says

India is set to take over the presidency of the intergovernmental group for one year starting in December.

The Internet and Mobile Association of India has disbanded its body representing India's crypto industry. (Laurentiu Morariu/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Myth of ‘Regulatory Clarity’

Regulators should give crypto industry builders and market participants more choice in the rules they follow.

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Opinion

Save Billions by Using the Blockchain to Distribute Federal Disaster Relief Money

Using blockchain to facilitate disbursements would bring American taxpayers massive savings.

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Opinion

4 Questions That Will Determine the Future of Retail Trading

Crypto is resistant to neat classifications like securities, commodities and cash – and that will likely continue as the industry expands into new business lines.

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Policy

UK Crypto-Focused Parliament Group Calls on New PM Sunak to Clarify Crypto Policies

The group’s chair said on Tuesday that firms in the U.K. “desperately need clarity” over the country’s approach to crypto policy.

MP Lisa Cameron, chair of the U.K. Parliament’s digital assets group. (Richard Townshend/Wikimedia)

Opinion

Is SBF Right About DeFi Regulation?

The FTX founder was roundly criticized for his crypto-regulatory proposals. But the so-called effective altruist is just being practical.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Means Absolutely Nothing Without Censorship Resistance

The battle for how to regulate cryptocurrency might handicap the entire value proposition if we simply apply the same old rules to a new way of moving money around.

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