Regulation


Policy

Taiwan Approves 24 Crypto Platforms, Including WOO Network, for AML Compliance

Taipei is bringing crypto into its regulatory fold.

Taipei, Taiwan, skyline. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Fed Vice Chair Brainard Calls for Crypto-Specific Regulations, Notes Stablecoin Risks

While crypto "has all the same risks that we’re very familiar with from traditional finance,” its quirks need tailored solutions, Lael Brainard said.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Australia Lands Former BlackRock Director as New CEO

Laura Mercurio also worked with Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank.

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Policy

Crypto Exchange Upbit Publishes Token Listing, Delisting Procedure After Government Pressure

Tokens listed on Upbit, South Korea’s largest exchange by trading volume, see major market movements.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Layer 2

As the Gun Market Moves to Crypto, Deeply Private Owners Reveal More Than They May Know

Lobbyists don’t want the government to track guns with a registry but the blockchains driving crypto act like one. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Sin Week.

Central Texas Gun Works, in January 2014, became the first firearms retailer to accept online payment in bitcoin. (Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images)

Opinion

Then They Fight You: Scenarios for Coming Crypto Regulation

U.S. regulators are clearly ready to impose rules on the crypto market. If crypto advocates are serious about all this, it’s time to quit messing around.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has signaled early and often that the vast majority of token projects fall under his purview. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Exchange FTX's CEO Visited White House Amid Regulatory Fight

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s regulatory team met with White House policy adviser Charlotte Butash in May.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

CoinSwitch CEO, in Wake of Searches by Indian Authorities, Says the Crypto Exchange Is 'Fully Cooperating'

Ashish Singhal also sought to clarify that the "engagement with the ED" is not about money laundering.

CoinSwitch Kuber COO and co-founder Vimal Sagar (left), co-founder and CTO Govind Soni and co-founder and CEO Ashish Singhal. (CoinSwitch Kuber)

Opinion

In Defense of Crypto Speculation

Crypto needs speculation. The higher it is, the greater the potential for disruption.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)