Regulation


Finance

Binance Secures Registration in Spain Through Its Moon Tech Subsidiary

The company can now offer crypto trading and custody services in the country.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Ethics Watchdog Bars US Government Employees From Writing Crypto Policy if Invested

A new legal advisory from the Office of Government Ethics bars federal workers who own crypto from working on policies that could influence the value of their digital assets.

White House (Suzy Brooks/Unsplash)

Policy

Huobi Tech Subsidiary Is Granted US Money Transfer License

The license opens the door for the brokerage unit to offer cryptocurrency transactions in the future.

Huobi moves forward with plans to enter the U.S. market. (Aaron Burden/Unsplash)

Policy

Singapore's Central Bank Weighs Further Safeguards on Retail Crypto Trading

The Monetary Authority of Singapore may introduce rules on the use of leverage in crypto transactions.

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Finance

New York Environmental Regulators Deny Greenidge’s Power Plant Permit

Greenidge Generation has been in hot water with environmentalists for its use of fossil fuels to power its bitcoin mining operation on New York’s Seneca Lake.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

States, Not Congress, Will Lead Crypto Regulation, Says Legal Expert

States could move faster to keep pace with a changing market, said Jarrod Loadholt, a partner at Ice Miller Public Affairs Group.

State financial regulators will implement crypto regulations before Congress does, Jarrod Loadholt, a partner at Ice Miller Public Affairs Group, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover." (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Policy

SEC Rejects Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application

Grayscale has said it was prepared for “all possible post-ruling scenarios."

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Videos

Bitcoin Hovers Around $20K Level

TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman shares his bitcoin price analysis, noting that despite a decline in trading volume amid the bear market, bitcoin is still holding onto the $20,000 level, saying it’s “the bright side of the bearishness.” Plus, a discussion about DeFi regulation and MicroStrategy’s recent $10 million BTC purchase.

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Opinion

Why the Crypto Crash Will Accelerate Regulatory Action

Recent events that have sent digital assets deeper into a bear market may also instill lawmakers with a new urgency to address issues that have been gnawing at the industry.

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