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Stablecoins Pose 'Existential Threat' to Policy Sovereignty, Says India Central Bank Official: Report

"If large stablecoins are linked to some other currency, there is a risk of dollarization," RBI Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar has said.

The Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)

Policy

EU Securities Agency Issues First Batch of Detailed Crypto Rules Under MiCA Law

Consultations cover authorization and conflict-of-interest rules for crypto companies under the landmark digital assets regulation

(Udo Pohlmann/Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Asks Crypto Industry for Tax Guidance

In a letter made public on Tuesday, Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Mike Crapo sought cryptocurrency industry comment around nine topics.

The new Congress will arrive for work at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

South Korea Wants Companies to Disclose Crypto Holdings

Under draft rules, companies that issue or own crypto will have to make disclosures in their financial statements starting next year.

Seoul at dusk with Lotte Tower and mountains in background

Policy

Coinbase Goes to Court Against the SEC

Coinbase and the SEC will meet in court this week (for a pre-motion hearing). Here’s what we’re watching.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft

The DOJ alleged that Shakeeb Ahmed stole $9 million from a crypto exchange that operates on Solana, through a flash loan attack last year.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

Policy

EU’s Metaverse Vision Focuses on Standards, Governance and Funding

The EU isn’t proposing new laws but could spend hundreds of millions on research into virtual worlds.

The EU Data Act has raised smart contract fears (Pixabay)

Policy

UK Treasury Starts Consultation on Five-Year Digital Securities Trial

The pilot will relax regulations for digital bonds and equities – but not unbacked crypto, like bitcoin or ether.

The UK Treasury is testing DLT securities (Chris James/Flickr)

Policy

Dubai Regulator Suspends Crypto Exchange BitOasis' Conditional License

BitOasis said it's working closely with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to fulfil the conditions.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Can’t Be Used as Money Due to ‘Inherent Flaws,’ BIS Tells G20

Central bankers, wary of displacing their own fiat currencies, pointed to the past year's prominent hacks and collapses.

BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.