Regulations


Policy

France's Markets Regulator Backs Global Rules for DeFi

The AMF wants industry stakeholders to contribute to a discussion about its views on supervising DeFi, DAOs and associated risks.

The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Market Regulatory Uncertainty Overshadows Blockchain Development: Bank of America

The bank said it expects blockchain infrastructure and tokenization to transform financial and non-financing infrastructure and markets over the next five to 10 years.

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Policy

Judge Signs Off on Binance, SEC Deal to Move All U.S. Customer Funds, Wallet Keys Back Onshore in Lieu of Restraining Order

The proposed agreement addresses the SEC's motion for a temporary restraining order.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress

The U.S. derivatives regulator has scheduled a June 26 meeting to discuss starting another review to evaluate whether to approve Kalshi’s event contracts.

Kalshi will have a prediction contract weighed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Banking Watchdog Makes Case for Tokenization, Just Not on Public Blockchains

OCC chief Michael Hsu – a crypto critic – argued asset tokenization is the future, but he said centralized efforts are the way ahead.

Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Enforcement Director: 'We're Not Concerned With the Labels' in Crypto Cases

Gurbir Grewal spoke about the SEC's recent actions during a panel Friday.

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (right) (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tether’s Banking Relationships, Commercial Paper Exposure Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents

Obtained by CoinDesk under a Freedom of Information Law request, the documents offer a rare but limited window into the reserves behind USDT, the crypto market’s largest stablecoin.

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Policy

Blockchain Anti-Counterfeiting Trials ‘Promising,’ EU Agency Says

The European Union's intellectual property office EUIPO wants traders and customs authorities to use open-source tools to authenticate branded goods.

Blockchain could halt fakes in global trade, the EUIPO believes. (Steve Gibson/Flickr)

Policy

Binance Under Investigation in France for 'Aggravated' Money Laundering

Binance is suspected of illegally providing digital asset services to local customers, and implementing poor money laundering checks, the Paris public prosecutor told CoinDesk.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments

An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.

Francesca Hopwood Road, directora del Innovation Hub London Centre del BPI.