Regulations


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World Regulators Are Looking at DeFi

The U.S. Treasury Department and French central bank published reports looking at DeFi risks and providing recommendations for mitigating them.

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Sen. Warren, Rep. AOC Ask Circle, BlockFi Why They Banked at SVB

The lawmakers are asking 14 firms about SVB’s “white glove” treatment of some of its largest depositors.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (left) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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France Publishes Metaverse Consultation, Seeking Alternative to Dominance by Web Giants

The economic ministry is interested in the virtual worlds' impact on privacy, health and the environment

French President Emmanuel Macron (Jacques Paquier/Flickr)

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Wyoming Defends ‘Legitimacy’ of Its Crypto Charter Framework in Custodia Lawsuit

The state's attorney general claims the Kansas City Fed’s decision to deny Custodia’s master account rests partly on “perceived inadequacies in Wyoming’s laws and regulations.”

Wyoming (Pascal Bernardon/Unsplash)

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Stablecoin Issuers, Conglomerates Targeted by IMF After Crypto's 'Rough Year'

FTX and banking sector collapses show the need for stronger consumer protection, governance norms, the agency said.

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SEC Is Adding Attorneys to Crypto Enforcement Unit

The hiring is a sign of the Securities and Exchange Commission's increased regulation of digital assets.

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

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DeFi Could Be Forced to Incorporate and Certify, French Central Bank Says

Regulators are seeking to extend EU laws to cover decentralized structures in finance.

French regulators are considering how to treat decentralized finance. (Alexander Kagan/Unsplash)

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Do Kwon's Millions Are Not in South Korea, Prosecutors Say: Report

South Korea has requested the extradition of the Terraform Labs CEO after his recent arrest in Montenegro.

Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

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Robinhood Faces $10.2M Penalty From Multiple U.S. States Over Technical Failures, Investor Harm

The settlement follows an investigation into Robinhood platform outages in March 2020 spearheaded by a regulators in seven states including California and Alabama.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

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U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money

The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.

U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)