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Policy

Grayscale to Argue SEC’s Inconsistency as Bitcoin ETF Dispute Heads to Court

The company’s appeal of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of its bitcoin ETF will be argued in U.S. federal court next week in Washington, D.C.

Don Verrilli Jr. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Former FTX Engineering Director Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges: Reuters

Singh joins fellow ex-FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang in pleading guilty to charges. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to fraud and other charges and will face trial this fall.

Nishad Singh (LinkedIn)

Policy

Certain Banks' Crypto Exposure Dropped by 44% Globally in 2022 From Previous Year: BIS

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision endorsed in December rules that a bank's exposure to certain cryptocurrencies must not exceed 2%.

Agustin Carstens, directivo del BIS. (Stephen Jaffe/Getty Images)

Policy

DLT Not Efficient Enough to Power CBDCs: BOE’s Cunliffe

The Bank of England is experimenting with tokenizing assets for real estate sales as well as developing a digital pound, lawmakers were told.

The Bank of England's Jon Cunliffe (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)

Opinion

In Creating Better Web3 Experiences, Developers Must Anticipate Regulatory Scrutiny

New products must overcome both technical and regulatory hurdles.

Ignoring regulatory issues could be the downfall of some Web3 dapps. (urfinguss/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Banking Regulator to Propose Rules on Issuing, Holding Crypto

The U.K. government recently released a consultation on regulating the industry and a potential central bank digital currency.

The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)

Policy

Illinois Officials Pushing State Crypto Licensing to Emulate New York’s BitLicense

New bills to set up a digital assets regulation in Illinois are supported by the local regulator, as states continue to surge ahead of U.S. agencies on cryptocurrency efforts.

(Neal Kharawala/Unsplash)

Policy

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Plans to Let Customers of Its Nonbank Members Trade Crypto

The exchange is trying to meet the demand for digital assets while mitigating the risks.

(Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Metaverse Policy Should Consider Discrimination, Safety, Data Controls: Commission Official

The European Commission plans to set out policy on virtual worlds in May.

The European Commission in Brussels (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)