Regulations


Policy

South Africa Adds Crypto Businesses to List of Accountable Institutions

Crypto exchange and custody businesses are among entities that will have to identify and keep records for new and existing clients.

South Africa (Jacques Nel/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Exchanges Nexo and Gemini Expand to Italy, Register With Regulator

Entry into Italy's registry for virtual currency operators is mandatory to operate in the country.

Rome, Italy (Caleb Miller/Unsplash)

Policy

Bitcoin's Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto Is on 'Road to Irrelevance'

Crypto regulation can be misunderstood as approval, the officials at the European Central Bank said.

(Raimund Linke/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Crypto, NFT Providers Must Report Tax Details Under Leaked EU Plan

A draft bill seen by CoinDesk also covers stablecoins, derivatives and companies outside the bloc.

Palais Berlaymont with the flags of Europe. (Getty Images)

Policy

EU’s MiCA Crypto Law Would Have Stopped FTX's Malpractice, Officials Say

Some lawmakers worry if the crypto regulations that have been agreed to in principle are tough enough to stem wider structural problems in the industry.

A European Parliament committee discusses FTX collapse. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Singapore's Financial Regulator Defends Itself After FTX Blowup

Singapore state fund Temasek’s investment in FTX caused "reputational damage," but “it is the nature of investment and risk-taking,” said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Singapore's Parliament House (Getty Images)

Finance

Prosecutors Seeking Arrest Warrant for Terraform Labs' Daniel Shin: Yonhap

Terraform Labs' co-founder is being charged with taking illegal profits and violating the Electronic Financial Transaction Act, according to media reports.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Called to FTX Hearing by Texas Securities Regulator

The Texas State Securities Board has been investigating FTX US since October.

Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance, Coinbase Among Crypto Firms Questioned by US Senator After FTX Mess

Ron Wyden, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to crypto companies demanding answers about their consumer protection practices.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Policy

BlockFi Joins the Bankruptcy Parade

The crypto lender’s financial woes are well known. Now we have a better sense of the severity.

BlockFi advertisement in Washington D.C.'s Union Station (CoinDesk archives)