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Política

LBRY Sold Tokens as Securities, Federal Judge Rules

The SEC sued LBRY last March on allegations it sold its native LBC token in violation of federal securities laws.

A federal judge ruled for the SEC in its case against LBRY on Monday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Política

CBDCs May Need Global Regulation, EU Commissioner Says

Paolo Gentiloni says a series of international agreements may be needed to stop state-backed digital currencies from infringing on countries' sovereignty.

EU Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Política

Ex-House Speaker, Former Justice Official Join US Policy Crew Assembled by Paradigm

Former lawmakers and officials from both U.S. parties will join academic and political leaders in a new council meant to advise on crypto policy after the midterm elections.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Política

CBDCs Could Reduce FX Transaction Speeds to 10 Seconds, NY Fed Says

The New York Fed simulated foreign exchange transactions using a distributed ledger to test for improvements over the current system.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Política

UK Lawmakers Will Hold Inquiry to Explore NFT Regulation

U.K. members of Parliament are afraid that NFT speculation may be a "bubble."

(Chris Lawton/Unsplash)

Política

EU Delays Vote on MiCA Crypto Legislation Until February

Technical issues in the lengthy text could delay the start of the licensing regime set out in the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation.

The European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)

Política

Singapore Approves In-Principle License for Crypto Fund Manager Hashkey

The license from the central bank will allow Hashkey Capital's local arm to conduct fund management services.

Singapore (Unsplash)

Finanças

Circle Begins Putting Reserves Into New BlackRock Fund

The assets backing Circle Internet Financial’s USDC will finish moving into an SEC-regulated money market fund early next year.

Circle (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Política

Canada Announces Crypto, Stablecoin Consultation in New Budget Statement

Federal government plans to examine crypto, which it said is "transforming financial systems" around the world.

Canada Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (Carlos Tischler/Getty Images)

Política

UK Powers to Regulate Crypto Ads Approved by Lawmaker Committee

All kinds of unregistered crypto providers could also be outlawed by the rules – not just stablecoin issuers.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)