Regulations


Policy

US Risk Watchdog Asks Congress to Name Crypto Spot Market Regulator

The Treasury-led Financial Stability Oversight Council has responded to President Joe Biden’s executive order with calls for greater regulatory reach into markets, crypto firms’ affiliates and outside service providers.

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Policy

CFTC Charges Digitex Founder Adam Todd With Running Illegal Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform

The regulator said Todd failed to register his service as a futures trading platform with the agency.

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Policy

Don’t Penalize Crypto in Banking Rules, Futures Industry Group Says

Planned capital requirements for bitcoin could undermine financial reforms and make it harder to curb risks, a group representing the futures industry is to tell the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Financial market traders are lobbying for gentler crypto rules (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Policy

Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Crypto Companies Effective Immediately

The new regulations also require crypto custody platforms, mining pools and individual miners to pay monthly fees to the government.

Uzbekistan imposes new monthly fees for crypto firms. (Snowscat/Unsplash)

Finance

Elon Musk Was Mulling Creating a Blockchain-Based Social Media Firm Before Offering to Buy Twitter

A series of text messages released as part of ongoing litigation over the failed Twitter deal reveals the billionaire's vision for a social media platform that would charge users to put short messages on a blockchain.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Banks’ Crypto Asset Holdings May Be Just 0.01% of Total Risk Exposure, Basel Study Finds

The first survey of its kind may influence crucial global standards on bank capital for crypto.

Los reguladores están estudiando qué normas bancarias deberían aplicarse a las criptomonedas. (Wang Yukun/Getty Images)

Policy

California Moves Forward to Allow Vital Records to be Issued on Blockchain

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law this week that establishes a blockchain option for delivering individuals’ records, such as birth and marriage certificates

California state Sen. Robert Hertzberg (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Policy

Texas Objects to Celsius Plan to Fund Operations With Stablecoin Sales

Celsius had asked for permission to sell millions in stablecoins to fund itself, but Texas is arguing the bankruptcy court should reject the request.

Alex Mashinsky, fundador y CEO de Celsius Network, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Money Laundering via Metaverse, DeFi, NFTs Targeted by EU Lawmakers’ Latest Draft

An emerging compromise may subject those who govern decentralized autonomous organizations to extra requirements.

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Policy

Peer-to-Peer Validation for Digital Euro Might Not Be Feasible, ECB Says

The central bank will soon start developing a rulebook for its CBDC initiative.

The European Central Bank is revealing more details of its plans for a digital euro. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images)