Regulations
Thoughts From Davos
The crypto industry showed up in force at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

The Crypto Community Says the UK's FCA Is Finally Starting to Listen
The British regulatory agency's first CryptoSprint was focused on digital asset information disclosure, custody and other regulatory obligations.

The Curious Case of Coinbase's India Communications Strategy
Reverberations remain from the company's ill-fated Indian launch.

US Fed Vice Chair Says Digital Dollar Would Take 5 Years to Launch
The Federal Reserve’s Lael Brainard says it will take years to build a U.S. CBDC and that the project can only start once Congress and the White House sign off.

After Armstrong Tweet, India's Crypto Policy Body Says No Contempt of Court Challenge vs. RBI
The Coinbase CEO last month suggested the RBI's "shadow ban" of crypto exchanges violated a Supreme Court ruling.

Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
The public is already served well by private-sector tokens, the USDC stablecoin issuer said in a comment letter to the central bank.

FTX’s Bankman-Fried Pitches CFTC on Directly Clearing Customers’ Crypto Swaps
The crypto exchange’s founder and CEO made his case at a Washington, D.C., roundtable, while mainstream derivatives firms painted his ideas as dangerous.

OCC Chief Hsu: Crypto Industry Has Unhealthy ‘Dependency on Hype’
The acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has worked to limit banks’ involvement in cryptocurrencies.

US Senators Lummis and Gillibrand Set to Propose Crypto Oversight Bill Next Month
The bipartisan duo hope their bill to establish guardrails around the digital assets industry could get votes as soon as next year.

ECB Warns That Crypto Risks Could Spill Over Into Wider Economy
Given the increasing risks of crypto, it is important to bring it into the regulatory perimeter as a matter of urgency, the European Central Bank said in a report.
