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Janet Yellen Lays Out 5 Lessons That Apply to Treasury’s Work on Digital Assets

In her first speech on digital assets, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted several lessons she believes apply to the Treasury’s work on digital assets: how the financial system “benefits from responsible innovation,” how regulation needs to keep up with innovation, how rules should focus on the risks of activities rather than technologies and more.

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Policy

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Calls Crypto 'Transformative' in Wide-Ranging Speech

The U.S. official addressed CBDCs, stablecoins and regulations.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Rules Should Match Traditional Financial System, Yellen to Say Thursday

The U.S. Treasury secretary will deliver her first speech aimed at the digital assets industry.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to deliver her first speech Thursday to focus on digital assets. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

SEC Approves Teucrium's Bitcoin Futures ETF

Teucrium's approval may hint at a future spot bitcoin ETF approval.

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Policy

Top US Lawmaker Proposes Sweeping Stablecoin Regulation Framework

The Stablecoin TRUST Act would give stablecoin issuers a variety of regulatory regimes to abide by, but enforce disclosure and redemption requirements.

U.S. Sen. Patrick Toomey introduced the "Stablecoin TRUST Act" on Wednesday. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

Lawmakers Keep Mentioning Privacy in CBDC Discussions

How lawmakers approach privacy with central bank digital currencies differ, but the fact remains they're very frequently now raising the issue.

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Policy

Treasury's Yellen to Deliver First Speech on Crypto in US Economy

The U.S. official will discuss policy and regulation in a speech in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Janet Yellen will deliver her first speech on crypto this week. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Wall Street Watchdog Cautions Banks on Trading Crypto Derivatives

OCC Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu said he's working with global regulators to find "a consistent, careful and cautious approach to bank involvement in crypto."

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CFTC Chief Says FTX Plan Could Make Crypto Markets 'More Efficient'

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam said he didn't yet support FTX's proposal to directly settle margined crypto trades, but said he must support "responsible innovation."

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Europe’s Landmark Crypto Regulation Is Advancing, but New Privacy Rules May Be More Important

European officials will vote on rules restricting anonymous crypto transactions later this week.

European Parliament building (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)