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Regulations
State of Crypto: What Regulators Said at Consensus 2021
Regulators are getting more involved in crypto, or so they said at this year's Consensus event.

White House Cyber Adviser Highlights Potential for Misuse of Crypto
Carole House, the National Security Council’s director of cybersecurity, said crypto developers failed to hardcode necessary guardrails.

FinCEN's New Head Says Controversial Trump-Era Crypto Proposal Is Still Pending
"Nothing's been decided," says Michael Mosier, the former Chainalysis counsel who became acting head of the financial crime-fighting agency this year.

South Korea’s Crypto Legal Framework Is Insufficient, Lawmaker Says
Kim Byung-wook said he believes the crypto industry is unique and different from traditional finance.

Enforcing KYC, AML Laws Is Key to Reducing Ransomware Attacks: Task Force
Existing AML/KYC laws could reduce ransomware proliferation, but it would require an international effort.

South Korea's Top Financial Regulator Suggests All Crypto Exchanges Could Be Shut Down
Eun Sung-soo, head of South Korea's chief financial services regulator, said no crypto exchange had applied for its VASP license.

South Korea Kicks Off New Crackdown on Illicit Crypto Activities
The government's "special enforcement period" stems from a new crypto-related law that took effect this year.

State of Crypto: Unpacking Hester Peirce's Newest Safe Harbor Proposal
The revised Token Safe Harbor proposal defines what a successful project would look like.

CipherTrace Wants to Introduce DEXs to Sanctions Compliance
The new tool uses an oracle on Chainlink to spot crypto wallet addresses on government watchlists.

Abkhazia Bans Bitcoin Mining Shortly After Legalizing It
The troubled economy and extremely cheap electricity of Abkhazia attracted bitcoin mining, but now the government is cracking down.
