State of Crypto


Policy

US Policymakers Are Still Evaluating Stablecoins

Consumer protections are front and center in questions lawmakers have about stablecoins.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

The SEC Still Doesn’t Like Spot Bitcoin ETFs

The latest rejection shows how far the bitcoin ETF war has left to go.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

The Crypto Industry Isn’t Too Thrilled About Biden’s Big Policy Moves

Crypto lobbyists now face two problematic tax provisions and some debatable recommendations on stablecoin regulation.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Policy

The US Treasury’s Stablecoin Report Would Treat Issuers Like Banks, but Doesn’t Address How

The U.S. government’s stablecoin report is finally out. Bank regulators are having a big day.

U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Everyone Wants Crypto Regulations – On Their Terms

The industry is speaking, but lawmakers may not be listening.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

What to Make of the First Bitcoin Futures ETF Launch

We got the bitcoin futures ETF. Is this the real thing?

Gary Gensler looms large. (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Biden Wants to Know More About Crypto

The Biden administration’s approach to crypto continues to take shape, and it still doesn’t look like any sort of outright ban is on the table.

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Policy

The US Inches Closer to Stablecoin Rules

The question now shifts from “How will the U.S. government regulate stablecoins?” to “What will stablecoin issuers have to do?”

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Policy

Crypto Regulation, Ransomware and OFAC’s Rise

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has quietly been very busy.

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Policy

Witness the Rise of the Crypto Nominee

Nominees for federal office are increasingly coming with crypto knowledge.

Rostin Behnam, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from left, Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Jelena McWilliams, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, walk to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 21, 2021. President Biden is meeting with the nation's top financial regulators for an update on the state of the country's financial systems and institutions. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images