State of Crypto

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State of Crypto: Congress Takes One Step Closer to Regulatory Clarity

A bipartisan bill addressing cryptocurrencies made it through the House of Representatives. Next up: the Senate.

By Nikhilesh DeApr 27, 2021

The Senate is now looking at a bill that would evaluate cryptocurrency regulation within the U.S.

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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.

By Nikhilesh DeApr 20, 2021

A safe harbor would give crypto startups some breathing room as they launched their projects.

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What Coinbase’s Rise Says to the World

Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq sends a powerful signal of legitimacy to the U.S. crypto community, as well as to the crypto-curious in the traditional financial sector.

By Nikhilesh DeApr 13, 2021

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State of Crypto: The IRS Sets Its Sights on Circle

The IRS has issued a John Doe summons to Circle, in a repeat of its collection of Coinbase customer information. What has changed since then?

By Nikhilesh DeApr 6, 2021

The IRS wanted to know about Coinbase's customers a few years ago. Now it's looking at Circle (and Poloniex, which hasn't been part of Circle since 2019).

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State of Crypto: FATF's New Guidance Takes Aim at DeFi

The Financial Action Task Force addressed DeFi and NFTs in its new proposed draft guidance, but its new definitions might be extremely broad.

By Nikhilesh DeMar 30, 2021

(Hervé Cortinat/OECD, modified by CoinDesk)

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State of Crypto: What’s Next for the OCC?

The OCC published a number of crypto-friendly pieces of guidance last year. The next head of this banking regulator could undo this work.

By Nikhilesh DeMar 23, 2021

President Joe Biden should nominate a new head for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the coming weeks.

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State of Crypto: NYDFS Hackathon Is 'Testament' to Crypto's Growth

NYDFS held a two-week event with crypto industry participants to evaluate ways of upgrading its data collection tools and practices.

By Nikhilesh DeMar 16, 2021

A depiction of NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell, commissioned as part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2020 series.

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State of Crypto: It's Time to Talk About NFTs and Intellectual Property Law

NFTs are all the rage right now, but buyers and sellers should be aware of the different regulatory frameworks that might govern these assets.

By Nikhilesh DeMar 9, 2021

This isn't an NFT, but let's face it you wouldn't be surprised if it had been.

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State of Crypto: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler Could Differ From Predecessor Jay Clayton

Gary Gensler will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to lead the SEC.

By Nikhilesh DeMar 2, 2021

Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler will appear for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee today.

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State of Crypto: The US Government Keeps Mentioning Terrorism

Congress is holding a hearing on financing for domestic terrorism this week. What role will bitcoin play?

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 23, 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has brought up crypto's use in terrorism on three different occasions since Jan. 6, 2021.

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