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State of Crypto: How Crypto Legislation Is Advancing
7.6.2025
Both the Senate stablecoin and the House market structure bills are on the cusp of key moves next week
State of Crypto: Someone Tried to Scam Me (Probably)
31.5.2025
I got a call from someone claiming to represent Coinbase, wanting to help me secure my account
State of Crypto: Consensus Toronto 2025 Reg Highlights
17.5.2025
Thousands of crypto folks descended upon Canada to talk shop
State of Crypto: Mapping Out the Senate Stablecoin Bill's Next Steps
10.5.2025
While the Senate failed to advance its stablecoin bill this week, it's not dead yet
State of Crypto: IRS Departures
3.5.2025
Seth Wilks and Raj Mukherjee, two IRS digital asset directors, are leaving the agency just over a year after joining it
Previewing the Canadian Election's Crypto Angle
23.4.2025
Canada's leading Prime Minister candidates aren't campaigning on crypto policies, but both have discussed the issue in the past
Unpacking the DOJ's Crypto Enforcement Memo
19.4.2025
Legal experts say it may not significantly alter the types of cases the DOJ brings
More SEC Case Updates
12.4.2025
Have you been sued or investigated by the SEC in a case that's now dropped? Please reach out
Why OFAC Delisted Tornado Cash
5.4.2025
The Treasury Department may not have had any choice but to remove its designation of the crypto mixer
The SEC's Crypto Course Reversal
1.3.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed a number of cases over the past few weeks
State of Crypto: Trump's Second First Week
25.1.2025
Donald Trump and the GOP hit the ground running in his first week as the new U.S. president
FSOC's Still Worried About Stablecoins
7.12.2024
The group's 2024 report once again highlighted FSOC's longstanding concerns about stablecoins
What Does Trump's Win Mean for Crypto?
15.11.2024
Donald Trump and the Republican Party at large had a strong 2024 election, winning the presidency, Senate and House. This almost certainly guarantees crypto legislation will advance and become law sometime in the next two years. It also heralds a potentially softer approach from regulators toward...
Here's Why Today's U.S. Election Matters for Crypto
5.11.2024
It is Election Day in the U.S. At some point in the coming hours, days and weeks, we'll know which major party wins control of the House of Representatives, the Senate and the White House. Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump might get most of the headlines, but which political...
Privacy as a Fundamental Human Right
29.10.2024
What role do privacy tools play in crypto, and how does this discussion develop? Those were some of the questions at a panel I moderated last week at the DC Privacy Summit
Andy Barr's 'Vision' for House Financial Services
22.10.2024
Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is one of the lawmakers running to succeed U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as the head of the Republican wing of the committee, which oversees regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and is responsible...
It's Possible You Shouldn't Tell Journalists About Your Wash Trading Biz
19.10.2024
Last week, the Department of Justice announced charges against over a dozen individuals and entities, arguing these market makers were actually wash trading funds and defrauding people
Crypto Usage Setting Records Amid Regulatory Uncertainty, A16z Says in Report
16.10.2024
The report highlights a dramatic increase in blockchain activity, with 220 million addresses interacting with the technology at least once in September, triple the number in late 2023
The DPRK's Deep Roots in Crypto
9.10.2024
Last week, CoinDesk's Sam Kessler reported that developers and IT workers employed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea – i.e. North Korea – had managed to get themselves hired by a number of crypto projects, giving them two different ways of raising funds for the national regime
The Spectre of Sam Bankman-Fried Overshadowed Caroline Ellison's Sentencing
2.10.2024
Caroline Ellison, flanked by her attorneys, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in propping up FTX and Alameda Research last week