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SEC under fire for its custody rule: Law Decoded, May 8–15
15.5.2023
Last week was harsh for the United States Securities Exchange Commission, with industry figures and officials publicly criticizing the regulator
Argentina says no to crypto payments, France tolerates ‘finfluencers’: Law Decoded, May 1–8
8.5.2023
Argentina’s central bank banned payment providers from offering crypto transactions, adding that it intends to reduce the country’s payment-system exposure to digital assets
European Union pushes forward with first AI framework: Law Decoded, April 24–May 1
1.5.2023
High-risk tools will not be banned entirely, though they will be subjected to stricter transparency procedures
Pan-European crypto regulation is almost here: Law Decoded, Apr 17–24
24.4.2023
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Act, also known as MiCA, was finally passed by the European Parliament
All eyes are on stablecoins: Law Decoded, April 10–17
17.4.2023
A week before a hearing in Congress, the United States gets stablecoin regulatory framework
Texas’ gold-backed digital currency project: Law Decoded, April 3–10
10.4.2023
While Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis attack the idea of American CBDC, Texan lawmakers propose to create a statewide one
CFTC allegations and $1 billion lawsuit for Binance: Law Decoded, March 27–April 3
3.4.2023
Five days after the CFTC move, a new $1 billion lawsuit was filed against the crypto exchange by the law firm representing three American investors
Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis take on the ‘digital dollar’: Law Decoded, March 20–27
27.3.2023
Two lawmakers in one week weighed in against the possibility of a United States central bank digital currency
In the aftermath of banks’ horrorshow: Law Decoded, March 13–20.
20.3.2023
A week after the twinning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, and the trouble at Credit Suisse, the dust is slowly settling down
Silvergate and SVB bite the dust: Law Decoded, March 6–13.
13.3.2023
Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown didn’t miss a chance to attack the crypto industry after bank failures
American regulators are pushing hard against crypto: Law Decoded, Feb. 28–March 6
6.3.2023
Crypto mining operators, custodians and Binance personally received a fine doze of the United States officials' attention last week
Anti-CBDC bill in the US, no algo stablecoins for Canada: Law Decoded, Feb. 20–27
27.2.2023
United States Representative Tom Emmer introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that could prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency
The fate of dollar-pegged stablecoins in question: Law Decoded, Feb. 13–20
20.2.2023
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Paxos Trust to stop issuing Binance USD. That could affect the whole stablecoins ecosystem
Regulation comes for crypto staking: Law Decoded, Feb. 6–13
13.2.2023
Even the SEC Commissioner has publicly rebuked her agency over the shutdown of Kraken’s crypto staking program
Australia and the UK share their big picture of crypto: Law Decoded, Jan. 31–Feb. 6
6.2.2023
While the British Treasury emphasizes the liberal approach, Australia goes with the profound taxonomy of all the crypto assets
Arizona senator doubles down on crypto amid the winter of discontent: Law Decoded, Jan. 23-30
30.1.2023
Even though this winter continues to stress test the case for Bitcoin advocation, some lawmakers strive to put their names on the crypto hot list
Enforcement goes on with Bitzlato action — Law Decoded, Jan. 16-23.
23.1.2023
Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of China-based crypto firm Bitzlato, was arrested under suspicion of money laundering related to illicit Russian finance
Law Decoded, Jan. 9-16: Gemini, Bithumb, Nexo are fresh targets for regulation and prosecution
16.1.2023
While the FTX saga continues to make headlines, last week brought a plethora of new troubles for crypto companies in the United States, Europe and Asia
SBF claims himself not guilty, faces up to 115 years in jail: Law Decoded, Jan. 2-9
9.1.2023
The entrepreneur faces eight criminal counts, which could result in 115 years in prison should he be convicted
New year, same old troubles — The FTX saga continues in 2023: Law Decoded, Dec. 26-Jan. 2
2.1.2023
Having been granted the opportunity to enjoy Christmas and the New Year with his family, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has very few reasons for optimism in 2023