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Law Decoded: Putting your Bitcoin where your mouth is, Oct. 4–11
11.10.2021
Debt ceiling uncertainty erodes trust in the dollar, DOJ announcements the National crypto enforcement team, SEC investigates Circle
Law Decoded: Infrastructure woes and benevolent punishments, Sept. 27–Oct. 3
4.10.2021
As House Democrats grapple over the infrastructure bill, the Biden administration and Federal Reserve eye stablecoin regulation
Law Decoded: China FUD and false dichotomies, Sept. 20–27
27.9.2021
Many in the crypto space are calling for the U.S. to assert its foundational principles by implementing crypto policies in opposition to China
Law Decoded: US as anatomical theater of crypto regulation, Sept. 13–20
20.9.2021
Gary Gensler gets grilled on Capitol Hill as crypto looms large on national political agendas from Cuba to South Korea
Law Decoded: Hodling like a state
13.9.2021
El Salvador's effects, Coinbase's woes, and the digital euro's prospects
Law Decoded: Closing remarks on the future of crypto law, March 5
6.3.2021
The final Law Decoded moves away from specific news to reflect on the biggest legal issues facing crypto
Law Decoded: Loose ends and long dramas, Feb. 19–26
26.2.2021
Longstanding sagas in crypto saw major plot development and even a conclusion or two in this week's newsletter
Law Decoded: Bringing blockchain into securities markets, Feb. 12–19
19.2.2021
But security tokens are not ready to take over the world quite yet
Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12
12.2.2021
Exploring where national security meets securities offerings in this week's crypto news
Law Decoded: New dawn or bad moon rising for trust-busting in tech, Jan. 29–Feb. 5
5.2.2021
Lawmakers are prepping new tools to pursue tech firms accused of anti-competitive business practices
Law Decoded: All vs. One and One vs. All, Jan. 22-29
29.1.2021
In a week that saw meme-driven investors rail against Robinhood in what coverage painted as a David and Goliath story, considerations of who exactly policy should defend flared up
Law Decoded: Bank payments going global with stablecoins and CBDCs, Jan. 15–22
22.1.2021
Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however
Law Decoded: The guard changes, and with it, the tweets, Jan. 8–15
15.1.2021
Accompanying the presidential transition are some major questions about the role of social media in society and politics
Law Decoded: Insurrections, transitions, monitoring transactions and 2021, Jan. 1–8
8.1.2021
After watching protestors scale the walls of the Capitol Building, the U.S. will likely not be in the mood for financial regulation in the next couple of weeks
Law Decoded: Crypto on the rise, Big Tech on notice, Dec. 11–18
18.12.2020
The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits
Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11
11.12.2020
Determining the future of who can and cannot custody crypto and how much you need to know about them remains a central topic of discussion
Law Decoded: New threats to self-custody take shape in the US, Nov. 27-Dec. 4
4.12.2020
Tentative clampdowns coming from both the Treasury and the House in the United States lead this week's Law Decoded
Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27
27.11.2020
Stablecoins and CBDCs and their related issues of privacy and surveillance lead this week's Law Decoded
Law Decoded: Green lights of the SEC, black flags of Binance, Nov. 13–20
20.11.2020
Libel laws and new faces at the U.S. securities regulator lead the week's news
Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13
13.11.2020
In the U.S., all eyes are on Biden's planned appointees, while Europe is seeing progress under a new AML regime