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Law Decoded: Government sandboxes, test beds and crypto compromises
23.10.2020
These week's news highlighted how governments test new regimes for cryptocurrency, which can be slow but is certainly some kind of progress
Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16
16.10.2020
Talk of CBDCs and Facebook's Libra headlined this week's policy news, as international organizations weigh in on both
Law Decoded: Police and thieves on their screens, Oct 2–9
9.10.2020
The Department of Justice made headlines in crypto and elsewhere, leading a week of law enforcement locking down around the world
Law Decoded: The year of the Crypto Futures Trading Commission, Sept. 25–Oct. 2
2.10.2020
The end of the U.S. federal government's fiscal year brought a cascade of major announcements from agencies
Law Decoded: Transformations in crypto exchanges and traditional institutions, Sept. 18-25
25.9.2020
Maybe one day, drawing distinctions between crypto and traditional finance will seem quaint
Law Decoded: E Pluribus SHA-256
18.9.2020
New developments at the state level in the U.S. defined this week's regulatory news
Law Decoded: Governments vs. blockchain privacy, Sept. 4-11
11.9.2020
Taking account of more aggressive crypto tracking measures and what they mean for future government adoption of blockchain
Law Decoded: Public companies, private markets, crypto offerings and you, Aug. 28–Sept. 4
4.9.2020
In light of newly expanded qualifications for accredited investors, Law Decoded looks at recent interactions between crypto and public companies
Law Decoded: Blockchains and the Eastern Bloc, August 14–21
21.8.2020
As protests rage in Belarus and Alexei Navalny remains in a coma, we look at new developments in crypto across the former USSR
Law Decoded: How Long Is the Arm of the Law? August 7-14
14.8.2020
New muscle from law enforcement investigating crypto suggests that government innovation may be slow but the government gets what it wants
Law Decoded: Tech as an Arena for International Conflict, July 31–August 7
7.8.2020
As Trump clamps down on Chinese social media in the U.S., tech in general becomes subject to nationalism
Law Decoded: Big Tech, Central Banks and the Hunt for Monopolies, July 24-31
31.7.2020
The leaders in this week’s policy news focus on some case studies in power accumulation that more than anything show why decentralization tech matters
Law Decoded: Lawmakers in World’s Largest Markets Warm to Crypto, July 17-24
24.7.2020
Major breakthroughs the U.S., Russia and China lead this week’s cryptocurrency policy news as it looks like everyone is trying to bring the industry in from the cold
Law Decoded: Pushing the Legal Limits, July 10–17
17.7.2020
In this week’s newsletter, we look at a series of developments that test the limits of governmental authority over crypto, as well as the contest with social media
Law Decoded: Regulators Are Guarded But Getting There, July 3-10
10.7.2020
This week has seen some major breakthroughs in disguise, reminding us of how regulation doesn’t all happen at once
Law Decoded: Independence Day Sees Challenges to Privacy, Property and Security, June 26–July 3
3.7.2020
Bitcoin isn’t property under new Russian ruling while authorities in the U.S. and the EU challenge encrypted networks in this week’s Law Decoded
Law Decoded: All Roads Lead to New York, June 19-26
26.6.2020
New York, New York runs the show this week as the site of a host of developments and setbacks for crypto
Law Decoded: As Crisis Mode Fades, Regulators Look Kindly on Crypto, June 12-19
19.6.2020
Regulators are warming up to crypto around the world as they embrace innovation for economic recovery
Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12
12.6.2020
Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news
Law Decoded: Of Street Marches and Market Manipulators, May 30–June 5
5.6.2020
As protests rage throughout the United States, this week’s biggest moves in crypto law were behind the scenes