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What’s Holding Crypto Back? It’s the Founders, Not Just Regulators
17.10.2023
When Bankruptcy Regulates Crypto: The Good, the Bad, and the (Really) Ugly
17.10.2023
In the absence of specific policy, U.S. regulation of crypto has devolved to judges in bankruptcy proceedings, say Yesha Yadav and Bob Stark
The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Is Revealing Crypto's Amateur-Hour Ways
17.10.2023
Paradigm, BlockFi, Genesis and other companies did not have access to audited financial statements prior to investing or loaning billions to FTX, FTX.US. and Alameda Research, according to testimonies given in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. Rather, these investors and lenders looked at unaudited...
Ripple VP: The Policy Considerations 'Justifying the Implementation of CBDCs'
17.10.2023
Central bank digital currencies have nearly limitless opportunity but ultimately, mainstream adoption hinges upon usability, Ripple Vice President James Wallis writes
How Clear and Effective Crypto Regulations are Born
16.10.2023
Where Is Crypto Policy Heading in a Post-FTX World?
16.10.2023
CoinDesk’s “State of Crypto” Week looks at the prospects for digital assets legislation and regulation in Washington D.C
The Stablecoin Bill Is a Vital Upgrade for US Financial Plumbing
16.10.2023
The Clarity for Payment Stablecoins bill is sensible legislation for technology that could help millions of people, says Circle’s Heath Tarbert, the former chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
‘Elizabeth Warren Chalked the Field’: Former Congressmen Tim Ryan (D) and David McIntosh (R) on the Prospects for Crypto Legislation Before the Election
16.10.2023
David McIntosh says the SEC’s approach to crypto “makes the consumer and the investor much more vulnerable.”
Key Points From the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial's First Week
10.10.2023
It’s been less than a week since the federal government’s trial against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried began, but we’ve already heard from an FTX co-founder, a former developer, a customer and an investor
There's a Lot of Thefts Happening
3.10.2023
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Crypto Wants a De Minimis Tax Exemption in the U.S.
19.9.2023
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) published an open letter in July asking the crypto industry to weigh in on crypto tax issues, including loans, staking, mining, constructive sales and wash trading. These comments were due earlier this...
Sam Bankman-Fried Remains Stuck in Jail
13.9.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried lost a bid to be released from jail ahead of his trial next month. All hope isn’t lost for him, but time is running out for the FTX founder
Looking at Uniswap and Crypto’s New Favorite Ruling
6.9.2023
A ruling dismissing a putative class action lawsuit against Uniswap will almost definitely come up again in other lawsuits involving securities law and crypto entities
Tornado Cash Indictments May Prove to Be Just a Localized Storm After All
30.8.2023
The Tornado Cash indictments could be another tipping point for crypto. How the case plays out could define how the federal government can deal with decentralized trading platforms if they’re seen as broad precedents. But the case may be much more straightforward than initial reactions suggested
Privacy Mixer Tornado Cash Is an Entity, Judge Says
22.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Now in Jail
17.8.2023
It’s a bit of a truism in journalism that any headline that ends in a question that can be answered with “yes” or “no” will usually be answered with “no.” A few weeks ago, however, I asked “Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?” and in a rejection of that truism, the answer was “yes.”
Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu
11.8.2023
I didn’t really have anything prepared to write about this week but the Department of Justice is on it. Prosecutors told the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that they intend to fold campaign finance allegations into a wire fraud charge, after announcing they would have to drop...
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?
3.8.2023
Federal prosecutors said they were “seeking detention” for Sam Bankman-Fried, asking a judge to revoke his bond after he shared documents with the New York Times that they allege were meant to harass a fellow executive from the FTX empire and potentially influence her testimony
Mashinsky's Arrest, Ripple Ruling, Etc.
26.7.2023
I was on vacation for the last week-and-a-half but before I left, I sent a list of things to watch for to my colleagues that in hindsight, was wholly inadequate. Anyway, here's my effort to catch up
Unpacking the Latest Lummis-Gillibrand Bill Draft
18.7.2023
U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand have developed a second draft of their comprehensive crypto regulation bill. Chances are slim that it will, as a single bill, advance to becoming a law, but it may still drive a broader conversation within Congress on what sort of provisions...