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What Does Trump's Win Mean for Crypto?

[Nov 15 10:30 PM] 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…

Here's Why Today's U.S. Election Matters for Crypto

[Nov 5 4:15 PM] 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…

Privacy as a Fundamental Human Right

[Oct 29 1:30 PM] 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

[Oct 22 7:30 PM] 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…

It Takes a Fake Token to Catch a Volume Faker

[Oct 18 11:30 PM] 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.

The DPRK's Deep Roots in Crypto

[Oct 9 4:00 AM] 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…

Prediction Markets Go to Washington('s Appeals Court)

[Sep 20 4:00 PM] The CFTC is working to ban political prediction markets. Its current goal: Get a federal appeals court to keep one from launching while it argues a judge was mistaken in overturning its rejection of Kalshi.

How Might Donald Trump's Crypto Token Fit Into Regulations?

[Sep 7 4:30 AM] The former president of the United States is launching a crypto yield product, even as he appeals to the crypto industry in his current bid for office. Donald Trump will be the "chief crypto advocate" for World Liberty Financial, a venture that has…

A U.S. Crypto Bill's 2024 Chances

[Aug 31 12:30 AM] Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told the audience at a "Crypto4Harris" virtual event that he hoped to shepherd crypto legislation through Congress and have President Joe Biden sign the bill into law by the end of…

R.I.P. Unhosted Wallet Rule

[Aug 23 2:30 AM] In 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed imposing know-your-customer requirements on unhosted wallets, drawing immense backlash from the crypto industry. This week, the Treasury Department formally withdrew the proposal.

What's Next in SEC v. Ripple?

[Aug 16 2:30 AM] While the SEC case against Ripple was decided solidly in Ripple’s favor, the takeaways for the rest of the industry are limited.

Did Sanctioning Tornado Cash Work?

[Aug 8 4:31 AM] Sanctions are an effort to throw the weight of the U.S. dollar around to tamp down on activities the U.S. government thinks may be harmful – like money laundering to fund terror groups or rogue nations. The New York Federal Reserve thinks they had…

Bitcoin as a Strategic Reserve

[Aug 2 4:30 AM] Over the weekend, former U.S. President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump and a number of lawmakers spoke at the Bitcoin Nashville conference. The biggest piece of news everyone has been talking about was Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis'…

When Do Secondary Token Sales Violate Howey?

[Jul 3 8:30 PM] A federal judge overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Binance ruled that most of the case can proceed, but dismissed charges tied to the sale of BUSD and secondary sales of BNB.

Ron Wyden on FISA Reform and Crypto

[Jun 25 11:30 PM] Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has been a long-standing member of the U.S. Senate, and was a sponsor or co-sponsor of several key pieces of legislation enabling broad adoption of the internet. More recently, he voted in favor of a House Resolution…

Patrick McHenry Explains FIT21's Passage

[Jun 18 11:30 PM] Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) chairs the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and has been the leading Republican on the panel for years. Last year, he spent a few weeks as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives…

In Conversation With Brian Nelson

[Jun 11 10:30 PM] Last October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) – the U.S. Treasury Department's money laundering watchdog – announced a proposal to label crypto mixers as a "primary money laundering" concern, a move that alarmed a broad swath of…

What's Next for FIT21? (A Consensus 2024 Recap)

[Jun 4 9:35 PM] CoinDesk held its annual Consensus conference in Austin, Texas last week, where we heard from lawmakers and regulators, developers, company execs and all sorts of other people in and around this sector. One topic of discussion: the Financial…

Policymakers Are Back at Consensus 2024

[May 22 1:00 AM] This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission might approve spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the House of Representatives may vote in favor of a crypto market structure bill, the company behind a decentralized exchange is arguing…

Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off

[May 15 1:30 AM] The U.S. is holding its presidential election this fall. More than half a dozen other countries and bodies are likewise holding – or have held – elections this year. Some candidates and lawmakers have already addressed crypto, whether appealing to…

The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play

[May 8 2:30 AM] Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It's…

Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits

[Apr 30 10:00 AM] There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal…