Policy & regulation

Bitcoin

Huobi Asset Management Raises $50M for Crypto ‘Tracker’ Funds

The four funds will buy bitcoin, ether and equity in crypto or mining firms.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 April 2021
Bitcoin

Firms Like Ripple May Put ‘Competitive Pressure’ on Traditional Indian Banks: EY

A new paper from Ernst & Young for India’s competition regulator underscores that blockchain companies may be competitors to established Indian banks.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2021
Coinbase

State of Crypto: Unpacking Hester Peirce’s Newest Safe Harbor Proposal

The revised Token Safe Harbor proposal defines what a successful project would look like.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2021
XRP

SEC Causing ‘Confusion’ Over Digital Currencies in Legal Case With Ripple: WSJ Editorial Board

Regulators are “creating danger” for investors in their inconsistent approach to determining how to treat cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 April 2021
China

US Policy Adviser Rebuts Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Won’t Undermine USD

One policy maker says China is unlikely to use bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. dollar.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2021
China

China’s Digital Yuan Is No Threat to US Dollar, Says Bank of Japan Official: Report

“The dollar’s status as the key global currency won’t change so easily,” BOJ’s head of payments told Bloomberg.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2021
CBDCs

Riksbank Says Sweden Could Have a Digital Central Bank Currency in 5 Years: Report

Riksbank Governor Ingves said Sweden is entering a post-cash era.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2021
Chainalysis

NYPD’s Crypto Sleuthing Is Powered by Chainalysis, Documents Show

The largest police force in the U.S. has beefed up rules governing who can trace crypto transactions. It’s been using Chainalysis software since 2019.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 April 2021
Opinion

The Fundamentals of Crypto’s $2T Market Cap

The meaning of "fundamental" means something different with crypto projects than with traditional companies, says our columnist.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 April 2021
ICOs

SEC’s Peirce Updates Safe Harbor Proposal for Token Sales

The updated proposal adds a number of new reporting requirements for startups.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 April 2021
Newsletters

The Node: Balaji’s Blueprint for India

A proposal to integrate digital wallets into India's national software stack shows how crypto could go mainstream with government help.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 April 2021
Coinbase

What Coinbase’s Rise Says to the World

Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq sends a powerful signal of legitimacy to the U.S. crypto community, as well as to the crypto-curious in the traditional financial sector.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 April 2021
Governance

DeFi Governance Needs Better Tokenomics

The Fei stablecoin's troubled launch last week reveals a misalignment in how DeFi projects are sometimes governed, say two RMIT researchers.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 April 2021
Crypto Taxes

How to Minimize Your Crypto Taxes

Your tax strategy may be every bit as important as your investment strategy, say two crypto tax experts.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 April 2021