Regulaion

Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)
Gary Gensler Failed the U.S. Crypto Industry, and So Has Congress
The Securities and Exchange Commission chair is a rational actor. U.S. lawmakers have been derelict in their duties.
Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

SEC Director of Enforcement Gurbir S. Grewal appears at a policy forum on July 16, 2023 in Manhattan, sponsored by Rutgers Law School and Lowenstein Sandler LLP. (Nik De/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Policy Chief Shirzad Squares Off With SEC Enforcement Director Grewal
A sneak peek at the looming crypto regulation prize fight between the U.S. securities watchdog and largest domestic crypto exchange highlights that everyone is talking past ea...
SEC Director of Enforcement Gurbir S. Grewal appears at a policy forum on July 16, 2023 in Manhattan, sponsored by Rutgers Law School and Lowenstein Sandler LLP. (Nik De/CoinDesk)

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Politics Is Interested in Crypto, Even if Crypto Isn't Interested in Politics
If U.S. policymakers want to help direct crypto, benefitting consumers an innovation, they will need to learn to compromise.
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Waymaker LLP parter Brian Klein and Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring discuss the future of DeFi regulation at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Defiant by Default: Why Regulators Must Understand, Not Police, DeFi
Consensus 2023 visitors discussed DeFi's growth, its need to comply with regulations, and the challenges of balancing crypto-native concepts with traditional finance requireme...
Waymaker LLP parter Brian Klein and Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring discuss the future of DeFi regulation at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Can Binance Survive the SEC's Charges?
Don’t bet against someone with eight million Twitter followers who built by far the largest crypto exchange.
Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (CoinDesk screen grab from video)
Are Centralized Exchanges in the U.S. Doomed?
With the SEC’s Binance and Coinbase lawsuits, the agency is signaling it really is now or never to “come into compliance.”
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (CoinDesk screen grab from video)

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Designer Drug Markets Get Boost From Crypto
Novel psychoactive chemicals with names like 2C-B, AMT and 5-MeO-DMT are freely available at online marketplaces and digital currencies help facilitate the global trade.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Ahead of Senate Compromise
Bitcoin and ether remain well bid as U.S. senators reach a compromise on the crypto provision of the infrastructure bill.
Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20

Bank of Russia in Moscow.
Bank of Russia Tells Stock Exchanges to Avoid Crypto-Related Funds
The central bank doesn't want crypto ETFs on the country's capital markets.
Bank of Russia in Moscow.

Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) is creating a working group to evaluate cryptocurrencies.
House Democrats Form Cryptocurrency Working Group
The announcement came in a hearing about central bank digital currencies.
Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.) is creating a working group to evaluate cryptocurrencies.