Joe Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden (Al Drago/Getty Images)
Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware
It’s unclear how specifically the U.S. government will seek to mitigate ransomware payments.
U.S. President Joe Biden (Al Drago/Getty Images)

CFTC
Biden Administration to Pick Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam to Head CFTC: Report
The regulator is charged with overseeing derivatives market activity, including cryptocurrency derivatives.
CFTC

Stablecoins are going to continue to be a topic of conversation.
State of Crypto: Stablecoin Rules Are Coming
Regulatory authorities are talking about stablecoins more and more, but it remains to be seen what they’ll actually implement.
Stablecoins are going to continue to be a topic of conversation.

The U.S. government accused the Chinese Ministry of State Security of supporting hackers conducting ransomware and crypto-jacking attacks.
Biden Accuses Chinese State Actors of Ransomware, Cryptojacking Attacks
"Hackers with a history of working for the PRC Ministry of State Security (MSS) have engaged in ransomware attacks, cyber enabled extortion, crypto-jacking, and rank theft fro...
The U.S. government accused the Chinese Ministry of State Security of supporting hackers conducting ransomware and crypto-jacking attacks.

Breakdown 7.9.21
As Biden Targets Big Tech, a Reminder That Decentralized Technologies Are Anti-Monopolist
President Biden’s decisive action to promote competition in the U.S. reflects a decreasing public approval of Big Tech.
Breakdown 7.9.21

Breakdown 6.8.21 - Biden’s top antitrust adviser Is a bitcoin millionaire
Biden’s Top Antitrust Adviser Is a Bitcoin Millionaire
Why being anti-Big Tech monopoly and pro-bitcoin are clearly compatible ideologies.
Breakdown 6.8.21 - Biden’s top antitrust adviser Is a bitcoin millionaire

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
Biden's National Security Adviser Sees Crypto Role in Cyberattacks as Priority for G-7, NATO
Jake Sullivan said the "cryptocurrency challenge ... lies at the core" of ransomware attacks.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

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Top White House Adviser Tim Wu Holds Millions in Bitcoin: Report
White House antitrust adviser Tim Wu holds bitcoin and filecoin, according to a recent financial disclosure.
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U.S. President Joe Biden
Biden Administration to Probe Crypto Use in Ransomware Attacks
"Expanding cryptocurrency analysis" is part of the U.S. president's new review of ransomware attacks.
U.S. President Joe Biden

We're getting a better sense of how crypto regulation under the Biden administration may shake out.
State of Crypto: Federal Regulations Are Coming Into Focus
A lot happened in May on the regulatory front. We’re finally getting a view of what the Biden Administration may do about crypto.
We're getting a better sense of how crypto regulation under the Biden administration may shake out.