policy week-2023

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Sweeping Crypto Regulation? First Update the Bank Secrecy Act
The BSA’s surveillance framework is ingrained within U.S. regulators’ compliance culture – but it doesn't work for crypto.
CDCROP: Janitors sweep the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange - NYSE - following the closing bell. October 10th 2008 was a historic low for the Dow Jones index. (Orjan F. Ellingvag/Corbis via Getty Images)

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A 5-Pronged Approach to Sensible Crypto Regulation After FTX
Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo, makes the case to improve oversight of stablecoin reserves, separate trading and custody accounts and minimizing the use of "omnibus wallets."
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CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions executives of the nation's largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
How Policy Shaped Crypto’s Banking Prospects
A more regulated industry will have an easier time establishing banking relationships.
CDCROP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions executives of the nation's largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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MiCA at the Door: How European Crypto Firms Are Getting Ready for Sweeping Legislation
Adapting how crypto exchanges operate under the new regulation won’t be easy, but it might make it easier for them to get bank accounts in Europe.
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India Has Clamped Down on Crypto. What Will It Do With Its G-20 Power?
As this year's president of the intergovernmental forum, India can dictate how developed countries think about the future of crypto regulation, says CoinDesk's Amitoj Singh.
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The World's Best Crypto Policies: How They Do It in 37 Nations
What can the United States learn from regulation around the world? Jeff Wilser takes a grand tour.
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'We Haven’t Seen Anything Yet’: Introducing CoinDesk’s ‘Policy Week’
Following the FTX scandal, Washington, D.C., is gearing up to regulate crypto with full force. Get all the latest here.
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What If Regulators Wrote Rules for Crypto?
The SEC and CFTC are unlikely to issue new rules covering crypto this year. But, if they did, calls from policymakers to regulate through rulemaking rather than enforcement offer a useful way forward, says Michael Selig, an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

CDCROP: Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
'What Was Gary Gensler Really Doing?': Rep. Tom Emmer on FTX, the SEC and What's Next for Crypto in Congress
The House Whip (a.k.a. the “Crypto King of Congress”) blames over-centralization and old-fashioned fraud for FTX’s collapse, not crypto. As federal legislators consider new crypto legislation, can he persuade his colleagues of the same?
CDCROP: Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Can Banks Issue Stablecoins?
There is no law that bans U.S. banks from issuing paper or digital private banknotes, American Institute for Economic Research senior fellow Thomas Hogan writes.
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