Regulation

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry
Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry
As part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis discusses the impact of Washington's influence on the crypto sector. "The ongoing Democratic control of th...
Messari CEO Reflects on Senate’s Influence on Crypto Industry

SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023
SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023
CoinDesk's Most Influential list, a ranking of the 50 people who defined 2023 in crypto, includes U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. CoinDesk Gl...
SEC's Crypto Enforcement Actions in 2023

Die with the most likes, the artist behind the NFT.
Die With the Most Likes: Elizabeth Warren in the Style of 'Relentless. Ground. Beef'
The artist made an NFT of the U.S. senator, lead of an "anti-crypto army," for our Most Influential package.
Die with the most likes, the artist behind the NFT.

The CFTC's Caroline Pham (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Caroline Pham: Supportive Regulation at the CFTC
The CFTC commissioner, in a year marked by an aggressive, sometimes arbitrary regulatory enforcement, stood out as an accommodator of innovation in the crypto sector.
The CFTC's Caroline Pham (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Ravi Menon, the head of Singapore's central bank (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Ravi Menon: Singapore's Middle Way Regulator
Singapore's central bank head has steered a path between Hong Kong's embrace of crypto and India's stifling of it.
Ravi Menon, the head of Singapore's central bank (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Stefan Berger (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Stefan Berger: The Man Who Made MiCA
He steered through the European Union's world-leading Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) this year in the aftermath of FTX and other scandals. He's now working on a di...
Stefan Berger (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.
Philippines Security Regulator Warns Binance Is Operating Without a License
The regulator is also seeking to have the platform blocked in the country.
Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

How Much Money Are Terrorists Actually Raising in Crypto?
How Much Money Are Terrorists Actually Raising in Crypto?
A recent Wall Street Journal article that claimed Hamas raised $130 million via cryptocurrency has sparked considerable debate, especially after Sen. Elizabeth Warren used it...
How Much Money Are Terrorists Actually Raising in Crypto?

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested three men accused in a complicated scheme to steal $10 million from banks and swap it for crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
FBI Arrests Trio Accused of Bilking Banks Out of $10M, Converting Funds to Crypto
Three men allegedly used foreign crypto exchanges to launder the proceeds of a scheme that targeted nearly a dozen financial institutions in the New York metro area.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested three men accused in a complicated scheme to steal $10 million from banks and swap it for crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)