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Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey speak at Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
CFTC Chairman 'Encouraged' by Bill in Congress to Give the Agency More Crypto Oversight
Rostin Behnam noted the bill would allow the CFTC to assess fees on the industry.
Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey speak at Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 9, 2022 at 4:18 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2022
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Should Crypto Exchanges Take an Active Role in Identifying Bad Actors?
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Should Crypto Exchanges Take an Active Role in Identifying Bad Actors?
Western business withdraws from Russia en masse, but major cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S. refuse to ban Russian citizens from accessing their services.
Should Crypto Exchanges Take an Active Role in Identifying Bad Actors?
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 8, 2022 at 3:38 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2022
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says the tokenomics of MiamiCoin, a private cryptocurrency that promised to benefit his U.S. city, are off. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Miami
'I Don't Push Anything': Mayor Francis Suarez on MiamiCoin
Suarez, who praised the MiamiCoin initiative last year, said bad tokenomics may have led to the private cryptocurrency created to benefit the U.S. city shedding 95% of its val...
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says the tokenomics of MiamiCoin, a private cryptocurrency that promised to benefit his U.S. city, are off. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Sandali Handagama
May 31, 2022 at 2:38 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2022
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Niagara Falls, between the border of the U.S. and Canada in upstate New York. (Eliza Gkritsi)
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Bitcoin mining
NY Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
New York was once a draw for miners, but environmental concerns are weighing on the industry.
Niagara Falls, between the border of the U.S. and Canada in upstate New York. (Eliza Gkritsi)
By Eliza Gkritsi
May 19, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2022
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Finance
United states
US and EU Look to Blockchain to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Climate and Clean Tech working group announced its aims in a joint document published Monday.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
May 16, 2022 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2022
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Russia
Bitcoin: Gold 2.0? Try Reserve Asset 3.0
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is beginning to send ripples through the global economy that could lead to a new monetary system.
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By George Kaloudis
Mar 13, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2022
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Policy
Cbdc
Biden’s Executive Order Calls for ‘Highest Urgency’ on CBDC Research and Development
The president has called on the Treasury Department to spearhead a series of reports looking into CBDC technologies and how to implement them – ”if doing so is deemed to be in...
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on November 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The President is speaking after his Infrastructure bill was finally passed in the House of Representatives after negotiations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill went late into the night. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Mar 10, 2022 at 3:38 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2022
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Havana, Cuba (Spencer Everett/Unsplash)
Finance
Cuba
You Would Understand Bitcoin if You Were Under Cuba’s Embargo
More than 60 banks and fintechs rejected me just for my nationality. Bitcoin fixes that.
Havana, Cuba (Spencer Everett/Unsplash)
By Erich García Cruz
Mar 8, 2022 at 6:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2022
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Finance
Prediction markets
Polymarket Introduces New Information Markets After CFTC Fine, but Not for US Traders
The decentralized predictions marketplace received a $1.4 million fine from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jan 24, 2022 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2022
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to US, Says London Court
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to US, Says London Court
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been approved the right to request the U.K. Supreme court to block his extradition to the U.S., where he would face criminal char...
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to US, Says London Court
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 24, 2022 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2022
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