Regulations

LEGISLATE, PLEASE: “The current regulatory framework isn’t set up to address some of the new kinds of risks that [stablecoins] could pose,” says Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden Administration to Congress: Put Stablecoins Under Federal Supervision – Or We Will
If U.S. lawmakers don’t act, regulators have the authority to take their own measures, according to the long-awaited report from the President’s Working Group on Financial Mar...
LEGISLATE, PLEASE: “The current regulatory framework isn’t set up to address some of the new kinds of risks that [stablecoins] could pose,” says Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Act Would Close Crypto Tax Loophole
The provision adds cryptocurrency transactions to constructive sale rules under the tax code.
U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CFTC Should Be Crypto’s ‘Primary Cop,’ Acting Chairman Says
Rostin Behnam points to enforcement actions the agency has already taken.
Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
Everyone Wants Crypto Regulations – On Their Terms
The industry is speaking, but lawmakers may not be listening.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures ETF, Opening Crypto to Wider Investor Base
ProShares is set to launch trading of its bitcoin futures ETF next week.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Bitcoin's price has crossed above $60,000 for the first time since April. (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Climbs Above $60K After Report That SEC Won’t Block Futures ETF
The key cryptocurrency’s price touched $60,300 Friday.
Bitcoin's price has crossed above $60,000 for the first time since April. (CoinDesk)

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Coinbase Proposes US Create New Regulator to Oversee Crypto
The Digital Asset Policy Proposal suggests Congress pass legislation to define how digital assets are overseen.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (CoinDesk archives)
Bitwise Files for Physically Backed Bitcoin ETF With NYSE Arca
“The market has matured,” Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said on Twitter.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (CoinDesk archives)

FSB Chair Randal Quarles (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Global Finance Watchdog Says $133B Stablecoin Sector Remains Niche
The Financial Stability Board, a G20 entity that provides recommendations for the global financial system, found stablecoins are not being used at any significant scale for pa...
FSB Chair Randal Quarles (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Biden Wants to Know More About Crypto
The Biden administration’s approach to crypto continues to take shape, and it still doesn’t look like any sort of outright ban is on the table.
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