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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is asking for more funding, in part to police crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
The securities regulator, Treasury Department and U.S. derivatives watchdog are all hoping to get more funding to deal with new duties policing the digital assets sector.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is asking for more funding, in part to police crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

A top official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed earlier reports that Hamas relied heavily on crypto were faulty. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
U.S. Treasury Debunks Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism
The Treasury's top official on terrorism, Brian Nelson, said Hamas and other groups still prefer traditional financing, and crypto isn't figuring into their funding in a big w...
A top official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed earlier reports that Hamas relied heavily on crypto were faulty. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)

The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report
The Treasury's financial-crimes arm found that bitcoin was increasingly popular for use in trafficking of people and materials tied to child sexual abuse, though the data is f...
The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is set to warn lawmakers about crypto hazards to financial stability. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Crypto Risks
Yellen is set to tell U.S. lawmakers that the FSOC is especially wary of stablecoins and the potential for digital asset runs.
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is set to warn lawmakers about crypto hazards to financial stability. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
After Bitcoin ETF Decision, U.S. Debt Announcement May Be Pivotal for Crypto Traders
The Treasury's next quarterly debt announcement may not turn out as much a tailwind for risk assets as the previous one did.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Financial Regulators Reiterate Call for Legislation to Address Crypto Risks
The Financial Stability Oversight Council met Thursday, releasing a report detailing all of its concerns from the past year.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury, at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas
Stablecoins Such as Tether May Be in U.S. Sights, Top U.S. Treasury Official Warns
Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the Treasury, said issuers outside the U.S. need to be forced to prevent abuse by terrorists.
Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury, at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas

Crypto advocate Peter Van Valkenburgh argues the IRS' extended reporting requirements violate the First and Fourth Amendments. (Coin Center)
‘We're Not Asking for Special Treatment’: Coin Center on the Proposed IRS Broker Rules
Peter Van Valkenburgh on why the crypto industry has responded with 120,000 comments to the controversial new tax regulations.
Crypto advocate Peter Van Valkenburgh argues the IRS' extended reporting requirements violate the First and Fourth Amendments. (Coin Center)

The U.S. is weighing crypto tax rules, and a hearing today will hear from industry representatives worried about the government going too far. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
IRS 'Raided' by Crypto Investors as Industry Puts Up Fight Against U.S. Tax Proposal
The proposal to establish a U.S. tax regime for digital assets has drawn a stunning 120,000 comments and will be the focus of an IRS hearing today.
The U.S. is weighing crypto tax rules, and a hearing today will hear from industry representatives worried about the government going too far. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and more than a hundred lawmaker colleagues from both parties are pushing the Biden administration to address crypto-backed terrorism. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism
In a letter to top U.S. security officials, 102 lawmakers demanded to know what the Treasury Department and others are doing to prevent the use of crypto to finance terrorism.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and more than a hundred lawmaker colleagues from both parties are pushing the Biden administration to address crypto-backed terrorism. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)