The head of the virtual currency division at the New York State Department of Financial Services will be leaving the position at the end of the month to pursue a private market opportunity
Former FTX US president Brett Harrison says regulators have a difficult job, and only time will tell where their priorities lie
The Fed has once again opted to pause increasing interest rates, citing increased credit concerns and slow job growth
In an interested change of pace Wednesday, it was Democrats calling for increased US action in developing blockchain technology in order to keep America as the dominant global financial leader
As the SEC ramps up crypto-related enforcement, the industry’s resilience continues to surprise regulators and legal experts
Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall have 9 brand-new supports for a bill adversaries say could kill American innovation
Hollywood superstar-backed Stoner Cats has neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s allegations that it issued an unregistered security
Senators mostly focused their questions on the SEC’s approach to regulating publicly-registered companies and his so-called aggressive approach to rulemaking during Tuesday’s hearing
The law would block the Fed from issuing a retail CBDC and seeks to protect consumer privacy, Emmer said
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joined Rep. Tom Emmer, former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz and Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith to talk policy at Permissionless Monday
The liquidity coverage ratio for USDC is somewhere between 200% and over 800%, chief economist Gordon Liao says
In the House, five crypto-related bills managed to be ordered for a full floor vote, the Senate meanwhile has not had a single crypto bill voted through committee
The CFTC can’t charge a protocol just because third parties used it to break the law, one commissioner says
Linus Financial has agreed to stop offering its retail crypto lending product as part of the settlement
The program should be time-limited and designed from a series of roundtable discussions between regulators and stakeholders, Caroline Pham suggested
As part of his plea, Salame admitted to making $10 million in political contributions and falsely labeling them “loans”
Cherry picking or smart legal analysis? Attorneys clash over how to interpret FinCEN guidance in light of Tornado Cash indictment
September is typically a down month for BTC. Add a slow-moving SEC, rising deficits and uncertain Fed, and things don’t look so good
Under the new rule virtual asset service providers and financial institutions must collect and share personal data of those involved in certain crypto transfers
A centralized and government-controlled single point of financial information raises concerns not only about security, but also with privacy
Accountants and exchanges have started to parse through the new IRS tax proposals and decipher what they could mean for investors and the future of the industry
Individuals who only engage in distributed ledger validation, including miners and stakers, are exempt from broker requirements, Treasury officials said
Two founders are charged with money laundering a week after a judge opted to back up sanctions against Tornado Cash
Accountants say anyone trading on the popular app should expect to report their activities and profits to the IRS
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried made his first appearance after spending 10 days in jail
Friend.tech surged over the weekend, raking in more than $1 million in fees over a 24-hour period, and potentially getting Gary Gensler’s attention
Worldcoin faces international scrutiny one month into its launch as regulators express concern over data collection and storage
CBDCs are not an immediate concern, the authors said, but the government should prioritize creating regulatory standards for stablecoins
Bankman-Fried and his associates donated across party lines to various candidates and political action committees
The Stand With Crypto Alliance will prioritize supporting and advancing legislation in the US that supports the industry and investors
Updated disclosure policies in California state that campaigns have to immediately convert cryptocurrency contributions into USD
The SEC wants to overturn two rulings: that programmatic sales of XRP and Ripple’s distribution of XRP tokens in exchange for labor and services are not securities offerings or sales
Fed’s new rules and supervisory group have some industry members giddy while others fear the worst
Ripple Labs et al and the SEC have until Dec. 4, 2023 to submit all pretrial filings, document exhibits, and motions to exclude evidence from the jury
The Fed has new guidelines for state-chartered banks, ordering these institutions to get a written “non objection” before engaging with stablecoins
With strong regulatory relationships, an established reputation and history as a guide, PayPal may be better equipped to launch a stablecoin than Meta
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 aims to add “crypto participants,” including wallet providers, miners and validators, to the definition of “financial institutions”
New York Governor Hochul’s staff say the state’s crypto industry was “dishonest” in saying the mining ban was an attack on the industry
A group of Democratic senators have asked the Treasury and IRS to speed up their rulemaking process for crypto tax policy
The SEC has refused to help a federal appellate court get to the bottom of a securities law dispute, and the DeFi Education Fund wants to know why
Federal judges in the Southern District of New York disagree on how to apply the Howey test to crypto assets
Select Democrats and all committee Republicans voted to advance a bill that would give states more control over the licensing of stablecoin issuers
Senate national defense bill gets a crypto amendment, but House negotiations could squash bipartisan efforts
The market structure bill secured bipartisan support and moved through financial services and agriculture committees
House Financial Services Committee members couldn’t find common ground on much Thursday as bipartisan cooperation on stablecoin legislation fell apart
The move comes after the central bank paused interest rates in June, marking the first hold in 15 months
A new law makes it illegal for counties and cities to pass regulation limiting the noise output of crypto mining operations