Policy
Blockworks covers a diverse range of cryptocurrency regulatory topics including SEC complaints, banking regulation, anti-money laundering and bipartisan legislation.
During a Congressional hearing Wednesday, some lawmakers toed the party line while others appeared to reach across the aisle
Reps. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., gave SEC Chair Gary Gensler two weeks to answer questions about airdrop regulations
The team behind the planned NYC private club gave NFT purchasers a “reasonable expectation of profit,” the SEC alleged
Kalshi founder Tarek Mansour said Thursday marked the “the first trade on regulated election markets in nearly a century”
A new report on stablecoin activity in emerging markets shows their immense popularity in Nigeria
While candidates still have time to share crypto policy details, “we shouldn’t pin all our hopes on politics,” Chirp founder Tim Kravchunovsky says
There’s a new crypto firm licensed to trade digital asset securities in the US, and it may offer different assets than its predecessor
The goal of Tuesday’s inaugural Congressional hearing on DeFi was to “explore emerging topics” in digital assets, Rep. French Hill said
A tech industry coalition executive last week urged moderators to ask about crypto, noting that “passing bipartisan digital asset regulations is front and center this election cycle”
Pavel Durov, in a Telegram message, breaks his silence about his arrest in France
Crypto advocacy group’s policy counsel notes the “coordinated attempt to choke off the digital asset industry’s access to the traditional banking system”
Trump doubles down on tax cuts, keeping business in the US during remarks at the Economic Club of New York
The CFTC alleged that Uniswap Labs offered leveraged or margined retail commodity transactions illegally
Blockworks’ Q&A with 0x general counsel Ashley Ebersole addresses crypto politics, the Wells notice against OpenSea and regulation of the industry
A French court indicted the executive on charges including organizing or enabling illicit transactions
OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said in a post on X that the company is “ready to stand up and fight”
“In an honest system, I believe that I would have won the election,” he said in his remarks
Powell, as expected, did not give any hints as to the size of September’s rate cut, but markets seem more confident that a 50 bps cut could be in the cards
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