Will the Senate’s leaked DeFi bill drain what’s left of US liquidity?
A confidential draft bill circulating among Senate Democrats proposes sweeping new oversight of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), extending Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) duties to DeFi interfaces, validators, and even node…
Is Washington about to strip the SEC of power and hand crypto to the CFTC?
The landscape of digital asset regulation in the United States is at a critical juncture, with two competing Senate committee drafts emerging that could fundamentally alter the oversight responsibilities between…
Crypto officially becomes a “third category” of property, fixing the fatal flaw in digital asset ownership.
In a landmark legislative achievement that promises to reshape the landscape of digital asset ownership, the United Kingdom has officially recognized cryptocurrencies and other digital assets as a distinct category…
Washington’s New Crypto Bill Would Strip States of Power — Legally Bans Oversight That Catches Front-End Manipulation
Washington is poised to make a significant move to address one of cryptocurrency’s most persistent challenges: the fragmented and often ambiguous regulatory landscape. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of…
Pope Francis advocates for binding international treaty on AI regulation
VATICAN CITY – In a significant address delivered as part of the Vatican’s annual World Day of Peace Message, Pope Francis has issued a compelling call for a legally binding…
The State of Play: Unpacking Crypto Policy Progress in Washington, D.C.
The year 2023 marked a seismic shift in the global regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies, with the United States at the epicenter of this unprecedented wave of enforcement and policy recalibration.…
New exchange listings suffer due to regulatory pressure in EU
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is reshaping the global digital asset landscape, leading to a significant slowdown in new cryptocurrency exchange listings and a strategic shift in…
Will crypto rewards survive upcoming CLARITY law? A plain-English guide to Section 404
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly referred to as the CLARITY Act, was designed with the ambitious goal of clearly delineating the regulatory responsibilities for digital assets, assigning jurisdiction…
MiCA Delistings Will Catalyse Stronger European Crypto Offerings
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, first conceptualized in 2020 and nearing full implementation, is poised to fundamentally reshape the continent’s cryptocurrency landscape. Far from being a peripheral…
A16z Crypto Sues IRS Over New DeFi Rules
Andreessen Horowitz’s prominent blockchain investment firm, A16z Crypto, has publicly aligned itself with a significant legal challenge against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department concerning new…
















