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?

Washington D.C. is on the cusp of a significant regulatory shake-up that could fundamentally alter the oversight of digital assets, pitting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Commodity…

Crypto officially becomes a "third category" of property, fixing the fatal flaw in digital asset ownership.

On December 2nd, the United Kingdom enacted a landmark piece of legislation, the Digital Assets Act 2025, which received Royal Assent. This single-clause statute is poised to fundamentally redefine the…

Washington’s new crypto bill would strip states of power — legally bans oversight that catches front-end manipulation

Washington is poised to enact significant legislation that could fundamentally reshape the cryptocurrency regulatory landscape, particularly concerning the definition and oversight of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the authority of state…

Pope Francis Advocates for Binding International Treaty on AI Regulation

In a significant call for global cooperation, Pope Francis has urged the international community to establish a binding treaty governing the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). The pontiff’s…

The State of Play: Unpacking crypto policy progress in Washington, D.C.

The landscape of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, shifting from a relatively nascent concern to a central focus of governmental attention. The year 2023,…

New Exchange Listings Suffer Due to Regulatory Pressure in EU

The European Union’s landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is exerting a significant dampening effect on new cryptocurrency exchange listings worldwide, forcing a global recalibration of digital asset market strategies.…

Will crypto rewards survive upcoming CLARITY law? A plain-English guide to Section 404

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, widely known as the CLARITY Act, was introduced with the ambitious goal of delineating clear responsibilities between different regulatory bodies overseeing the burgeoning cryptocurrency…

MiCA Delistings Will Catalyse Stronger European Crypto Offerings

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, since its inception in 2020, is fundamentally reshaping the continent’s cryptocurrency landscape, ushering in an era where Europe aims to lead, rather…

A16z Crypto Sues IRS Over New Decentralized Finance Rules

Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) blockchain investment firm, a16z Crypto, has publicly thrown its weight behind a significant legal challenge against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department, specifically…