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Crypto Regulation Outlook Ahead of US Midterm Election
Crypto Regulation Outlook Ahead of US Midterm Election
CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the role the crypto industry is playing in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections and how the results m...
Crypto Regulation Outlook Ahead of US Midterm Election

Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos
Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted stablecoin issuer Circle an in-principle license that allows it to operate as a payments company in the country. Circle r...
Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos

Coinbase Files to Back Ripple’s Case Against the SEC
Coinbase Files to Back Ripple’s Case Against the SEC
Crypto exchange Coinbase has petitioned a federal court for permission to file a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in the ongoing lawsuit between the U.S. Securities and Exch...
Coinbase Files to Back Ripple’s Case Against the SEC

The Future of US Crypto Regulation
The Future of US Crypto Regulation
CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De reacts to the debate between FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees. Plus, update on the s...
The Future of US Crypto Regulation

Elon Musk Closes $44B Twitter Deal, Reportedly Fires Top Executives
Elon Musk Closes $44B Twitter Deal, Reportedly Fires Top Executives
Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and reportedly fired the social media giant's top executives. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation...
Elon Musk Closes $44B Twitter Deal, Reportedly Fires Top Executives

CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Echos Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis
CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Echos Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Christy Goldsmith Romero said crypto's growing interest by traditional finance firms should put regulators on notice of dang...
CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Echos Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis

Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX ‘Likely’ to Create a Stablecoin: Report
Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX ‘Likely’ to Create a Stablecoin: Report
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told The Big Whale in an interview that the crypto exchange “is very likely" to create a stablecoin. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Edi...
Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX ‘Likely’ to Create a Stablecoin: Report

BIS Report Finds CBDCs Useful in Foreign Exchange Transactions
BIS Report Finds CBDCs Useful in Foreign Exchange Transactions
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) revealed in a report that CBDCs come in handy for foreign exchange transfers as they saw 20 different commercial banks conduct ove...
BIS Report Finds CBDCs Useful in Foreign Exchange Transactions

Chinese Intelligence Officers Allegedly Tried to Bribe US Officials With Bitcoin for Information
Chinese Intelligence Officers Allegedly Tried to Bribe US Officials With Bitcoin for Information
The Department of Justice announced that two intelligence officers working for the People's Republic of China allegedly tried bribing a U.S. government official with bitcoin i...
Chinese Intelligence Officers Allegedly Tried to Bribe US Officials With Bitcoin for Information

SEC’s Gensler Says CFTC Should Get More Power to Police Stablecoins: Report
SEC’s Gensler Says CFTC Should Get More Power to Police Stablecoins: Report
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said Friday that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should be given more authority to oversee stable...
SEC’s Gensler Says CFTC Should Get More Power to Police Stablecoins: Report