Policy Week 2023

Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, writes Steven Eisenhauer. (SwapnIl Dwivedi/Unsplash)
Why Real Regulatory Change In Crypto Has Not Happened
Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, Steven Eisenhauer, chief risk and compliance officer at Ramp, writes.
Legislators need to educate themselves on Web3 if they care about protecting consumers, writes Steven Eisenhauer. (SwapnIl Dwivedi/Unsplash)

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Banks Will Dominate Stablecoins, and 2 Other Predictions About the Future of Money
Crypto, rather than "blowing up" traditional finance, is making the existing system more efficient.
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Now is the time to consider more cash-like privacy-focused CBDC solutions, John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association and Dr. Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association, write. (israel palacio, Unsplash)
Are There Tech Solutions to the Privacy and Compliance Trade-Offs for CBDCs?
Users will likely demand cash-like privacy protections for central bank digital currencies, which may be thwarted by regulations. However, new technology solutions may enable...
Now is the time to consider more cash-like privacy-focused CBDC solutions, John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association and Dr. Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association, write. (israel palacio, Unsplash)

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Regulatory Clarity? Financial Watchdogs Could Not Be More Clear
If the past year of enforcement actions shows anything, it's that financial regulators are comfortable using existing rules to investigate and prosecute crime in crypto.
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The Trojan horse, after a painting by Henri Motte, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
Web3 Loyalty Programs Are a Trojan Horse for Good Crypto Policy
Crypto's three pillars of ownership, control and interoperability are likely to resonate with policymakers the most, writes Josh Rosenblatt of Co:Create.
The Trojan horse, after a painting by Henri Motte, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

How Bank Secrecy Act Could Impact Crypto
How Bank Secrecy Act Could Impact Crypto
Shipyard Software CEO and co-founder Mark Lurie breaks down his Policy Week opinion piece on CoinDesk, titled "Sweeping Crypto Regulation? First Update the Bank Secrecy Act."...
How Bank Secrecy Act Could Impact Crypto

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Japan Embraces Web3 As Global Regulators Grow Wary of Crypto
With tight regulations already in place that helped insulate FTX Japan and its investors from heavy losses, Japan is working on policy and guidelines for stablecoins, NFTs and...
Tokyo street scene (Jezael Melgoza/Unsplash)

What the U.S. Can Learn from the World's Best Crypto Policies
What the U.S. Can Learn from the World's Best Crypto Policies
Author & Journalist Jeff Wilser takes "The Hash" hosts on a tour of various countries across the globe, their approach to regulating crypto, and what the U.S. can learn from l...
What the U.S. Can Learn from the World's Best Crypto Policies

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party celebrates with supporters at the party's headquarters on March 10, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Main opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
South Korean Lawmakers Are Gearing Up to Regulate Crypto. What Could That Look Like?
The 300 members of South Korea’s National Assembly are currently considering 17 separate crypto-related proposals, from which they hope to shape the Digital Asset Basic Act.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party celebrates with supporters at the party's headquarters on March 10, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Main opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)