Regulators

FCA logo on a phone (Piotr Swat/Shutterstock)
UK’s FCA Opens Search for Head of Crypto Division
The FCA is looking to build a crypto team that can manage and regulate the industry.
FCA logo on a phone (Piotr Swat/Shutterstock)

Shiba inu (Melody Less/Unsplash)
UK Regulator Bans Floki Inu Ads as 'Irresponsible'
The ASA said the ads "irresponsibly exploited" consumers' fears of missing out and trivialized investment in cryptocurrency.
Shiba inu (Melody Less/Unsplash)

EU lawmakers want new AML authority to supervise crypto firms (Santiago Urquijo/Getty)
EU Wants New Anti-Money Laundering Authority to Have Crypto Oversight: Report
The EU is setting up an anti-money laundering watchdog, and leaders want it to have strict oversight of crypto firms.
EU lawmakers want new AML authority to supervise crypto firms (Santiago Urquijo/Getty)

Tel Aviv, Israel (Adam Jang/Unsplash)
Binance Halts Activities in Israel Following Regulator Intervention: Report
Certain services are suspended while the country's Capital Markets Authority reviews the exchange's licenses.
Tel Aviv, Israel (Adam Jang/Unsplash)

Cape Town, South Africa
South African Regulator Issues Warning on FTX, Bybit
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority said the crypto exchanges are not authorized to trade in derivatives.
Cape Town, South Africa

The Arizona legislature will consider a bill to make bitcoin legal tender in the state. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
State Senator Introduces Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender in Arizona
The U.S. Constitution doesn't allow individual states to create their own legal tender, however.
The Arizona legislature will consider a bill to make bitcoin legal tender in the state. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
House and Senate Agriculture Committees Issue Bipartisan Call for CFTC Guidance on Crypto
In October, the CFTC's Behnam told a Senate committee the regulator’s crackdown on crypto crime was just the “tip of the iceberg” – now that committee wants to know what lies...
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Arsenal's Emirates stadium  (Shutterstock)
Arsenal FC Fan Token Ads Criticized by UK Regulator
The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads were irresponsible for trivializing investment in crypto assets.
Arsenal's Emirates stadium  (Shutterstock)

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)
Crypto Firms Get a Slap From UK Advertising Regulator Over Misleading Ads
Among the promotions cited by the ASA was Papa John’s, which said it was commemorating bitcoin’s pizza connection going back to May 2010.
Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

The pace of former regulators moving on to crypto firms is picking up, Timi Iwayemi, a research assistant at the Revolving Door Project, said. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
The Revolving Door Is Good for Bitcoin
There are legitimate concerns when regulators and business people can easily swap places, but this cross-pollination may also lead to good policy.
The pace of former regulators moving on to crypto firms is picking up, Timi Iwayemi, a research assistant at the Revolving Door Project, said. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)