State of Crypto

U.S. Treasury Department (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
Issues Crypto Should Watch For in the Tornado Cash Sanctions
OFAC sanctioning Tornado Cash presents fascinating new questions about crypto’s role in nuclear weapons proliferation.
U.S. Treasury Department (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

MakerDAO Founder: Crypto Is a 'Force for Good'
MakerDAO Founder: Crypto Is a ‘Force for Good’
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen weighs in on how DeFi projects can “interact with the real world economy” and do things like invest in real estate and renewable energy. Chri...
MakerDAO Founder: Crypto Is a 'Force for Good'

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The SEC Is Providing Regulatory Clarity, Just Not How Anyone Wants
The Securities and Exchange Commission was pretty clear about why it deemed nine cryptocurrencies “securities” last week, and that’s equally clearly an opening salvo.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Legal Ramifications of Using NFTs as Collateral for Secure Loans
Legal Ramifications of Using NFTs as Collateral for Secure Loans
NFT lending is becoming a big business, despite the recent crypto rout. Anderson Kill Associate Attorney Jeff Karas discusses the legal implications of using NFTs as collatera...
Legal Ramifications of Using NFTs as Collateral for Secure Loans

Twitter Lawyers Characterize Musk’s Deal Withdrawal as ‘Wrongful’
Twitter Lawyers Characterize Musk’s Deal Withdrawal as ‘Wrongful’
CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the legal and regulatory implications of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s termination of buying Twitter. Plus,...
Twitter Lawyers Characterize Musk’s Deal Withdrawal as ‘Wrongful’

The Celsius both at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Looking at the Claims Celsius Operated Like a Ponzi
A new lawsuit alleges that a major crypto lender was, in fact, a Ponzi scheme. Happy Tuesday folks.
The Celsius both at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Fmr FDIC Exec: Crypto Investors Can Rely on 'Frankly Nothing' in Current Regulatory Environment
Fmr FDIC Exec: Crypto Investors Can Rely on ‘Frankly Nothing’ in Current Regulatory Environment
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is looking into claims by crypto broker Voyager that its customer accounts were protected by the agency in the event of collap...
Fmr FDIC Exec: Crypto Investors Can Rely on 'Frankly Nothing' in Current Regulatory Environment

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
Unpacking the Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejections
Grayscale and Bitwise saw their bitcoin ETF applications rejected. Have we learned anything new?
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (ShutterStock for CoinDesk)
US Wants to Promote 'Responsible Innovation,' Deputy Treasury Secretary Says
Adewale Adeyemo oversees much of the U.S. Treasury Department’s crypto work. He spoke to CoinDesk at Consensus about what he’s seeing and how he’s approaching the sector.
Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (ShutterStock for CoinDesk)

World Economic Forum Head of the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems Matthew Blake (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
Crypto Industry Is Still 'Embryonic,' WEF Finance Lead Says
I spoke recently with Matthew Blake, who looks at the future of finance (among other things) at the World Economic Forum, on the industry’s prominence during this year’s meeti...
World Economic Forum Head of the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems Matthew Blake (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)