State of Crypto

It'll be good to see some of you folks again. (CoinDesk archives)
Previewing the Regulatory Panels at Consensus 2022
Welcome to our annual shindig, now back in person after two years of virtual events.
It'll be good to see some of you folks again. (CoinDesk archives)

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Thoughts From Davos
The crypto industry showed up in force at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
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A pile of trash in the Terra Club at Nationals Ballpark (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Regulators Are Paying Attention to UST
The collapse of terraUSD (UST) is algorithmic stablecoins’ Libra moment.
A pile of trash in the Terra Club at Nationals Ballpark (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Regulators Should Pay Attention to UST
A stablecoin de-pegged. People lost money. It ain’t great.
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Who’s Surprised by the SEC’s ‘Power Grab?’
Events from the past week show why regulatory agencies might want more oversight over crypto.
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Future Twitter overlord Elon Musk (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Elon Musk Wants to Authenticate Every Twitter User. Crypto Twitter Should Take Notice
Twitter’s soon-to-be owner says he wants to “authenticate” all humans, but did not say what that actually means.
Future Twitter overlord Elon Musk (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sanctioning an Ether Address Isn't Stopping Transactions
The operators of a crypto wallet added to the U.S. sanctions list continue to offload their funds.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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A Spot Bitcoin ETF Still Seems Unlikely
ETF proponents hope the approval of a recent bitcoin futures ETF portends the approval of a spot ETF. The SEC still has concerns.
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Lawmakers Keep Mentioning Privacy in CBDC Discussions
How lawmakers approach privacy with central bank digital currencies differ, but the fact remains they're very frequently now raising the issue.
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