Do bitcoin developers have a fiduciary duty to bitcoin owners? A company managed by the infamous Craig Wright claimed so. The main claim boiled down
UK crypto hub plans; criticism on EU KYC plans; Binance not subject to US fed. securities laws, says court; and UK court finds no fiduciary
After the DeFi reports from the OECD and the Financial Stability Board earlier this year, there’s a new kid in town: IOSCO’s DeFi report. IOSCO
DeFi copies TradFi risks, says IOSCO; next EU battle = KYC; more trouble for interest-bearing crypto products in US; Dubai gets crypto.com hub; de-banking lawsuit
Russia U-turn on crypto? EU MiCA close to fast-track, India nears crypto tax vote, OECD releases crypto tax consultation, are DAOs an existential threat to
EU Parliamentary committee votes on MiCA draft; UK FCA warns Bitcoin ATMs; Ukraine adopts Virtual Assets Bill; Israeli banks cannot flatly refuse crypto clients; Guernsey
Do bitcoin developers have a fiduciary duty to bitcoin owners? A company managed by the infamous Craig Wright claimed so. The main claim boiled down
UK crypto hub plans; criticism on EU KYC plans; Binance not subject to US fed. securities laws, says court; and UK court finds no fiduciary
After the DeFi reports from the OECD and the Financial Stability Board earlier this year, there’s a new kid in town: IOSCO’s DeFi report. IOSCO
DeFi copies TradFi risks, says IOSCO; next EU battle = KYC; more trouble for interest-bearing crypto products in US; Dubai gets crypto.com hub; de-banking lawsuit
Russia U-turn on crypto? EU MiCA close to fast-track, India nears crypto tax vote, OECD releases crypto tax consultation, are DAOs an existential threat to
EU Parliamentary committee votes on MiCA draft; UK FCA warns Bitcoin ATMs; Ukraine adopts Virtual Assets Bill; Israeli banks cannot flatly refuse crypto clients; Guernsey
CryptoLaw spoke to Dr. Joachim Schwerin, Principal Economist at the European Commission, about decentralized finance (DeFi) and regulation. Dr. Schwerin transcends the standard questions about
Subscribe Twitter CryptoLaw Newsletter #30 BIS on DeFi’s “decentralisation illusion”, Defiant on incorporating DAOs, Japan plans stablecoin rules, Korea postpones crypto tax, does Europe gain
Major players in the crypto industry want favorable regulations, and they’re actively explaining their own visions. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Download this episode 2021 has been the year of crypto regulation. In China, that has manifested as a complete banning
“Establishing clear regulatory expectations will be paramount to give this market an opportunity to grow and mature in a responsible manner,” said Jelena McWilliams. Read
Subscribe Twitter BoE on stablecoins and DeFi: potential, risks and regulatory perimeter The Bank of England has spent a significant amount of time researching digital
Bloc aims to combat money laundering, terrorism financing. Plan would also prohibit cash transactions over
Russia’s prosecutor general, Igor Krasnov, says new crypto regulations are needed to combat corruption as — in his view — digital assets are often used
Eric Rosengren included the stablecoin among what he termed new disruptors to short-term credit markets. A senior U.S. Federal Reserve official has called Tether’s USDT
The hiring of a large international technology provider signals the bank is on schedule for launching its digital currency. The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has
