Policy
Blockworks covers a diverse range of cryptocurrency regulatory topics including SEC complaints, banking regulation, anti-money laundering and bipartisan legislation.
The industry sometimes glosses over the uphill battle involved in getting crypto issues in front of lawmakers
Incumbent US Senator Elizabeth Warren faced off with the pro-crypto attorney trying to take her seat Tuesday night
Politicians are realizing that crypto is going to be a winning issue this cycle and in the future, chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad tells Blockworks
Coinbase hired History Associates in 2023 to assist in retrieving records from the SEC and FDIC
As part of last week’s FinCEN settlement, TD Bank allegedly failed to report transactions related to crypto to relevant law enforcement agencies
Former IRS agent and Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan will remain imprisoned in Nigeria’s Kuje prison
The US regulator accused the crypto market-making firm of acting as an unregistered dealer
An SEC spokesperson told Blockworks the Ripple judgment clashes with Supreme Court precedent and securities laws
Gurbir Grewal, who has been at the agency almost as long as Gensler has been chair, will depart on Oct. 11, 2024
The case against Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm for alleged money laundering and sanctions violations will continue, judge rules
We’ve come a long way, but lack of regulatory clarity for crypto in the US remains a major hurdle, industry leaders say
Ellison’s Tuesday sentencing comes months after Sam Bankman-Fried was handed a 25-year sentence
Rep. Tom Emmer brought up DEBT Box and asked SEC Chair Gary Gensler if the handling of the case “embarrassed” him
All five SEC commissioners appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to answer questions from House lawmakers about how they are running the securities agency
Coinbase’s team told a three-judge panel on Monday that the SEC has failed to provide a path for actors in the digital asset space
The Consensys suit was originally filed in April and included the allegation that the SEC had opened an investigation into Ethereum
The SEC claimed Rari operated in unregistered broker activities and “misleadingly” claimed investors would receive a higher annual yield
During a Congressional hearing Wednesday, some lawmakers toed the party line while others appeared to reach across the aisle
Reps. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., gave SEC Chair Gary Gensler two weeks to answer questions about airdrop regulations
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