Policy
Blockworks covers a diverse range of cryptocurrency regulatory topics including SEC complaints, banking regulation, anti-money laundering and bipartisan legislation.
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
The team behind the planned NYC private club gave NFT purchasers a “reasonable expectation of profit,” the SEC alleged
Kalshi founder Tarek Mansour said Thursday marked the “the first trade on regulated election markets in nearly a century”
A new report on stablecoin activity in emerging markets shows their immense popularity in Nigeria
While candidates still have time to share crypto policy details, “we shouldn’t pin all our hopes on politics,” Chirp founder Tim Kravchunovsky says
There’s a new crypto firm licensed to trade digital asset securities in the US, and it may offer different assets than its predecessor
The goal of Tuesday’s inaugural Congressional hearing on DeFi was to “explore emerging topics” in digital assets, Rep. French Hill said
A tech industry coalition executive last week urged moderators to ask about crypto, noting that “passing bipartisan digital asset regulations is front and center this election cycle”
Pavel Durov, in a Telegram message, breaks his silence about his arrest in France
Crypto advocacy group’s policy counsel notes the “coordinated attempt to choke off the digital asset industry’s access to the traditional banking system”
Trump doubles down on tax cuts, keeping business in the US during remarks at the Economic Club of New York
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