State of Crypto

BitGo Files $100M Lawsuit Against Galaxy Digital Over Allegedly Breaching Merger Agreement
BitGo Files $100M Lawsuit Against Galaxy Digital Over Allegedly Breaching Merger Agreement
Cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo sues crypto financial services firm Galaxy Digital, alleging that the latter intentionally breached its $1.2 billion merger announced in May...
BitGo Files $100M Lawsuit Against Galaxy Digital Over Allegedly Breaching Merger Agreement

Regulating Traditional Finance vs Crypto 'Not a Death Match': Legal Expert
Regulating Traditional Finance vs Crypto ‘Not a Death Match’: Legal Expert
Anchorage Digital General Counsel Georgia Quinn discusses the challenges and path ahead for navigating the country’s crypto regulatory landscape amid “mixed messages” and a br...
Regulating Traditional Finance vs Crypto 'Not a Death Match': Legal Expert

White House Report Calls for Crypto Mining Standard to Reduce Energy Usage
White House Report Calls for Crypto Mining Standard to Reduce Energy Usage
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for the U.S. to conduct further research on the energy impact of crypto mining in order to set standards for the...
White House Report Calls for Crypto Mining Standard to Reduce Energy Usage

SEC Chairman Gensler Tells CoinDesk: Crypto Platforms Have an Obligation To Register
SEC Chairman Gensler Tells CoinDesk: Crypto Platforms Have an Obligation To Register
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, in an interview with CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De, doubled down on his assertion that most cryptocurrencies are securities. That being the case, Gensler...
SEC Chairman Gensler Tells CoinDesk: Crypto Platforms Have an Obligation To Register

House’s Stablecoin Bill Could Be Introduced This Month
House’s Stablecoin Bill Could Be Introduced This Month
CoinDesk’s Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses whether a stablecoin bill could be introduced “sometime this month,” according to an updated heari...
House’s Stablecoin Bill Could Be Introduced This Month

House’s Stablecoin Bill Likely to Face Major Delays as Negotiations Continue
House’s Stablecoin Bill Likely to Face Major Delays as Negotiations Continue
The congressional efforts toward stablecoin oversight could face fatal delays as negotiations in the House Committee on Financial Services drag out further than the calendar i...
House’s Stablecoin Bill Likely to Face Major Delays as Negotiations Continue

Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing: Who Should Get Their Money Back?
Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing: Who Should Get Their Money Back?
CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down Celsius’ third bankruptcy hearing on Thursday which focused on whether custodial account holders s...
Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing: Who Should Get Their Money Back?

Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities
Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities
The Digital Finance Cooperative Research Center is a $124.3 million program funded by industry partners, universities and the Australian Government – which is beginning a revi...
Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities

Federal Reserve to Launch Real-Time Payments Service FedNow Mid 2023
Federal Reserve to Launch Real-Time Payments Service FedNow Mid 2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve plans to launch its instant payments platform FedNow between May and July of 2023. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De di...
Federal Reserve to Launch Real-Time Payments Service FedNow Mid 2023

Blockchain for Europe Exec on EU Potentially Banning Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins
Blockchain for Europe Exec on EU Potentially Banning Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins
The European Union could potentially ban U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins in 27 countries if the union finalizes the new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation. Blockchain...
Blockchain for Europe Exec on EU Potentially Banning Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins