State of Crypto

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State of Crypto: Congress Takes One Step Closer to Regulatory Clarity
A bipartisan bill addressing cryptocurrencies made it through the House of Representatives. Next up: the Senate.
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State of Crypto: Unpacking Hester Peirce's Newest Safe Harbor Proposal
The revised Token Safe Harbor proposal defines what a successful project would look like.
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What Coinbase’s Rise Says to the World
Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq sends a powerful signal of legitimacy to the U.S. crypto community, as well as to the crypto-curious in the traditional financial sector.
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State of Crypto: The IRS Sets Its Sights on Circle
The IRS has issued a John Doe summons to Circle, in a repeat of its collection of Coinbase customer information. What has changed since then?
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State of Crypto: FATF's New Guidance Takes Aim at DeFi
The Financial Action Task Force addressed DeFi and NFTs in its new proposed draft guidance, but its new definitions might be extremely broad.
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State of Crypto: What’s Next for the OCC?
The OCC published a number of crypto-friendly pieces of guidance last year. The next head of this banking regulator could undo this work.
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State of Crypto: NYDFS Hackathon Is 'Testament' to Crypto's Growth
NYDFS held a two-week event with crypto industry participants to evaluate ways of upgrading its data collection tools and practices.
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State of Crypto: It's Time to Talk About NFTs and Intellectual Property Law
NFTs are all the rage right now, but buyers and sellers should be aware of the different regulatory frameworks that might govern these assets.
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State of Crypto: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler Could Differ From Predecessor Jay Clayton
Gary Gensler will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to lead the SEC.
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State of Crypto: The US Government Keeps Mentioning Terrorism
Congress is holding a hearing on financing for domestic terrorism this week. What role will bitcoin play?
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