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What I Learned About Crypto Regulation From a Week in DC

Crypto has arrived in the capital and concerns about stablecoins are very real. Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk’s managing editor for global policy and regulation, takes stock.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 21, 2021 at 8:39 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2021

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Opinionated

Is Crypto Really a Threat to Financial Stability?

Suggestions from senior officials that digital assets are a danger to the world economy seem premature and wide of the mark. But at least regulators are finally taking the industry seriously.

By Ben Schiller Anna Baydakova Danny Nelson

Oct 21, 2021 at 8:35 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2021

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SEC No-Action Letter Request 2: The #NFT (Brian Frye/OpenSea)

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The node

NFT Artist Brian Frye Wants You to Steal This Article

Frye is for plagiarism, against copyright and sort of neutral on securities law.

By Daniel Kuhn

Oct 21, 2021 at 5:28 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2021

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Cornell University Professor Saule Omarova (Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs)

Policy

Regulation

In Defense of OCC Nominee Saule Omarova

Right-wing critics have dismissed the Cornell academic as a dangerous socialist. But her actual views bear more investigation.

By Raúl Carrillo

Oct 21, 2021 at 5:21 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2021

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Policy

The View From Brussels: How the EU Plans to Regulate Crypto

European Parliament member Eva Kaili says Facebook’s libra announcement in 2019 catalyzed lawmakers into action on digital assets.

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 20, 2021 at 8:55 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2021

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Nfts

Some NFTs Are Probably Illegal. Does the SEC Care?

Commissioner Hester Peirce has words of advice for NFT makers and platforms.

By Will Gottsegen

Oct 20, 2021 at 6:57 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2021

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A bitcoin futures ETF could bleed investors dry, bit by painful bit.(Chonticha Vatpongpee/EyeEm/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin etf

Contango Conmigo: Why a Bitcoin Futures ETF Could Be a Bloody Ride

Regulators maintain the futures market is a lower-risk way to list bitcoin. But there’s a major catch.

By David Z. Morris

Oct 20, 2021 at 4:21 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2021

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Daos

How to Do Business as a DAO

Should a DAO retain a law firm? Three representatives from Morrison Cohen LLP discuss the emerging legal issues around this new type of business enterprise.

By Jason Gottlieb Daniel Isaacs Alexandra Wang

Oct 20, 2021 at 3:52 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2021

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