Crypto risks, imaginary and real, and creative ways of addressing them, April 4–11
Last week, there was a lot of regulatory talk about crypto-related risks. While this is very common in itself, some…
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‘Unhosted’ wallets are just ‘wallets,’ March 28–April 4
The European Parliament continued to keep crypto users and advocates at the edge of their seats last week as yet…
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Crypto taxes and taxes on crypto, March 21–28.
It was relatively quiet in the digital asset policy department last week, as regulators and lawmakers in most key jurisdictions…
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Arab States of the Gulf open up to digital asset services, March 14–21
Last week got off to an antsy start as the clause that many interpreted as a direct route to ban…
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Joe Biden’s executive order is finally upon us, and it doesn’t look too dreadful, March 7–14.
As Russia’s self-styled “special operation” against Ukraine continues, crippling economic sanctions remain the Western powers’ primary weapon to counter Russia’s…
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Biden to sign executive order on crypto, authorize all-government effort to consolidate regulation
Later today, U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a long-anticipated executive order on digital assets. Despite fears that the order…
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Crypto in times of war, Feb. 28–Mar. 7
A war rages on Europe’s eastern rim, having already left thousands of people dead and injured and millions more displaced.…
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Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21
Amid the barrage of last week’s regulatory news, from rumors of Joe Biden’s upcoming executive order on digital assets to…
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Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has upped the stakes in its drawn-out showdown against the country’s Central Bank by formally introducing…
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Here’s how two 2012 memos can turn the tide in the milestone crypto case
Ripple’s court battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has recently seen new developments that, according to some…
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