Securities or not, crypto in the US needs new regulations and clearer guidance

CFTC and SEC disagree over whether cryptocurrencies are securities, and two big lawsuits clouding the industry's future invoke laws that long predate the digital era.

• 2023-05-02
• securities laws CFTC crypto assets regulatory approach the SEC Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulation

Crypto leaders need to collaborate with regulators more — for the industry’s own good

A clear and balanced legal framework will encourage more crypto investment, while the industry can promote best practices, writes Mahin Gupta of Liminal.

• 2023-04-24
• digital asset industry players collaboration security tokens regulation industry stakeholders regulators private sector stakeholders

Everyone Would Be Better Off With Crypto Rules, SEC Commissioner and ‘Crypto Mom’ Says

If regulatory parameters for crypto are spelled out, "people would spend a lot less time thinking about, 'What are the rules?' They'd know," SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tells Barron's.

• 2023-03-27
• SEC regulatory framework SEC Hester Peirce capital markets regulation enforcement retail investors retail investor

An SEC Watchdog’s Take on Crypto Rules: Everyone Would Be Better Off

If regulatory parameters for crypto are spelled out, "people would spend a lot less time thinking about, 'What are the rules?' They'd know," SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tells Barron's.

• 2023-03-26
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Crypto Long & Short: Decentralized Exchange Research Ramps up

This week, Glenn Williams Jr. argues that decentralized exchanges (DEXes) have an intriguing road ahead amid the wreckage of FTX. Then, Kelly Chambers of THEIA8900 notes the digital-asset myopia among financial advisers focused on bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s ETH.

• 2023-03-02
• digital asset decentralized exchanges financial advisers Kelly Chambers Nick Baker regulation Exchange

Trust in crypto is in shambles. How can we rebuild it?

Greater transparency and confidence in who you are transacting with could go a long way toward alleviating public mistrust, writes Travis Nelson of Quadrata.

• 2023-02-20
• decentralized systems digital identity AML types of checks regulation decentralized identity digital assets KYC decentralized identifiers