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The SEC Is Getting Clearer About How It Plans to Regulate Crypto

We're reading between the lines of Grayscale's recent disclosures about SEC inquiries.

By Nikhilesh De

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Crypto Banks Are One Step Closer to Reality Under New Fed Guidance

The Federal Reserve’s guidance for approving master account access is a major milestone for crypto banks, but it still leaves much to be desired.

By Nikhilesh De

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Joshua Woroniecki/Unsplash)

Tornado Cash Sanctions Are Spiraling Into Compliance Nightmares

The crypto mixer’s sanctions issue raises many questions.

By Nikhilesh De

No one knows exactly what the fallout from the Tornado Cash sanctions will look like. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Issues Crypto Should Watch For in the Tornado Cash Sanctions

OFAC sanctioning Tornado Cash presents fascinating new questions about crypto’s role in nuclear weapons proliferation.

By Nikhilesh De

U.S. Treasury Department (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

The SEC Is Providing Regulatory Clarity, Just Not How Anyone Wants

The Securities and Exchange Commission was pretty clear about why it deemed nine cryptocurrencies “securities” last week, and that’s equally clearly an opening salvo.

By Nikhilesh De

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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