Regulation


Policy

Environmentalists Target Greenidge as They Turn Up Pressure on NY Governor to Sign Mining Moratorium Bill

A moratorium on new PoW mining projects that use behind-the-meter fossil fuel energy is now on the NY governor's desk.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Gli ambientalisti prendono di mira Greenidge mentre aumentano le pressioni sul governatore di New York affinché firmi un disegno di legge sulla moratoria mineraria

Una moratoria sui nuovi progetti minerari PoW che utilizzano energia da combustibili fossili dietro il contatore è ora sulla scrivania del governatore di New York.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Los ambientalistas apuntan a Greenidge mientras aumentan la presión sobre el gobernador de Nueva York para que firme un proyecto de ley de moratoria minera

Una moratoria sobre nuevos proyectos mineros de PoW que utilizan energía de combustibles fósiles detrás del medidor está ahora sobre el escritorio del gobernador de Nueva York.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Екологи націлилися на Greenidge, оскільки вони чинили тиск на губернатора Нью-Йорка, щоб той підписав законопроект про мораторій на видобуток корисних копалин

Мораторій на нові видобувні проекти PoW, які використовують енергію викопного палива, що знаходиться поза лічильником, зараз на столі губернатора Нью-Йорка.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

US Labor Department Sued After Warning 401(k) Providers About Allowing Crypto Investments

The plaintiff, 401(k) provider ForUsAll, is concerned the guidance sets a “troubling precedent” that could lead to a slippery slope of future bans.

Statue of Themis holding the balance scales. (Oleksandr Berezko/EyeEm via Getty Images)

Videos

DOJ Charges Former OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain was charged on June 1 with wire fraud and money laundering after trading on confidential information about which NFTs were about to be featured on OpenSea. It’s the first DOJ has pursued an “insider trading” charge involving digital assets.

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Finance

Coinbase Doesn’t Offer Liability Protection, but That’s No Reason to Panic

The crypto exchange's announcement last month is a sign of regulatory progress to come, according to one institutional investor.

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Policy

South Korean Government to Form Digital Assets Committee in Response to Terra Collapse: Report

The committee will provide criteria for the listing of coins by exchanges, introduce investor protections and monitor unfair trading.

Seoul, South Korea (Shutterstock)

Policy

DeFi Ledgers Can Help Regulators Oversee Sector, BIS Official Says

A new BIS working paper makes a case for "embedded supervision" that argues regulatory oversight can be built into seemingly untamable decentralized finance systems.

Raphael Auer, head of the BIS Innovation Hub's Eurosystem Centre, argues that "embedded supervision" can change the game for DeFi regulation. (BIS)

Policy

UK Government Proposes Stablecoin Safeguards After Terra Collapse

The measure would give the Bank of England more power over failed stablecoin issuers.

Bank of England (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

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