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Legislative Update; Gov. Newsom Vetoes Crypto Licensing Bill; Fed's Powell on DeFi

Legislative Update Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA) There has been a lot of chatter over the DCCPA, a bill proposed in...

CFTC Complaint; Congressional Hearings; Treasury Request for Comment

CFTC Complaint Against Ooki DAO for Violating Commodity Exchange Act What happened? On Thursday evening, the CFTC settled charges against...

Mentions of DeFi in the EO Reports

The following represents all mentions of "DeFi" and "DEX" in the reports released from the Biden Administration on September 16, 2022

Tornado Cash FAQs; White House Crypto Climate Report; SEC's Newest Crypto Unit

OFAC Clarifies Implications of Tornado Cash Sanctions What happened? On Tuesday afternoon, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asse

Next Week's Crypto Hearings; Gensler Doubles Down; Fed Vice Chair on Crypto Regulation

Gensler and Behnam Set to Testify for Congress Senate Agriculture Committee and CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam: On September 14th at 10:00 AM,

DeFi vs. CeFi Spot Markets: FAQs

The regulation of crypto spot markets is a major focus of policymakers and regulators in Washington. (Next week, the Senate Committee on...

FBI Issues PSA on DeFi Hacks; House Oversight Requests Info from Regulators, Exchanges; Fed to Roll

FBI Issues PSA Warning Investors of DeFi Smart Contract Hacks What happened? On Monday, the FBI issued a public service announcement to war

Alexey Pertsev Update; Gensler's Article in WSJ; FTX Receives Cease & Desist from FDIC

Alexey Pertsev Update A Dutch court ordered that Alexey Pertsev, a Tornado Cash developer, to remain in jail for up to 90 days while awaitin

Tornado Cash Update; EU Contemplates AML Regulator; Our Response to Treasury’s RFC

Tornado Cash Update We still have way more questions than answers about the U.S. Treasury’s sanctioning of immutable smart contracts —...

Treasury Designates Tornado Cash; Lawmakers Urge Fed to Speed Up Efforts; UK Parliament and Crypto

Treasury Designates Tornado Cash What happened? On Monday, the Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC), the Treasury Department agency...