Policy & Regulation
Russia’s Cryptocurrency Pivot: Legislated Sanctions Evasion
In response to mounting financial pressures of Western sanctions, Russia enacted significant legislation legalizing cryptocurrency mining and permitting the use…
MiCA’s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 3
Challenges remain Despite the extensive work by the EBA and ESMA, in close cooperation with national regulators, MiCA still leaves…
MiCA’s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 2
Stablecoins in the EU Stablecoins are the single biggest crypto-asset use case currently in digital asset markets. Circle, the issuer…
MiCA’s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 1
Transaction volumes show that stablecoins are currently the biggest use case for crypto assets. That makes June 30, 2024 a…
In conversation with the world’s first and only standalone virtual assets regulator: Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Amidst the resurgence in global crypto markets, governments across the world are working to implement comprehensive regulatory frameworks and enact…
What FATF’s Report on Recommendation 15 Means for Regulators & Private Sector
On March 28, 2024, the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), published a table…
DeFi Regulation: Practical Next Steps to Make the Industry Safer
How Decentralized Finance (DeFi) should be regulated is part of a broader debate about how we control technologies that operate…
An update on the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT)
The story of cryptocurrency in the United Kingdom is one of evolving scrutiny and growing recognition that regulatory and legislative…
IRS Update: U.S. Proposed Tax Regulations Outline Information Reporting Obligations for Crypto Exchanges and Others
Roger M. Brown is the Global Head of Tax Strategy at Chainalysis. On August 25, 2023, the U.S. Internal Revenue…
The MiCA Marathon: Are we reaching the finishing line?
Today, the EU Parliament voted to pass MiCA - the first comprehensive, EU-wide rules for crypto asset service providers and different crypto assets (including stablecoins).
The Current State of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in 2023
Blockchain technology has made digital payments faster and easier than ever, and allowed for the proliferation of new cryptocurrencies for…
Ambition to Action: The UK as a Digital Asset Hub in 2023
In April 2022, the UK Government and then Chancellor Rishi Sunak first stated the ambition “to turn the UK into…
OFAC Sanctions Internet-based Suppliers of Illicit Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three individuals and nine entities associated…
The Opportunity Before Congress on Crypto Legislation
Our comprehensive look at crypto legislation and what we might expect in the coming months or in the soon-to-be-elected 118th Congress.
Reporting Obligations of the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework
The OECD recently published their framework designed to help tax authorities administer tax rules when taxpayers invest in Crypto-Assets outside…