Kollen Post

Kollen Post is Cointelegraph's policy editor. He specializes in mapping the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes languages, rock climbing and bad horror movies.

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Per the latest in lobbying disclosures, Ripple Labs shelled out for its lobbying on legislation looking to change the treatment of crypto under securities laws....

Ripple ran crypto's most expensive lobbying program in 2020

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2021-01-25T17:18:04+00:00

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Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however.

Law Decoded: Bank payments going global with stablecoins and CBDCs, Jan. 15–22

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2021-01-22T19:23:44+00:00

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Tarbert's brief term was nonetheless notable for clarity on cryptocurrency in U.S. regulation.

Tarbert makes way for Biden's CFTC chair, but will remain a commissioner

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2021-01-21T20:08:39+00:00

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The past two years were much harder on the dollar, however.

While China's CBDC sets the pace, the yuan stumbles in usage abroad

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2021-01-21T20:00:00+00:00

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Emerging analytics technology is the name of the game for the next stage in crypto regulation.

NYDFS hosts crypto industry competition to get real-time data on Bitlicensees

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2021-01-21T16:17:24+00:00

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Gearing up for new battles against data-driven monopolies, antitrust enforcers may well look to blockchain as a way of getting honest data from companies they d...

Antitrust watchdogs around the world are going back to school to study blockchain and AI

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2021-01-20T18:28:05+00:00

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Follow up

The next leader of the U.S. securities regulator seems to be sympathetic to the mission of decentralization.

Decentralization in the centers of power: Learn crypto from Biden's SEC chair pick, part 3/3

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2021-01-19T20:29:40+00:00

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Gensler will likely be replacing Jay Clayton, who famously slowed down the ICO market during his tenure at the SEC. Will Gensler issue new clarity?

The way forward for ICOs: Learn crypto from Biden's SEC chair pick, part 1/3

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2021-01-19T15:25:02+00:00

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