Bakkt will also have a money transmitter license in the state of New York.
Author: Cointelegraph By Kollen Post
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The final Law Decoded moves away from specific news to reflect on the biggest legal issues facing crypto.
Ex-Chairman Tarbert, who dubbed Ether a commodity, is leaving the CFTC
After resigning from the commission’s executive position in January, Tarbert is on his way out.
Gensler sticks up for Bitcoin before Congress, but doesn’t say much new
The Senate held its first hearing on Gary Gensler’s nomination to chair the SEC today.
Law Decoded: Loose ends and long dramas, Feb. 19–26
Longstanding sagas in crypto saw major plot development and even a conclusion or two in this week’s newsletter.
China’s CBDC is about domestic dominance, not beating the dollar
The notion of China racing to launch a CBDC that will end U.S. monetary supremacy doesn’t hold up if you look at the facts on the ground.
What Russian journalists can learn from Navalny’s Bitcoin wallet
As the Kremlin sequesters funds to the opposition, Bitcoin serves to run blockades.
Law Decoded: Bringing blockchain into securities markets, Feb. 12–19
But security tokens are not ready to take over the world quite yet.
Congress is blaming Robinhood, not Reddit
We didn’t learn much new in today’s hearing, but the spotlight was definitely on the gamified trading app, rather than the traders on r/WallStreetBets.
Another crypto firm hit with fines for violating U.S. sanctions
BitPay apparently screened merchants but not customers.