Philipp Petkevitch
@petkevitch
Head of crypto practice at Buzko Krasnov law firm
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Law School Adjunct Lecturer
Last week in crypto regulation (Dec 8–14):
1/ Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years — U.S. federal court handed Terraform Labs’ co-founder a 15-year prison term.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Nov 24–30):
1/ UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 6 — DeFi protocols, bridges, DEXs, stablecoins, and infra providers placed under UAE Central Bank oversight.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Nov 17–23):
1/ SEC removes crypto from 2026 exam priorities — Focus shifts to AI and automation; crypto no longer listed as an examination priority.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Nov 10–16):
1/ SEC outlines new crypto rulebook — Asset classification, a token safe harbor, unified licensing for venues, and eased custody rules under “Project Crypto.”
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Last week in crypto regulation (Nov 3–9):
1/ CFTC eyes spot BTC/ETH on DCMs — Agency is moving toward allowing spot trading on licensed Designated Contract Markets.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Oct 27 – Nov 2):
1/ Court rejects Custodia’s Fed master account — Even with a bank charter, direct access requires approval from a regional Reserve Bank.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Oct 20–26):
1/ Trump names Michael Selig CFTC Chair; pardons CZ — Policy pivot toward permissive market-structure plus clemency for Binance’s founder.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Oct 13–19):
1/ SEC Chair says crypto and tokenization are regulatory priorities; outlines integrated framework for trading, lending, and staking.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Oct 6–12):
1/ SEC to formalize “innovation exemption” — Agency preparing rules to allow limited, supervised blockchain pilots without immediate enforcement risk.
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Last week in crypto regulation (Sep 29 – Oct 5):
1/ SEC–CFTC: harmonized oversight ahead — Chair Paul Atkins says the era of fragmented SEC/CFTC rules is ending, with a coordinated approach coming.
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Once I'll stop forgetting to choose the right channel.
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