July 2023, Opinion: "Six months ago we proposed a path for the regulation of so-called crypto markets. A lot has happened since then, but the end goal—strong investor protection and market integrity—may still be several  years away."

 

May 10, 2023, Testimony/Video: "Hearing Entitled: The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Markets, No Excerpt, Hearing."

 

March 28, 2023, Video: "The CFTC has sued Binance on allegations that the crypto exchange offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs."

 

March 16, 2023, Interview: "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stepped up its enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency industry after the November bankruptcy filing of crypto exchange FTX..."

 

December 15, 2022, Opinion: "The cryptocurrency market is in the throes of an extended crash, as the implosion of FTX rattled an entire sector already shaken by dramatic price drops and bankruptcies of major players."

 

December 4, 2022, Opinion by Jay Clayton and Tim Massad

On Nov. 30, 2022, DAPP hosted an all-day roundtable on stablecoin regulation, attended by approximately two dozen people, consisting of senior officials of the Biden Administration, leaders of stablecoin issuers and traditional financial institutions. 

This PDF was used during the Stablecoin Regulation Roundtable the Digital Assets Policy Project hosted November 30, 2022.

This PDF was used during the Stablecoin Regulation Roundtable the Digital Assets Policy Project hosted November 30, 2022.

 

October 13, 2022, Paper by Tim Massad and Howell Jackson: "For the past decade, the development of appropriate regulatory standards for the crypto industry has been hampered by interminable debates over whether particular digital assets are securities or commodities or something else."

 

2022, Audio: "Stablecoin regulation has become a hot topic, and for very good reason. For one thing, it's an extremely fast growing space. Stablecoins are also a primary way that the crypto interacts with the banking system."

 

August 2022, Opinion by Dan Awrey, Howell Jackson, and Tim Massad: "While stablecoins could produce important consumer benefits and valuable competition in the payments space, current regulation of stablecoin issuers is woefully inadequate."

 

March 10, 2022, Opinion in Brookings: "As public debate heats up over whether the United States should create a central bank digital currency (CBDC), there is another option that deserves consideration:  Treasury Accounts."

 

November 30, 2021, Audio: " Tim Massad, former chairman of the CFTC, tackles the challenges in designing a U.S. central bank digital currency, including how not to disintermediate banks—and why policymakers need to accelerate their discussions."

 

December 6, 2022, Opinion: "The implosion of FTX should lead us to strengthen regulation of crypto. But the diversity of reactions the exchange’s collapse has provoked may make it difficult to agree on a path forward, particularly one that improves investor protection without crippling innovation. "