Crypto Policy
Brookings Institution: Washington's Most Influential Voice on Crypto Policy
The Brookings Institution has established itself as Washington's most credible nonpartisan think tank on digital asset policy — producing research on stablecoins, CBDCs, and financial regulation that shapes Congressional and regulatory staff thinking.
Cato Institute: Libertarian Crypto Policy — Financial Privacy, No CBDCs, Minimal Regulation
The Cato Institute brings libertarian principles to crypto policy — defending financial privacy, opposing CBDCs as government surveillance tools, and arguing for radical deregulation of digital assets.
European Union: How MiCA Made the EU the World's Tokenization Policy Benchmark
The EU's digital asset policy landscape — MiCA, DLT Pilot Regime, Digital Euro, AML package, and the political forces behind Europe's comprehensive approach to crypto regulation.
Japan's Web3 Policy: From Crypto Skeptic to Web3 Promotion
Japan's government published a web3 white paper in 2023 and enacted tax reforms for crypto issuers — a significant policy reversal that made Japan one of Asia's most active government promoters of web3 technology.
Scott Bessent: A Hedge Fund Manager's Approach to Treasury's Crypto Policy
Scott Bessent — Treasury Secretary since 2025 — brings a macro investor's perspective to digital asset policy, viewing dollar-backed stablecoins as an extension of dollar hegemony and crypto broadly as compatible with US financial interests.
Singapore: Asia's Most Sophisticated Digital Asset Policy Jurisdiction
Singapore's digital asset policy — Payment Services Act, MAS frameworks, Project Guardian, stablecoin framework, and MAS's deliberate choice to prioritise institutional over retail crypto.
South Korea: Asia's Highest Retail Crypto Adoption Rate and Its Policy Consequences
South Korea's digital asset policy — Virtual Asset User Protection Act, FSC regulation, Terra/Luna political fallout, and the policy implications of the world's highest retail crypto adoption rates.
Stanford Center for Blockchain Research: Cryptography Expertise Meets Policy Questions
Stanford's Center for Blockchain Research, led by cryptography pioneer Dan Boneh, bridges deep technical cryptography expertise with policy questions about digital asset regulation — producing research that regulators increasingly can't ignore.
United States: From Enforcement-First to Legislative Leader in Digital Asset Policy
The US digital asset policy landscape — GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, SEC transformation, Fairshake PAC, and the political economy of American crypto regulation.