Self-Regulation

Crypto Industry Advances Self-Regulatory Framework Amid Global Compliance Push

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In November 2024, the cryptocurrency industry accelerated its self-regulatory efforts in response to intensifying global regulatory pressures. Following the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and the Financial Stability Board’s global framework, crypto firms began …

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Oregon Passes Nation's First Forest Practices Act, Drafted by Timber Industry to Preempt Federal Regulation

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The Oregon Legislature passes and Governor Tom McCall signs the Oregon Forest Practices Act, the nation’s first comprehensive forest management legislation, which becomes effective in 1972. While portrayed as environmental protection, the Act represents a sophisticated regulatory capture …

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