What common threads ran through the biggest stories in regulation over the course of 2023? What were the year's biggest, most impactful developments? We answer this and more in our Year in Review.
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Cryptocurrency news continues to dominate the headlines as regulators worldwide grapple with how to manage this new and unruly regulatory frontier.

What common threads ran through the biggest stories in regulation over the course of 2023? What were the year's biggest, most impactful developments? We answer this and more in our Year in Review.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, the U.K. and Australia move forward with plans to regulate the crypto industry, a Texas commission will consider lowering the fees for midwife licenses in the state, and more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation that will create licensing rules for cryptocurrency companies and kiosks, the World Health Organization publishes guidelines on regulating AI to improve quality of service in health care, and more.
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss new WHO guidelines on AI regulation in the health care field, moves in California to regulate crypto businesses, and more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, a review commission identifies barriers to licensure amidst Virginia's statewide teacher shortage, a U.K. architecture board recommends reforming educational requirements, and more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Texas and Louisiana pass legislation establishing licensure requirements for digital asset providers, Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister says new pilot project to hire out-of-province psychiatric nurses is coming this fall, and much more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Colorado Governor Jared Polis passes new legislation allowing the online retail of cannabis statewide, the SEC files lawsuits against two of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and more.
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss the early stages of a possible large-scale crackdown on the U.S.'s crypto industry, Colorado's push to protect licensees from penalization over marijuana-related activity, and much more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, online gaming operators in Quebec form a coalition to call for new industry regulations, Missouri moves to tighten licensing restrictions for assistant physicians, and more.
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss Ontario's removal of Canadian work experience requirements for foreign-trained engineers, the push for online gaming regulation in Quebec, new legislation that would tighten licensing restrictions for assistant physicians in Missouri, and more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Kansas becomes the latest state to recognize the credentials of health professionals traveling from out of state to care for athletes, Georgia passes a new law requiring doctors to clarify their license types, NASCIO outlines strategies for state governments to strengthen their cybersecurity workforces, and much more.
Our series on the history of cryptocurrency regulation in America concludes with a look at the 2022 crypto collapse. One after another, several major crypto firms filed for bankruptcy, causing Bitcoin and Ether to plunge in value. But even as many crypto founders faced criminal charges, the regulatory environment was still characterized by confusion and contradictions.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Pennsylvania senators grill Shapiro Administration officials over license application processing times, New Hampshire lawmakers move to strike down Governor Sununu’s controversial licensing reform measures, and much more.
Part 3 of our series on the history of cryptocurrency regulation in America looks at the 2021 Bull Run. During this period, which culminated in Bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $68,000, disagreements continued over the classification of Ether as a commodity and calls for regulatory clarity grew louder.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Virginia approves universal licensure legislation, Alaska makes it easier for licensed professionals who move to the state to get to work faster, France passes stringent licensing rules for crypto firms, and much more.
Part 1 of our series on the history of cryptocurrency regulation in America looked at the burgeoning years of cryptocurrency – mainly Bitcoin – and the attempt to regulate it through criminal enforcement actions. In Part 2, GovTech and regulation lawyer Sean Gellis covers the birth of the Ethereum network, the 2017 Bull Run, and the long crypto winter that followed it.

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