Mastodawn

On Tuesday the new Fair Work Agency starts with Matthew Taylor (who has looked at 'good work' in the past) chairing the new regulator of the working environment.

However, already he has listed 'reducing regulatory burdens' as one of his key priorities... which, suggests not the worker-focussed approach many might have expected but (once again) looks to be colluding with the UK's management culture of precarious & insecure work.

Very disappointing!

#workers #regulation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/05/fair-work-agency-criticised-launch-dead-duck-employment-rights

Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite boss

The Guardian

eicker.crypto 🧠 crypto news 10h ago

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the OCC to establish a national trust bank, moving toward federal oversight to replace the current state-by-state licensing approach. https://thedefiant.io/news/cefi/coinbase-gets-conditional-approval-from-occ-for-federal-trust #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

Coinbase Joins Crypto Bank Trust Wave, Landing Conditional Approval From the OCC

Coinbase announced on Thursday that it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Coinbase National Trust Company, a non-insured national trust bank to be headquartered in New York.

The Defiant

Patrick Coyle 14h ago

OMB Approves FCC Satellite Broadband Final Rule -https://tinyurl.com/2nje87b7 #Regulation #SpaceGeek

OMB Approves FCC Satellite Broadband Final Rule

Yesterday, the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved a final rule from the Federal C...

eicker.crypto 🧠 crypto news 1d ago

Nevada judge extends ban on prediction markets, rules sports contracts through Kalshi are indistinguishable from gambling. The ruling blocks the platform from operating in the state while legal challenges continue. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/04/judge-continues-nevada-ban-on-kalshi-sports-markets #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

Judge continues Nevada ban on Kalshi sports markets

A state judge ruled that Kalshi's prediction markets offering sports bets were "indistinguishable" from gambling, and extended a temporary ban in Nevada.

CoinDesk

eicker.crypto 🧠 crypto news 1d ago

The CFTC has sued Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois in a bid to classify prediction markets as federal products rather than state-regulated gambling. The lawsuits could determine whether sports contracts scale nationally or face fragmented state-by-state licensing. https://cryptoslate.com/washington-prediction-market-federal-state-fight/ #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

CFTC sues 3 states in bid to redefine crypto prediction markets as federal products

Washington is now openly trying to establish that sports-like event contracts belong under federal derivatives law.

CryptoSlate

eicker.crypto 🧠 crypto news 1d ago

Coinbase receives conditional approval from the OCC for a national trust charter, joining seven other crypto firms in getting federal trust status since December. The approvals cluster around custody, reserve management and stablecoin infrastructure, marking a shift from regulating crypto to selecting which parts sit inside the banking system. https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-occ-approval-federal-crypto-lane/ #Blockchain #Crypto #Regulation

Washington has started selecting which crypto firms control custody at a national level

The deeper story is that Washington appears to be creating a national charter lane for the firms that could run crypto’s custody, settlement, and tokenized asset infrastructure.

CryptoSlate