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China’s $53.3B Divestment in US Treasuries Signals Massive Shift From Dollar Assets
18.5.2024
According to records, China has divested $53.3 billion in U.S. Treasury notes and agency bonds during the first quarter. Some analysts suggest this reduction in foreign exchange reserves might be China’s strategic move to leverage its holdings against the United States. China’s Treasury...
US Treasury strategy would tighten virtual asset regs, increase use of AI
17.5.2024
Better regulations, greater enforcement and AI are going to be the focus of the Treasury’s fight against illicit finance
U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance
16.5.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department wants to continue beefing up anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts around digital assets, as part of its broader strategy to tamp down on illicit financing
US Lawmakers Urge Treasury Action on Russian Crypto Exchange Sanctions Evasion
16.5.2024
U.S. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), along with Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. They expressed concerns that Garantex is reportedly facilitating sanctions...
Nasdaq, After Pivoting Crypto Ambitions to Tokenized T-bills, Sees Staffers Exit Amid Delays: Sources
15.5.2024
After ending its crypto custody plan, Nasdaq pivoted to tokenized U.S. Treasuries, but progress was too sluggish for some now-former employees, a person familiar with the matter said
El Salvador Launches Treasury Holdings Site, Confirms Daily Bitcoin Purchases
14.5.2024
The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) has launched a site that allows anyone to confirm the treasury holdings of the country, offering a large degree of transparency in its finances. The site, composed as a custom instance of mempool space, a popular block explorer, confirms that the country...
Jito DAO considers a $29M liquidity mining investment from the Treasury
14.5.2024
Jito DAO, a Solana-oriented liquid staking solution, is mulling over 7.5 million dollars of conventional JTO token expenditure for liquidity mining. The figure amounts to approximately $29 million, as per the present pricing. It is a segment of the total 240 million JTO holding about the DAO’s...
U.S. Senators Question Justice Department's Pursuit of Crypto Mixers
13.5.2024
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators is questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland about the "unprecedented interpretation" of law the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using to pursue cryptocurrency software services as unlicensed money-transmitting businesses
El Salvador Launches Bitcoin Treasury Website For its $360 Million BTC Reserves
13.5.2024
El Salvador, renowned for its move to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021, has now introduced a cutting-edge online platform for tracking its Bitcoin Treasury.
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El Salvador launches $360M Bitcoin Treasury monitoring website
13.5.2024
El Salvador was the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender back in 2021 and now holds over 5,700 BTC
El Salvador Enhances Bitcoin Treasury Transparency With Launch of Dedicated Mempool Space
13.5.2024
In a significant move towards transparency, El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) has announced the launch of its own mempool space. This development allows anyone to view the country’s bitcoin treasury holdings. The initiative is supported by Mempool, which revealed it...
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Warns of SEC’s Full-Scale Assault on Crypto Staking — ‘It’s Going to Be a Bloodbath’
12.5.2024
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has predicted a severe regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrency staking by U.S. regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “It’s going to be a bloodbath,” he warned, cautioning that he believes it is “illegal...
White House Plans to Nominate CFTC Commissioner Johnson for Treasury Position
10.5.2024
According to reports, the US Treasury Department's top position involving bank supervision would be filled by the nomination of Kristin Johnson, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), by the White House.
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Proposed US Blockchain Integrity Act would ban crypto mixers for 2 years
8.5.2024
The bill introduced in the House would impose a fine of up to $100,000 for handling funds from mixers while Treasury writes a report
Blackrock’s BUIDL Fund Overtakes Franklin Templeton to Become Largest RWA Tokenized Offering
5.5.2024
Based on the most recent figures, Blackrock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, also known as BUIDL, has expanded to $381.76 million, overtaking Franklin Templeton’s onchain investment vehicle, BENJI, as the largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenized offering. Blackrock’s Digital Fund...
Block Is Buying Bitcoin Every Month for Its Balance Sheet
4.5.2024
Block Inc. has announced its strategy of regularly purchasing bitcoin for its corporate balance sheet via dollar-cost averaging (DCA). The company plans to allocate 10% of its monthly gross profit from bitcoin products towards investments in the cryptocurrency. “We view bitcoin as...
Tether Q1 2024 Attestation Reveals Record $4.52 Billion Profits
3.5.2024
Tether, one of the largest cryptocurrency companies, has recently released an attestation of its financial activity corresponding to Q1 2024. Tether registered a record-breaking $4.52 billion in profits, and disclosed its net equity levels, reporting $11.37 billion as of March 31, 2024. Tether...
US Imposes Sanctions on Crypto Addresses Linked to Russian Drone Maker
2.5.2024
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury launched an action against a developer at OKO Design Bureau, a drone manufacturer with headquarters in Russia, on May 1. Three crypto addresses connected to the developer were added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list...
Crypto firms among ‘greatest risks’ for money laundering in 2022-2023: UK govt
2.5.2024
Crypto firms, wealth management companies, and retail and wholesale banking remain “particularly vulnerable” to financial crime, according to a U.K. Treasury report
BlackRock's BUIDL becomes the world’s largest tokenized treasury fund
1.5.2024
It took less than six weeks for the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund to surpass Franklin Templeton’s one year old tokenized treasury fund