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New Bill Seeks Collaboration Between SEC and CFTC on Digital Assets
15.9.2024
A U.S. congressman has introduced the Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic Digital Assets Act (BRIDGE Act), aimed at improving collaboration between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on digital asset...
Bill seeks to create SEC-CFTC joint committee on digital assets
12.9.2024
Congressman John Rose would make the agencies work together and listen to user and industry representatives
CFTC Committee Recommends Enhanced Understanding and Regulation of DeFi
9.1.2024
CFTC building. Source: Adobe / JHVEPhoto The Technology Advisory Committee of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a significant step in addressing the challenges posed by decentralized finance (DeFi) by voting to submit a report urging the government and industry...
DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says
9.1.2024
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants U.S. policymakers to evaluate options for regulating the issue of identity information in decentralized finance, a report published Monday said
Greece establishes AI advisory committee to create national strategy
20.10.2023
The Greek prime minister created an AI advisory committee comprising some of the country’s top tech, ethics and science professionals
Goldman Sachs, Yellen Warn of US Default’s ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ — ‘There Is Real Risk to US Dollar’
12.5.2023
A Goldman Sachs executive who also serves as the chair of a Treasury advisory committee has warned that a U.S. default poses “real risk to the U.S. dollar.” She stressed: “Anything that moves us away from being viewed as the world’s reserve currency, of being the safest most liquid...
Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are Securities
11.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee has advised the SEC to “aggressively” assert authority over crypto assets that are securities. The advisory committee believes that “virtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities,”...
CFTC adds execs from Circle, Ava Labs and Fireblocks to tech advisory group
14.3.2023
The technology advisory committee aims to assist the CFTC in “identifying and understanding the impacts and implications of technological innovation in financial services and markets.”
Stellar joins CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee as one of four crypto orgs
20.1.2023
Stellar chief operating officer Jason Chlipala said the foundation would bring the unique perspective of Layer 1 to the committee and highlight stablecoin use cases
Nigerian Presidential Hopeful’s Party Says It Will Review Country’s Blockchain and Crypto Policy if Elected
23.10.2022
The party of the Nigerian presidential hopeful Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised to set up an advisory committee to review regulations that govern blockchain and virtual asset services if it wins in the upcoming elections. The All Progressives Congress also said it “will work with the Central...
Commissioner Kristin Johnson to sponsor CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee
17.5.2022
The crypto hawk Biden appointee will sponsor a panel of 36 financial industry executives, thought leaders and other prominent figures
Aussie advisory committee lists key factors for easing crypto adoption
2.3.2022
The federal advisory suggests exploring four key areas to support a safer adoption for crypto in Australia and dampen cybersecurity threats
SEC Advisory Committee member calls agency to open for public comment on crypto regulation
19.1.2022
"This open call for comment is the only way to appropriately crowd source this issue and appropriately develop a digital asset regulation Genesis Block," said J.W. Verret
A Crypto-Infused Professional Sports League: Billionaires Form a Blockchain Advisory Committee for the NBA
6.3.2021
A number of National Basketball Association (NBA) team owners have formed an NBA blockchain advisory committee for the American professional basketball league. The advisory committee is composed of well known billionaires and blockchain advocates who own the teams the Nets, Mavs, Wizards, Celtics...