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'Surgical removal' of crypto will only weaken USD dominance, commentators say
24.3.2023
A day after Coinbase received an SEC Wells notice, industry commentators weighed in on what recent regulator actions mean for America's crypto future
SEC in a Pickle: Crypto’s Tricky Trio Stirs Up Trouble in 2023
23.3.2023
2023 is shaping up to be a painful year for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it finds itself entangled in battles with the ever-evolving and innovative cryptocurrency industry. From Ripple to Coinbase and Tron, the SEC faces fierce opposition with potentially huge consequences....
Crypto reform coming to US in 2023, says former White House chief of staff
23.3.2023
SVB’s epic failure occurred “at a bank that happened to deal with crypto customers” but “was not a crypto-induced problem,” said Mick Mulvaney
New White House Report Slams Digital Asset Industry – Regulation Incoming?
22.3.2023
The digital asset industry has been slammed in a new report published by the White House, with many now fearing that even stricter regulations will be introduced in the US....
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‘Crypto FUD’ — Industry outraged as White House report slams crypto
22.3.2023
The report included 35 pages seemingly aimed at debunking the merits of crypto assets
Biden Administration’s Economic Report Deems Crypto Assets ‘Mostly Speculative Investment Vehicles’
22.3.2023
On Monday, U.S. president Joe Biden published the administration’s economic report and addressed the subject of cryptocurrencies. The section titled “The Perceived Appeal of Crypto Assets” describes the currencies as “mostly speculative investment vehicles” that...
White House Takes Aim at Crypto in Scathing Economic Report
22.3.2023
The report, authored by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, laid out a number of issues seen within the digital asset ecosystem
Former White House Senior Advisor David Plouffe Joins Alchemy Pay Advisory Board
21.3.2023
Serving as a committee member of Alchemy Pay’s management and advisory board, and as Global Strategic Adviser to support Alchemy Pay’s expansion and growth in global markets, contributing actively to strategy, compliance and government relations. Alchemy Pay, Singapore based pioneer...
White House Says Biden Has ‘Confidence’ in Fed Chair Powell While Fedwatch Tool Predicts a 25bps Hike This Week
21.3.2023
With the Federal Open Market Committee convening on Wednesday and the recent financial troubles facing the U.S. banking system, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has “confidence” in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Meanwhile, according to...
It’s ‘Critical’ Crypto Innovation Stays in U.S., Former White House Adviser Says
20.3.2023
If crypto and financial developments move overseas, it could be a threat to U.S. national security, Carole House, co-author of President Biden’s executive order on crypto, said
Crypto firms may turn to ‘shadow banks’ following major collapses — Molly White
15.3.2023
Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin, Molly White compared crypto companies' current predicament to that in 2017 and 2018, when they had “trouble accessing banking”
It’s Not Just Fraud That Chilled Crypto Regulation
13.3.2023
While it’s easy to blame the recent shift in the regulatory mood regarding crypto markets on certain bad actors, the real roots lie beyond the crypto ecosystem, says Noelle Acheson
Finally, A Persona-Type RPG Where You Play As The Golden Girls
8.3.2023
In what can only be described as the best example of not letting your memes be dreams, someone is making a free Persona-styled RPG based on The Golden Girls, and it’s set to come out later this year.Read more
Hacker returns stolen funds to Tender.fi, gets $97K bounty reward
8.3.2023
The bounty, which was offered via an on-chain message was approximately $97,000 or approximately 6% of the exploit amount
DeFi lender Tender.fi suffers exploit, white hat hacker suspected
7.3.2023
DeFi lending platform Tender.fi sees $1.59 million of assets drained by alleged white hat hacker taking advantage of a misconfigured oracle
White House 'aware of the situation’ at Silvergate, says spokeswoman
7.3.2023
The spokeswoman said that she won’t be commenting specifically on Silvergate, but the White House will be actively monitoring the situation
Crypto’s Banking Problem Is Not Ironic
6.3.2023
White House Is 'Aware of' Silvergate Situation, Spokeswoman Says
6.3.2023
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the presidential administration is monitoring Silvergate Bank's situation, and said Congress must act
US Treasury and White House to Hold Regular Meetings on CBDCs and Payment Innovations
2.3.2023
On March 1, 2023, Nellie Liang, undersecretary for domestic finance at the U.S. Treasury, delivered a speech to the Atlantic Council in Washington concerning the subject of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Liang detailed during her speech that a CBDC is one of several options...
Ex-Biden Adviser Said Administration Was Pushing for Digital Dollar
1.3.2023
A recent top economic advisor for President Joe Biden, Daleep Singh, told U.S. senators on Tuesday that the administration was in active pursuit of a digital dollar as a means to crowd out private cryptocurrencies that enable ransomware and sanctions violations