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US Court Fines Bitmex’s Founders $30 Million for Operating Illegal Crypto Platform
7.5.2022
The founders of Bitmex have been ordered to pay $30 million “for illegally operating a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform and anti-money laundering violations.” Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed must pay $10 million each. Bitmex’s Founders Fined $30 Million...
Spanish Securities Regulator Orders Binance to Stop Offering Cryptocurrency Derivatives
6.5.2022
The Spanish securities regulator, the CNMV, has ordered Binance to stop offering cryptocurrency derivative products to customers in the country. According to local media, the crypto exchange giant has followed the orders of the regulator, withdrawing these products from its customers in Spain....
Peter Schiff Warns Economic Downturn in the US ‘Will Be Much Worse Than the Great Recession’
6.5.2022
Following the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Wednesday, economist Peter Schiff has had a lot to say since the U.S. central bank raised the benchmark rate by half a percentage point. Schiff further believes we are in a recession and says “it will be much worse than the Great Recession...
90% of surveyed central banks are exploring CBDCs — BIS
6.5.2022
“Globally, more than two-thirds of central banks consider that they are likely to or might possibly issue a retail CBDC in either the short- or medium-term,” said the BIS
Strong US Dollar Posts 5-Week High, Markets Price in a 75 bps Fed Rate Hike for June
6.5.2022
While precious metals, stocks, and cryptocurrencies saw a significant downturn this week, the U.S. dollar tapped a 20-year high against the Japanese yen and a number of other currencies. The greenback has seen five weeks of consecutive gains following the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point...
SEC vs. NVIDIA, Sanctioned Bitcoin Mixer, Bluesky Code, VCs Target NFTs + More News
6.5.2022
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Georgia to Unveil New Cryptocurrency Law by This Fall
6.5.2022
Authorities in Georgia are now holding discussions with industry representatives to finalize a bill designed to regulate coin trading, among other crypto-related activities. The legislation will be presented to the Georgian society this fall at the latest, a top central bank official announced....
Number of Central Banks Involved in CBDC Projects Almost Doubles Year-On-Year - BIS Report
6.5.2022
A rising number of central banks globally have the legal authority to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and, compared with a year earlier, the share of central banks which are currently developing a CBDC or running a pilot nearly doubled from 14% to 26%, according to a new report...
Argentina’s central bank steps in to block new crypto offerings from banks
6.5.2022
Only four days have passed since two of Argentina’s biggest banks opened up to crypto trading but now the central bank has stepped in to block the offerings
Argentina's Central Bank Bans Lenders From Offering Crypto Services
5.5.2022
The announcement on Thursday afternoon comes after the IMF last month approved a $45B loan facility for Argentina that stipulated the country would discourage the use of cryptocurrencies
El Salvador’s central bank accepts Qredo's registration to provide crypto services
5.5.2022
Registered Bitcoin service providers in El Salvador include Chivo, the firm behind the state-issued crypto wallets and kiosks, Paxos Trust Company, Paxful, and OpenNode
ECB Favors Transparency Over Privacy in Digital Euro Design, Presentation Reveals
5.5.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) leans toward a “transparent” digital euro over one that ensures a higher level of privacy for its users, a presentation devoted to the project has indicated. In the document, the monetary authority explores different privacy options for...
Argentinian Digital Bank Brubank Includes Crypto Purchases in Its Platform
5.5.2022
Brubank, one of the first Argentinian digital banks approved by the central bank of the country, is getting into the cryptocurrency business. The company announced it is now allowing customers to make cryptocurrency investments via its platform, giving them the ability to purchase crypto assets...
World’s Largest Family-Owned Private Bank Now Offers Crypto Investments via SEBA Bank
5.5.2022
On Wednesday, the world’s largest family-owned banking institution, LGT Bank, announced that it has selected SEBA Bank in order to provide cryptocurrency custody and brokerage services to clients. LGT will start by offering investments in bitcoin and ethereum and the bank’s customers...
US Central Bank Raises Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Fed’s Powell Says Similar Hikes Are on the Table
4.5.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4...
Fed hikes interest rates by 50 basis points in effort to combat inflation
4.5.2022
The May Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting concluded with the largest single rate hike in over two decades
Fed Targets Inflation With Expected Half Point Hike, Will Reduce Assets
4.5.2022
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, to 0.75%-1%, in line with what analysts expected and what Fed Chair Jerome Powell has previously communicated. (This is a developing story and is being updated.)...
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Global private bank LGT to open Bitcoin and Ether trading
4.5.2022
LGT Bank has partnered with the Swiss crypto bank Seba to offer custody and trading services for Bitcoin and Ether
LGT, World’s Largest Family-Owned Private Bank, to Offer Crypto
4.5.2022
The financial institution owned by the princely House of Liechtenstein is working with Switzerland’s SEBA Bank
Uganda Central Bank Tells Licensed Entities to Stop Facilitating Crypto Transactions
4.5.2022
The Ugandan central bank has warned licensed entities and the public against facilitating crypto-related transactions as well as the practice of converting cryptocurrency into mobile money and vice versa. The central bank warned it will not hesitate to act against entities found to be in breach...