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Fasset Collaborates with Mastercard, New York Yankees' Bitcoin Deal, Tencent Shutters NFT Platform, Crypto Industry Donates to US Senator + More News
14.7.2022
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ECB Calls for Urgent Regulation of Stablecoins and Defi, Won’t Rule Out Bitcoin Mining Ban
14.7.2022
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB), presented as a “deep dive into crypto financial risks,” calls for “appropriate” regulation and oversight of stablecoins and decentralized finance (defi). It also addresses the hot topic of Bitcoin’s carbon footprint...
Crypto Community Unimpressed as ECB President Pushes for Digital Euro with Privacy ‘of the Highest Standard’
14.7.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde's new blog post again pushes for the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe. But although it argues that a digital euro would protect the privacy of its users, the crypto community is not impressed. ...
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Celsius Files for Bankruptcy — Regulator Says the Crypto Lender Is ‘Deeply Insolvent’
14.7.2022
Another crypto lender, Celsius Network, has sought bankruptcy protection in the U.S. “Customer claims will be addressed through the Chapter 11 process,” the company said. Two other crypto firms recently filed for bankruptcy protection: Voyager Digital and Three Arrows Capital (3AC)....
South African exchanges welcome the new 'crypto is financial asset' ruling
14.7.2022
Major South African exchanges have welcomed the central bank’s plans to regulate cryptocurrencies as financial assets
EU Regulator Warns About Crypto — Questions Whether Many Will Survive
14.7.2022
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Chair Verena Ross says that the crypto market crash should be a “cautionary lesson” for investors. She noted that there is a “real question” about whether many crypto assets will survive. ESMA Chair on Crypto Risks...
US Senate confirms Michael Barr as Fed vice chair for supervision
13.7.2022
Michael Barr was on the advisory board of Ripple Labs from 2015 to 2017 and has called on lawmakers to create a regulatory framework on stablecoins to prevent the risk of runs
BIS committee and IOSCO issue guidance for regulation of stablecoin arrangements
13.7.2022
The international organizations affirm the "same risk, same regulation" principle by extending decade-old rules to the rapidly expanding new financial technology
UK court allows lawsuit to be delivered via NFT
13.7.2022
Civil Procedure Rules in the U.K. have previously allowed for lawsuits to be served using Instagram, Facebook, and a contact form on a website
How Bitcoin’s strong correlation to stocks could trigger a drop to $8,000
13.7.2022
The absence of a CME Bitcoin futures premium, unrelenting record-high inflation and investor concerns over the economy are all factors weighing on BTC price
UK Treasury Committee opens inquiry into crypto industry
13.7.2022
The public has until Sept. 12 to submit evidence, which the committee may use in its report to parliament on the risks and opportunities related to crypto and DLT
South African Central Bank Reverses Course on Crypto Regulation
13.7.2022
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Deputy Governor Kuben Naidoo has said "our view has changed" from five or six years ago when there was "no intent on regulating this from a currency point of view" to regarding crypto "as a financial asset that we hope to regulate."
Twitter vs. Elon Musk, Digital Euro's Phase 2, New Investments + More News
13.7.2022
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US Bankruptcy Judge Freezes Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital’s Assets
13.7.2022
A federal judge in a New York bankruptcy court has frozen the assets of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). “A key part of this motion is to put the world on notice that it is the liquidators that are controlling the debtor’s assets at this stage.” Bankruptcy Judge...
Bitcoin not a currency? South Africa to regulate crypto as financial asset
13.7.2022
South Africa’s Reserve Bank will regulate cryptocurrencies as financial assets, and new laws are expected over the next 12 months
Celsius Still in Hotspot Despite Repayments and Is ‘Likely Deeply Insolvent,’ Regulator Claims
13.7.2022
Crypto turmoil (yes, you guessed it) continues – and one of its key protagonists, the troubled crypto lender Celsius (CEL) remains…well...troubled.
Despite recent attempts to pay off its debts in an apparent bid to get its hands on locked-in collateral, in the United States, the Vermont Department...
Here's the 'Final Guidance' on 'Stablecoin Arrangements' by BIS and IOSCO
13.7.2022
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) wants to create a set of standards for the stablecoin industry that will cover payments, clearings, and settlements.
In a report released today and shared with Cryptonews.com, the BIS’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and...
Celsius is ‘Deeply Insolvent,’ Alleges Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
13.7.2022
The troubled lender lacks the assets and liquidity to honor its obligations to investors, DFR said
US Treasury calls for public comment on digital asset policy, following Biden's executive order
12.7.2022
President Joe Biden's executive order on crypto from March directed the Treasury Department to take the lead among other government agencies in developing policy recommendations
SEC extends window to decide on ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF to August
12.7.2022
J. Matthew DeLesDernier, assistant secretary for the SEC, said it had extended to allow for “sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and the issues raised therein.”