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Aussie consumer group calls for better crypto regs due to ‘lagging laws’
31.5.2022
Australian consumer group CHOICE outlined its crypto regulatory framework in a submission to the country’s Treasury calling for the new federal government to prioritize crypto in its financial services reforms
The Fed’s Christopher Waller Wants 50 bps Rate Hikes Until Inflation Subsides, US Savings Data Plummets
31.5.2022
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller has detailed he is ready to get behind 50 bps rate hikes until the extreme inflationary pressures plaguing the U.S. economy subsides. Waller stressed that until inflation is reduced he doesn’t “see the point of stopping” 50 bps rate...
Copper's Swiss Unit Approved to Join Self-Regulatory Body VQF
30.5.2022
Copper has been approved for membership of the Swiss Financial Services Standard Association, which means it can operate in the country and will adhere to its anti-money laundering regulations
India 'Fairly Ready' With Crypto Consultation Paper, Govt. Official Says
30.5.2022
A top Indian Finance Ministry official told reporters that the nation is close to finalizing a consultation paper on crypto after consultations with the IMF, World Bank and others
Recession or Prolonged Inflation: The Fed Must Decide Between Two Policy Mistakes, Says Economist
30.5.2022
Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian says the Federal Reserve will have to “decide between two policy mistakes.” One risks triggering a recession and the other could prolong inflation well into 2023. “I think the time has passed for a soft landing,”...
Thoughts From Davos
27.5.2022
Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney ditched me for Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio as European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde walked past in the Congress Centre at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. And somehow that was only the second-most...
The Crypto Community Says the UK's FCA Is Finally Starting to Listen
27.5.2022
The FCA hosted its first CryptoSprint that was focused on digital asset information disclosure, custody and other regulatory obligations, and those who attended said that the FCA were actively listening to the crypto community
Billionaire Bill Miller calls Bitcoin 'insurance' against financial catastrophe
27.5.2022
Miller said Bitcoin “functioned without the Fed and without any interference” during times of market turmoil, concluding that “it’s an insurance policy, the way I look at it.”
The Curious Case of Coinbase's India Communications Strategy
27.5.2022
It is unclear who was behind the communications strategy of Coinbase. Was it a CEO or Founder speaking his mind? A strategic advisor who gave advice that was ignored or was the advice simply faulty
U.S. Fed Vice Chair Says Digital Dollar Would Take 5 Years to Launch
26.5.2022
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. would likely take as long as five years. In a House Financial Services Committee hearing Thursday, Brainard also said a digital dollar probably shouldn't return interest to holders – a concern...
Federal Vice Chair Lael Brainard Says CBDC Could Coexist With Stablecoins
26.5.2022
A well-designed central bank digital currency could complement stablecoins and cash, Brainard will say in front of the House Committee of Financial Services on Thursday
After Armstrong Tweet, India's Crypto Policy Body Says No Contempt of Court Challenge vs. RBI
26.5.2022
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong had raised the question of contempt of court challenge against India's Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India but the policy body representing the Crypto industry has said they will not be filing a contempt of court challenge
Portuguese Congress Rejects Two Bills Seeking to Tax Crypto
26.5.2022
The proposals were submitted by two leftist parties. The government, which also seeks to apply taxes, hasn’t submitted a proposal so far
Paraguayan Bill Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading Moves Closer to Law
25.5.2022
The legislation was approved with modifications in the country’s Chamber of Deputies, and will now return to the Senate, which had passed it in December
Circle Asks US Fed Not to Step on Its Toes by Launching a Digital Dollar
25.5.2022
Circle Internet Financial weighs in to give a crypto industry view that the U.S. Federal Reserve should pass on launching its own digital dollar, arguing that it could strangle private-sector efforts such as Circle’s to manage their own dollar-based tokens
Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Says Unless the Fed Aggressively Hikes Rates, Stock Market Could Crash, ‘Catalyzing an Economic Collapse’
25.5.2022
Billionaire hedge fund manager and founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, Bill Ackman, believes “inflation is out of control.” The investor thinks that if the Federal Reserve “doesn’t do its job” by applying “aggressive monetary tightening,”...
FTX’s Bankman-Fried Pitches CFTC on Directly Clearing Customers’ Crypto Swaps
25.5.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried faced a full room of derivatives industry giants and regulators to argue for FTX’s proposal to directly clear transactions
Binance to Advise on Crypto Strategy as Kazakhstsan Looks to Boost Industry
25.5.2022
The bitcoin mining hub is trying to attract more crypto firms and expand beyond bitcoin mining
Defining Cryptocurrency Regulation Important for the Industry to Grow: Morgan Stanley
25.5.2022
Disagreement on new legislation would be negative and lead to an extended period of uncertainty, the bank said
OCC Chief Hsu: Crypto Industry Has Unhealthy ‘Dependency on Hype’
24.5.2022
Michael Hsu, who runs the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said the recent fiery collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and the wider drama that came with it should serve as a “wake-up call” to the industry, which he argued has grown too fast