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Printing $1.7 Trillion for Climate Change: How Joe Biden’s Administration Aims to Push the ‘Green New Deal’
13.11.2020
In 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve has injected an enormous amount of U.S. dollars to special interests in the banking sector in order to combat the economic effects stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. This week the central bank published its financial stability report and the Fed discussed...
Cryptocurrency ETFs: SEC Wants to Facilitate Tokenized Products
17.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to facilitate tokenized exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to chairman Jay Clayton. The agency is collaborating with other U.S. regulators to determine how to regulate different crypto products. SEC Open to Tokenization of ETFs...
Shariah Compliance Expert Says Cryptocurrencies Are Legit Commodities
16.10.2020
A shariah compliance expert, the current chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at Malaysia’s central bank and a shariah board member at many financial companies, says that cryptocurrency is a legit commodity that can be exchanged. Cryptocurrency and Shariah Compliance Cryptocurrency...
Fed Chairman Powell to Speak About Digital Currencies Next Week at IMF
15.10.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak next week as part of a panel on the future of cross-border payments at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Talks Ethereum, DeFi and the Next BitMEX
14.10.2020
Ethereum's upcoming proof-of-stake shift won't necessarily put the world's second-largest cryptocurrency into the securities bucket, the chairman of the CFTC said Wednesday
CFTC chairman admits regulation must keep up with innovation
12.10.2020
The U.S. government is behind on innovation by a wide margin, says official
Bitcoin Can't be Correlated to Traditional Assets - Virgin Galactic Chairman
8.10.2020
Chamath Palihapitiya. Source: a video screenshot, Youtybe/Bitcoin/CNBC
If you follow the bitcoin (BTC) price movement, it will seem connected to traditional assets - but it can't be, as it's the opposite of today's financial infrastructure, according to Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of venture capital...
Fed Chairman Claims ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Worry About the Federal Budget
7.10.2020
According to the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, the road to economic recovery is far from over and the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled the tragedy. During his speech at the National Association for Business Economics annual meeting, Powell highlighted that the federal budget was essentially...
Ripple Could Leave US If Regulatory Environment Doesn’t Change, Chairman Tells Fortune
6.10.2020
Larsen told Fortune that nearly every country in the world has more favorable crypto regulation than the US
Stocks ‘May Very Well’ Become Tokenized - SEC Chairman
5.10.2020
Jay Clayton. Source: Twitter, SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) invited innovators in the crypto space, saying that “our door is wide open” and that publicly traded stocks “may very well” become tokenized in the future.
The positive stance from the SEC was ushered by Chairman...
SEC Is Willing to ‘Try’ a Tokenized ETF, Chairman Says: Report
3.10.2020
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton expressed an openness to a tokenized exchange-traded fund
American Economist Stephen Roach: ‘U.S. Dollar in the Early Stages of Sharp Decent’
30.9.2020
American economist and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, Stephen Roach said on Sunday that he believes the U.S. dollar will “crash faster and harder.” Roach said similar statements during an interview back in June, and his latest commentary stresses that people should...
Police summon Bithumb chairman for questioning over alleged fraud
18.9.2020
Police raids on the Bithumb offices are apparently not just FUD as more investigation reports come in
Police Summon Bithumb Chairman for Questioning on Suspicions of Fraud
18.9.2020
Police in South Korea have brought in the chairman of the nation’s leading crypto exchange Bithumb for questioning on suspicions of fraud and embezzlement.
Per news agency Yonhap news, an intelligence unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, has decided to question Lee Jung-hoon, 44,...
Senate Banking Chairman Asks OCC About Its Planned Crypto Rulemaking
2.9.2020
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo asked to know more about the OCC's potential crypto guidance, but encouraged clear regulation
Coinbase Processed $500,000 in Bitcoin Payments That Helped Ex-Nissan Chairman Flee Japan
24.7.2020
Coinbase processed $500,000 in bitcoin payments that aided the dramatic escape of former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn from Japan, according to Bloomberg. In December, two Americans used a box to smuggle Ghosn out of the Asian country, where he was facing criminal charges for embezzlement...
Al Weiss Appointed Chairman (Non-Executive) of Playfuel
22.7.2020
Weiss’ significant technology and entertainment industry experience includes his current role as General Partner and Chairman of Global Blockchain Ventures and as former President, Worldwide Operations, Disney Parks and Resorts. Dubai, UAE, July 22, 2020, PlayFuel, the company bringing...
CFTC Is Waiting on SEC to Allow Futures Trading of More Digital Assets, Says CFTC Chairman
7.7.2020
Chairman Tarbert of the CFTC wants to see more clarity on which tokens are securities within the U.S. as well as broader international cooperation on regulation
Jay Clayton Leaves SEC: Crypto Industry Hopeful for Bitcoin ETF Approval
21.6.2020
Chairman Jay Clayton is geared to leave the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after President Donald Trump nominates him to serve as the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. With his departure, the cryptocurrency industry is hopeful that the SEC will finally approve...
Ex-CFTC Chairman w/ Ripple as a Client Argues XRP is Not a Security
18.6.2020
As the debate continues over whether XRP, the cryptocurrency affiliated with US-based fintech company Ripple, is or is not a security, a former US financial regulator is the latest person to join the discussion. However, there now exists a business connection between the ex-regulator and Ripple....