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Brazil Creates Crypto-Dedicated Investigation Unit

5.7.2022
The public prosecution of the Federal District, located in the center-west region of Brazil, has launched its own cryptocurrency investigation unit. The newly formed unit will focus its activities on aiding other prosecutors in cryptocurrency investigations, and also educating consumers about...

Senator Indira Kempis Proposes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender in Mexico

2.7.2022
Indira Kempis, senator of the Mexican Congress, has proposed a bill that would make bitcoin legal tender in the country. The bill bases its action on the hardships that Mexican citizens are facing went trying to access financial products and education. However, the Central Bank of Mexico has been...

US lawmakers say crypto industry has a 'tech bro' problem hurting innovation

30.6.2022
Venture capitalists tend to invest in companies with predominantly white male leadership, while women and people of color "remain in the waiting room," according to Stephen Lynch

States, Not Congress, Will Lead Crypto Regulation, Says Legal Expert

30.6.2022
States could move faster, according to Jarrod Loadholt, a partner at Ice Miller Public Affairs Group

Not the best week for crypto lending: Law Decoded, June 20-27

28.6.2022
The Celsium failure continues to draw attention to the lending issues from regulators and community

Hoskinson pitches software-enabled crypto self-regulation to Congress

24.6.2022
Hoskinson feels regulations for the crypto industry should be defined better, but that compliance should come from the industry itself, not from regulatory authorities

Powell Says Fed Plans Recommendation to Congress on CBDC

23.6.2022
The chair of the Federal Reserve testified before House lawmakers on Thursday

ADAM CEO Michelle Bond Announces Bid for US Congress

17.6.2022
Michelle Bond, who describes herself as an “America First conservative,” is running as a Republican in New York’s first congressional district

US lawmakers urge EPA to consider the potential benefits of crypto mining

17.6.2022
“Digital assets, and their related mining activities, are essential to the economic future of the United States," said the group of 14 lawmakers

The Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group Is Coming to Vietnam!

13.6.2022
Agora Group in Dubai and V2B Labs are joining hands to announce that after 9 successful editions of the Global Blockchain Congress in Dubai, this exclusive event will now go international with the East Asian edition of the congress taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam, at the Intercontinental Landmark...

Human Rights Advocates Insist Bitcoin ‘Provides Financial Inclusion’ — Refutes Claims in Critics’ Letter to US Congress

13.6.2022
Human rights defenders from 20 countries have insisted that bitcoin “provides financial inclusion and empowerment because it is open and permissionless.” Together with stablecoins, the cryptocurrency offers “unparalleled access to the global economy” for people from...

US Treasury Secretary Yellen Warns Crypto Is ‘Very Risky’ — Unsuitable for Most Retirement Savers

12.6.2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns crypto is a “very risky investment,” adding that she would not recommend it to most people who are saving for retirement. However, Yellen noted that Congress could restrict the type of investments allowed in retirement accounts, including...

Yellen doubts crypto’s place in 401(k), says Congress could regulate

10.6.2022
A head of the Treasury would not recommend investing the retirement money into digital assets “to most people.”

Colombia Takes First Steps Toward Regulating Cryptocurrency Exchanges

9.6.2022
The Congress of Colombia has approved a bill that regulates the behavior of cryptocurrency exchanges in the country in its first discussion, taking the first steps to bring clarity to this issue. One of the creators of the bill, Mauricio Toro, a representative of the Green Party, stated that this...