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Crypto-Friendly Brooks Gets Nod to Serve 5-Year Term Leading Bank Regulator
17.11.2020
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks to take on a more permanent role leading the bank regulator
Ray Dalio admits he 'might be missing something' about Bitcoin as it surges past $17K
17.11.2020
“If I’m wrong about these things I would love to be corrected,” said Dalio
Western Union Suspends US Dollar Transfers to Cuba
17.11.2020
The move follows the latest sanction from the Trump administration
Custodian Anchorage Seeks Charter From Crypto-Friendly US Bank Regulator OCC
17.11.2020
If its application is approved, Anchorage would be the first crypto company to get a national bank charter
Why FinCEN Wants Details on All Cross-Border Transactions Over $250
16.11.2020
At an event Monday, FinCEN staffers discussed the “why” of a new proposal that has crypto fans concerned
China’s Crypto Miners Struggle to Pay Power Bills as Regulators Clamp Down on OTC Desks
16.11.2020
Miners in China have reportedly been struggling to pay for electricity after authorities started cracking down on OTC brokers in the country
Dash claims ‘inaccurate categorization’ as ShapeShift delists privacy coins
16.11.2020
The delisting of Dash and Zcash has some wondering about the future of privacy coins on major exchanges
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down at End of Year
16.11.2020
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave his role at the end of this year
FATF Preparing Regulation for P2P Crypto Trading Platforms
16.11.2020
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the G7-founded intergovernmental organization that fights money laundering, has fired a warning shot at peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange operators – stating that it is “now looking closely at P2P transactions that involve a Virtual Asset Service Provider...
The SEC Is Still Working Out What ‘Qualified Custodian’ Means for Crypto
16.11.2020
The SEC’s recent statement about qualified custodians shows the federal agency is still puzzling out important questions for the crypto space
Kyrgyzstan's central bank developing draft law for cryptocurrency industry
16.11.2020
Solid crypto regulations would be a long time coming for Kyrgyzstan
MIT cybersecurity experts do not trust blockchain-based voting systems
16.11.2020
“I haven't yet seen a blockchain system that I would trust with a county-fair jellybean count, much less a presidential election.”
Data Is Labor: Why We Need Data Unions
15.11.2020
It's time to unionize and take back the wealth created by personal data, says a leading activist
Pakistan’s SEC Discusses Cryptocurrency Regulation, Central Bank Confirms No Crypto Ban
15.11.2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has published a paper discussing cryptocurrency regulation in the country. Meanwhile, the central bank has reportedly confirmed that there is no cryptocurrency ban. Pakistan’s Crypto Regulation in the Works The Securities and Exchange...
Money Reimagined: The US’s Kodak Moment
13.11.2020
China's moves on digital currency have potential to rock the global economy. The U.S. risks getting left behind, like Kodak and digital photos
Bank of England Official Balks at Shielding Banks Against Digital Currencies: Report
13.11.2020
Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe says protecting bank business models is not BoE's responsibility
From PayPal to Libra: Big Tech Has Forced Central Banks to Wake Up to CBDCs, Says Benoit Coeure
13.11.2020
Libra was the final wake-up call for central banks that prompted serious consideration of digital currency issuances, according to the head of the BIS Innovation Hub
Russia Proposes New Rules and Penalties for Cryptocurrency Owners
13.11.2020
The Russian Ministry of Finance has developed new amendments to the country’s cryptocurrency regulation. The proposal outlines a new set of rules for crypto owners, exchanges, and miners, as well as penalties for undeclared crypto transactions. Russia’s New Crypto Regulation...
EU will decide on digital euro in January 2021: ECB president
12.11.2020
“At that point in time we will make the decision as to whether or not we go forward with the digital euro.”
Trump’s Post-Election Purge Reaches US Cybersecurity Agency
12.11.2020
CISA Director Krebs expects to be fired, Reuters reports. Hours earlier, his deputy resigned under pressure