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SEC Reveals Telegram’s Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor

7.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify and hand over documents related to the company's $1.7 billion 2018 token sale

EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra

6.12.2019
Libra’s ongoing organizational snags and run-ins with regulators continue into December, as EU finance ministers agreed Thursday that Libra cannot be launched in the EU until concerns are adequately addressed. The finance ministers issued a joint statement citing regulatory “challenges...

Steven Mnuchin Does Not Expect US to Issue Digital Dollar in Next 5 Years

6.12.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he and the Federal Reserve chairman see no need for the country to issue a digital dollar

Mnuchin ‘Fine’ With Libra Launch, But Crypto Project Must ‘Fully’ Comply With AML Rules

6.12.2019
Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, has no issue with the launch of the Facebook-led Libra project – as long as financial rules are followed to the letter

CryptoBridge Closes Down and Waves Relaunches, DEXs Face Tough Times

6.12.2019
CryptoBridge DEX is closing down in a hurry, forcing customers to complete KYC procedures within just two weeks to get their money back. Should other exchanges be worried?

Deutsche Bank Research: Crypto to Replace Fiat Currencies by 2030

6.12.2019
Per Deutsche Bank’s recent research, people’s heightened demand for dematerialized means of payment and anonymity could drive more individuals to digital currencies

Ripple Files Last Bid to Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit Before Court Meeting

5.12.2019
Even if XRP were a security, the investors suing Ripple brought their case far too late for it to proceed, the company said in a new filing

EU Won’t Let Stablecoins Enter Its Market Until Risks Are Addressed

5.12.2019
No global stablecoin project should begin operations in the EU until the associated risks are addressed, EU authorities say in a new adopted statement

ECB Nominee Blames Resistance to Negative Rates on Financial Illiteracy

5.12.2019
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board nominee and member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Isabel Schnabel, recently remarked at a European Parliament hearing that “This scapegoating [of the ECB] is extremely dangerous: it may damage the trust in the euro.” Schnabel...

RBI Governor Discusses Crypto and Central Bank Digital Currency

5.12.2019
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, spoke about cryptocurrency during a press conference on Thursday. He also talked about the prospect of an RBI-issued digital currency, when the time will be right for issuing one, and his view on private digital currencies. Also...

Stablecoin Adoption Can Impact Economy, Warn Senior US Regulators

5.12.2019
Senior U.S. financial regulators warn that stablecoins pose risks to the economy in an annual report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Crypto Startups to Get up to $75,000 From the Government of Ukraine

5.12.2019
Ukrainian crypto companies can now receive up to $75,000 each in the form of government sponsored grants. A special fund set up by the authorities in Kiev is already accepting applications from startups in various high tech sectors including the blockchain industry. Over $1.5 million will...

Top US Financial Regulators Urge Monitoring of Digital Assets, Stablecoins

5.12.2019
A panel of top U.S. financial regulators urged federal and state officials to monitor risks from digital assets like bitcoin

France to Test Its Central Bank Digital Currency in Q1 2020: Official

4.12.2019
French central bank governor wants France to be the first country to issue a central bank digital currency

Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler Appointed to US Senate Seat

4.12.2019
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler to a U.S. Senate seat

$4 Billion US Fintech Startup Sofi Receives New York Bitlicense

4.12.2019
Sofi is a startup valued at over $4 billion which is focusing on providing millennials with student loan refinancing, personal loans, mortgages, and other wealth management and financial services. In September it has added crypto trading to its investing platform as a response to demand from...

Japan Now Has 21 Approved Crypto Exchanges

4.12.2019
Japan’s top financial regulator has approved the remaining crypto exchange that was in business prior to the regulation of the crypto industry. Exchanges in this category were allowed to continue operations while their registration applications were being reviewed. The regulator has so...