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South Korean Exchange CEO Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
13.11.2019
A South Korean district court has sentenced executives of a local crypto exchange to prison. The CEO of the exchange got a 16-year jail sentence while other executives and their accomplices got between six and 11 years. They duped thousands of investors, promising them up to 200% return within...
FBI Says Bitcoin Concern Is Getting ‘Bigger and Bigger’
7.11.2019
In a recent U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs hearing, Senator Mitt Romney expressed concerns about Bitcoin’s potential as a threat to national security. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray replied that cryptocurrency is a concern...
Korean Presidential Committee Pushes to Legalize Crypto
31.10.2019
A South Korean presidential committee is pushing for the government to establish legal status for cryptocurrency to stay competitive globally. So far, the government’s policies have been risk-focused to curb speculation, which the committee says must change. Also read: China Ranks 35 Crypto...
Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if Association Launched Prematurely
23.10.2019
Facebook's CEO told lawmakers the company would pull out of the Libra Association if the consortium launched its cryptocurrency without regulatory approvals
How to Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s Grilling in Congress Today
23.10.2019
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying before lawmakers on Libra and more later today. Watch the livestream here
US House Committee Demands Zuckerberg Testify About Libra Before January
4.10.2019
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee invites Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to testify on the condition that CEO Mark Zuckerberg follows suit by January
US House Committee Pressuring Zuckerberg to Testify on Libra: Report
4.10.2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing pressure to testify before U.S. lawmakers on the firm's cryptocurrency project Libra
AHLA and HFTP Form Committee to Update Lodging Industry Protocols
3.10.2019
The lodging industry in the United States has been in existence for a long time and over the course of the past nine decades, it has followed certain protocols with regards to financial reporting. During that period, the US lodging industry has used the USALI protocol for its financial reporting...
Trump Pressures Fed for More Rate Cuts as Mega Banks Drain the Balance Sheet
2.10.2019
U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring the central bank to cut interest rates even further as a spike in oil prices has offset the Federal Reserve’s ‘normalization’ tactics like rate-cutting and overnight repos. Additionally, the mega bank JP Morgan Chase (JPM) is being blamed...
US House Financial Services Committee and SEC: Whose Move on Crypto?
25.9.2019
A follow-up to Tuesday’s U.S. House hearing with the SEC asks where to look for coming crypto regulation
North Korea Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency to Bypass Economic Sanctions
19.9.2019
A North Korean official claims that a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cryptocurrency is on the horizon. According to a delegate for the Committee for Cultural Relations, Alejandro Cao de Benós, the country plans to forge a token backed by a physical commodity like gold...
Indian Government’s Steering Committee submitted its Final Report on Fintech-related Issues
5.9.2019
The Indian Ministry of Finance declared recently that the Steering Committee on Fintech-Related Issues had presented its last report to the finance minister. The committee was established by the DEA (Department of Economic Affairs) under the chairmanship of Subhash Chandra Garg who was the...
Indian Government’s New Report Views Crypto Positively
4.9.2019
A new Indian government report has put cryptocurrency in a positive light, viewing the mechanisms surrounding it, including initial coin offerings, as “revolutionizing the global fintech landscape.” The report also discusses the regulation of coins and tokens. Also read: Indian...
Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
3.9.2019
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking
Bithumb Exchange Is Launching Listing Committee for Cryptocurrency
24.8.2019
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb to roll out a new committee in September. The committee will monitor the markets and decide which cryptocurrencies are feasible to trade online As per the reports, the committee came into motion on Aug. 22. This committee will keep a check on the listings of...
Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook’s Libra
23.8.2019
Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced a tentative schedule for this fall including a continued review of Facebook's Libra initiative
Indian Supreme Court Heard Crypto Case in Depth Today
8.8.2019
The Indian supreme court finally heard the crypto case today after postponing it several times. The court addressed the government’s crypto policy as well as the writ petitions challenging the banking restriction by the central bank. The latter was heard in some detail while the former...
US Committee to Debate Crypto Tax Reform, Indians ‘Face Questionnaire’
8.8.2019
Politicians and tax regulators around the world are continuing to struggle with the thorny issue of cryptocurrency taxation – with a congressional financial committee set to debate a “tax fix” act on crypto tax in the United States and Indian authorities reportedly grilling crypto holders with...
Facebook Engages Former Aide of US Senate Banking Committee to Campaign for Its Cryptocurrency Libra Project
7.8.2019
Facebook has engaged Former Aide of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to campaign for its new Libra cryptocurrency venture. The U.S. Senate’s ongoing hearings on cryptocurrency had a few representatives state that they are supportive of the U.S. driving in crypto and blockchain, while others...
US Senator: ‘I Don’t Think You’ve Persuaded Anyone’ Crypto Creates Financial Inclusion
30.7.2019
Sen. Brian Schatz (D.-HI) questioned the claim that blockchain spurs financial inclusion at Tuesday's Banking Committee hearing