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US Senate overturns SEC’s anti-crypto resolution, but will Biden veto? Law Decoded
20.5.2024
The U.S. president remains the last barrier to recalling the problematic anti-crypto resolution by the SEC
Best Crypto to Buy Now May 20 – Fantom, Injective, Sui
20.5.2024
As cryptocurrency markets push higher on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC) surpassing $68,000 as traders look ahead of this week’s Fed meeting minutes release, Nvidia earnings and the SEC’s decision on spot Ethereum ETFs, investors are hunting for the best crypto to buy now that might hand them quick...
Blockchain Association Sends Letter To Reps. Mike Johnson And Hakeem Jeffries Urging FIT21 House Vote
20.5.2024
The Blockchain Association is urging a full House floor vote of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), a Monday letter from the crypto advocacy group to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reveals. News of the letter comes on the heels...
SEC may approve Spot Ethereum ETF’s 19b-4 first, delaying S-1
20.5.2024
Two sides of the Spot Ethereum ETF have emerged now, and it is crucial for the US Securities & Exchange Commission to consider both for approval. Only then will the status of the said ETF become clear. The first side pertains to 19b-4, the approval of which enables exchange platforms to list...
SEC and Ripple face off impending, impacting XRP demand
20.5.2024
XRP appears to be suffering from investors’ growing apprehensions about the legal dispute between Ripple and the SEC. Over the weekend, XRP declined 2.1%. After declining 0.46% on Saturday, XRP closed the week up 1.98% to $0.5092. In the first quarter of 2024, investors negated news of a...
Spot Ether ETFs will come down to a 5-person vote: Gensler the decider?
20.5.2024
It was speculated that Gensler’s vote secured the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January — and the same five commissioners are set to vote on Ether ETFs this week
US Congress Passes First Standalone Crypto Legislation
19.5.2024
The U.S. Congress has passed its first standalone crypto legislation, which aims to overturn the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s SAB 121 rules regarding crypto assets. However, President Joe Biden has threatened to veto this decision, citing concerns about...
If SEC approves Ether ETF, many ‘will be caught severely offside'
18.5.2024
Coinbase institutional research analyst David Han believes “there is room for surprise to the upside on this decision.”
Financial Nonprofit Better Markets: Approving a Spot Ether ETF Would Threaten ‘the Broader Financial System’
18.5.2024
Better Markets, a financial nonprofit organization, has lashed out against approving a spot ether ETF product, stating that it would endanger the broader financial system. In a supplemental comment letter sent to the SEC, the organization states that approving these spot ether ETPs would...
Financial Nonprofit Better Markets: Approving a Spot Ether ETF Would Threaten ‘the Broader Financial System’
18.5.2024
Better Markets, a financial nonprofit organization, has lashed out against approving a spot ether ETF product, stating that it would endanger the broader financial system. In a supplemental comment letter sent to the SEC, the organization states that approving these spot ether ETPs would...
Does the SAB 121 Vote Mean Anything for Future Crypto Legislation?
17.5.2024
Crypto firms rally behind FIT21 bill approaching US House floor vote
17.5.2024
Lawmakers expect to vote on a bill clarifying how regulators handle digital assets by June after a majority in both chambers passed a resolution against an SEC crypto rule
XRP Lawyer Deaton hits back at SEC and Warren over crypto regulation
17.5.2024
John Deaton, a well-known lawyer who has spoken publicly in favor of XRP, recently published a devastating review of both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Senator Elizabeth Warren. He opines that the above entities are more concerned about their political agendas than those of...
SEC says crypto exchanges are delisting Naira from P2P platforms
17.5.2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that cryptocurrency exchanges have begun delisting the Naira for peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platforms. The SEC and the Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA) issued an order the week prior mandating that digital currency...
DOJ’s Unlawful Interpretation Threatens Bitcoin and Crypto Innovation, Lawmakers Warn
17.5.2024
Two U.S. senators have criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s new interpretation of “money transmission,” which extends requirements to non-custodial software, citing concerns over its impact on crypto networks and financial innovation. “I’m concerned the DOJ’s...
Community Launches Decentralized Memecoin To Take Anti-SEC Stance
16.5.2024
In response to the increasing regulatory scrutiny by the SEC on crypto, a small group of community members has launched a decentralized memecoin called NotWifGary (NWG).
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US Senate Votes to Overturn SEC’s Controversial Crypto Rules — Biden’s Veto Threat Looms
16.5.2024
The U.S. Senate has voted to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s controversial SAB 121, which imposes regulatory burdens on digital asset custodians. The resolution also passed in the House and now faces a veto threat from President Joe Biden. Last week, the White House...
US Senate passes resolution overturning SEC crypto rule on banks
16.5.2024
U.S. President Joe Biden said he intended to veto the joint resolution aimed at overturning an SEC rule requiring banks to keep customers’ digital assets on its balance sheets
Dogecoin Creator Expresses Pessimistic Stance on Spot Ether ETF Approval
16.5.2024
Billy Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, has expressed his scepticism regarding the approval of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), although the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not yet made a decision on the matter.
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U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat
16.5.2024
The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives on Thursday in seeking to erase the controversial Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto policy known as Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the resolution