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Lawmaker Calls for the UK Government to Do More for Blockchain

15.12.2023
Member of Parliament Natalie Elphicke also announced that the parliamentary group she chairs will be hosting industry round tables and a call for evidence

Crypto Firm SafeMoon Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, SFM Plunges 42%

15.12.2023
The firm's executives were arrested last month on multiple charges

Financial Regulators Reiterate Call for Legislation to Address Crypto Risks

14.12.2023
Congress needs to pass laws addressing stablecoins and non-securities spot markets, the Financial Stability Oversight Council said in its latest annual report

Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.

14.12.2023
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes

Crypto Exchange Bitget Reveals Mandatory KYC Policy With Incentives for Early Compliance

14.12.2023
On Thursday, the crypto exchange Bitget, headquartered in Seychelles, announced its decision to implement comprehensive Know Your Customer (KYC) policies across its platform. These new KYC requirements are set to take effect on December 15, 2023. Bitget Rolls Out Mandatory KYC Procedures Bitget...

Argentina President Milei Devalues Peso, Receives IMF Praise but No Bitcoin Policy in Sight

14.12.2023
Source: Alexey Novikov / Adobe Argentina’s newly elected libertarian president, Javier Milei, has devalued the nation’s currency, the peso, by over 50% and received praise from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for his plans to restore Argentina’s economy. However, despite...

Global Banking Regulator Proposes Changes to Criteria That Give Stablecoins Preferential Risk Treatment

14.12.2023
The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision wants to tighten requirements that allow stablecoins to qualify as less risky than unbacked cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

Crypto Exchange CoinList Settles OFAC's Russian Sanctions Allegations for $1.2M

14.12.2023
CoinList did not detect users who claimed to be from non-embargoed countries, but provided addresses in Crimea, OFAC said

Powell’s Fed Policy Criticized: Experts Claim ‘Phony Economy’ and ‘Credibility Destruction’ Post Rate Decision

14.12.2023
The Federal Reserve’s most recent session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) wrapped up, leaving interest rates as they were. The market, expecting rate reductions in 2024 and influenced by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish stance, reacted positively. This uplift was evident...

In Search of the Elusive Crypto Voter

14.12.2023
On Monday, a New Hampshire state representative asked a mostly-filled room at an industry campaign event to raise their hands if they were visiting from another state. More than half the people in the room raised their hands. These visitors had come to hear from industry representatives, state...

FTX Bankruptcy Judge Takes Step to Shorten Timeline for Customers' Recoveries

14.12.2023
A federal judge took steps to end a protracted dispute between FTX and its largest creditor at a bankruptcy hearing, signaling the court could try to speed up efforts to recover FTX customer's funds from the failed crypto firm's estate

CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers' Money

13.12.2023

Anonymous Crypto Interests Bombard Key Senator Sherrod Brown With Political Ads

13.12.2023
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is arguably the most important lawmaker currently standing in the way of a crypto regulation bill, and industry interests have paid for a new campaign in his own back yard to nudge him

U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application

13.12.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted crypto derivatives company Bitnomial approval to register as a derivatives clearing organization in the U.S., letting it settle margined futures and options contracts

Bitcoin Price Pumps As Dovish Fed Signals Three Rate Cuts in 2024 – Where Next for BTC?

13.12.2023
Source: Adobe The Bitcoin (BTC) price is pumping on Wednesday amid a dovish reaction across traditional asset markets to the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement. BTC was last up 3.2% on the day and trading in the upper $42,000s, with bulls eyeing a near-term retest of yearly highs...

Federal Reserve Holds Policy Steady, but Indicates More Dovish 2024

13.12.2023
The U.S central bank Wednesday left its benchmark fed funds at a range of 5.25%-5.50%

FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings

13.12.2023
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, a U.S. entity that details how companies should report assets on their balance sheet, published a standards update on Wednesday that will let corporations recognize "fair value" changes in crypto holdings