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House Republicans Introduce Bill To Fire US SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Make Other Reforms
12.6.2023
House Republicans filed a bill on Monday that would fire US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and restructure the agency.
Reps. Tom Emmer and Warren Davidson introduced the SEC Stabilization Act, to “remove Chairman Gensler following his long series of abuses that have been...
Security Agency Detains Nigeria’s Suspended Anti-Bitcoin Central Bank Governor
12.6.2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, was suspended by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on June 9 and was subsequently arrested by a domestic security agency. Several reports have linked Emefiele’s suspension to the central bank’s controversial naira demonetization...
Economist Jim Rickards Predicts Unveiling of New BRICS Currency — Says ‘the World Is Unprepared for This Geopolitical Shock Wave’
11.6.2023
Jim Rickards, an economist and the author of “Currency Wars,” has predicted the unveiling of a new BRICS currency, stating that it “could weaken the role of the dollar in global payments and ultimately displace the U.S. dollar as the leading payment currency and reserve currency.” Emphasizing that...
Singapore’s Crypto.com to Halt US Institutional Division Citing ‘Limited Demand’
10.6.2023
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com announced that it intends to halt services for institutional traders in the United States on June 21, 2023. The exchange cited “limited demand” as the reason for suspending its institutional offering. Crypto.com to Cease U.S....
Bitcoin Payments Firm Strike Moves Custody In-House After Ditching Third-Party Services
9.6.2023
The move is a “culmination of over two years of effort,” according to Strike CEO and cofounder Jack Mallers
US House Financial Services Committee Republicans Reach Some Compromise With Democrats on Latest Version of a Stablecoin Bill
9.6.2023
The House Financial Services Committee under its Republican leadership has dropped a new version of its stablecoin bill after receiving feedback from its Democratic members.
The bill, which is still a discussion draft, would regulate payment stablecoins specifically, and would allow state...
Craig DeWitt, Co-Founder at Supermojo, on Creating New Payment Networks, Ripple, and NFT Payment Solutions | Ep. 237
9.6.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Craig DeWitt, Co-Founder of Supermojo, talks about the future of alternative payment methods using blockchain technology, creating new payment networks separate from ACH, and automatically creating wallets and self-custody options....
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New Stablecoin Bill Drafted by House Republicans as Compromise With Democrats
9.6.2023
The Republican chair of the House Financial Services Committee has released a new draft of the leading U.S. legislative proposal for overseeing stablecoins, and it includes some of the positions of Democratic lawmakers
UK Lawmakers Clash Over Government Plans to Regulate Crypto as Financial Services
8.6.2023
While some lawmakers have aligned with the government’s proposal, others want the volatile assets to be treated as gambling
Report: EA 'Exploiting The Players' With College Football Payments
8.6.2023
For the first time in a decade, EA Sports will be releasing a college football game this season. The main reasons for that 10-year hiatus was a conflict over player payments (which weren’t allowed under NCAA rules) and likenesses. Those had presumably been resolved in the lead-up to EA Sports...
Circle is latest recipient of Major Payment Institution license in Singapore
7.6.2023
The stablecoin issuer is the second crypto company to receive Singapore’s MPI license this month, following Crypto.com
US Financial Services Committee sets date to discuss future of crypto
7.6.2023
The committee did not disclose all the specific topics for discussion, but the community anticipates that the hearing will address critical issues in the space
Chinese Yuan, Euro, Digital Currencies Challenge US Dollar Dominance, TD Economist Says
7.6.2023
A senior economist at financial services firm TD says the Chinese yuan, the euro, and digital currencies could erode the U.S. dollar’s dominance. “Several countries have shown frustration with the dominance of the dollar and are pursuing alternatives for conducting international trade...
Kenyan Central Bank: CBDC Not a Priority ‘in the Short to Medium Term’
6.6.2023
The Kenyan central bank has said implementing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may not be a priority for Kenya in the short to medium term. According to the central bank, Kenya’s “pain points in payments can potentially be solved by strengthening innovations around the existing payment...
Rollman Mining Marks Its Ascent as the World’s First Provider of Professional Bitcoin Mining for The Everyday Retail and Institutional Investor
5.6.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Tallinn, Estonia, June 5, 2023 – With continued rising interest in bitcoin as an asset class, the everyday investor keen on participating in institutional-grade bitcoin mining can now tap into the world’s first provider of these specialised services with Rollman Mining....
Ethereum Validator Activation Queue Grows: 90,000+ Validators Waiting in Line
5.6.2023
Ethereum faces congestion for validators to enter and begin staking in the protocol. According to data from Wenmerge, an information dashboard, more than 90,000 validators are waiting to provide protocol validation services on Ethereum. This means a validator entering the queue today must wait more...
Metropolitan Museum of Art to return $550K in donations from FTX
5.6.2023
The agreement came on the back of “good faith, arm’s length negotiations” with FTX’s debtors, the museum said
Brazil's crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin licensed as payment provider: Report
3.6.2023
As a payment institution, the new fintech MB Pay will enable certain digital banking services to the crypto exchange's users in the country
Draft Legislation From House Republicans Drums Up Support From Crypto Advocates
3.6.2023
New draft legislation is drumming up support among cryptocurrency advocates who cheered its focus on defining what constitutes a security versus a commodity.
Republican lawmakers teamed up on Friday in the US House Financial Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee on a discussion...
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's Largest Crypto Exchange, Receives License as a Payment Institution
2.6.2023
The company plans to offer financial services that combine the potential of crypto with traditional financial services