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Congressional Republicans Criticize SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Crypto Approach Ahead of Hearing
18.4.2023
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter criticizing Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and his repeated entreaties to crypto companies to "come in and register" moments before a congressional hearing on his agency
A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes
18.4.2023
Crypto regulation: Does SEC Chair Gary Gensler have the final say?
18.4.2023
The chairman of the SEC recently said that almost all cryptocurrencies will be regulated as securities. Questions remain whether that’s an accurate statement and if the agency is regulating tokens by enforcement
New AI Chatbot Plugs Into Your Crypto Wallet
18.4.2023
Solana-based DeFi lender marginFi has a new chatbot called Omni
Bitcoin and liquid staking protocols lead crypto resurgence in Q1 2023
18.4.2023
The first quarter of 2023 saw Bitcoin outperform traditional assets after a 72% quarterly gain in market capitalization
Russian Central Bank OKs ‘Experimental’ Use of Crypto in International Trade – More Crypto Adoption Incoming?
18.4.2023
The Russian Central Bank has said it is prepared to allow trading firms to do international business in a controlled “experimental” environment.
Per RIA Novosti, the Central Bank Governor and long-serving Vladimir Putin ally Elvira Nabiullina has come to terms with the fact that “cryptocurrency...
Exploit targets crypto veterans, drains over $10M across 11 blockchains
18.4.2023
Metamask developer Taylor Monahan brought the issue to light and said that no one knows how the exploit works yet
Bitcoin 'mega whales' send BTC price to $30K as volatility hits crypto
18.4.2023
Bitcoin sees a sudden return to form as a reshuffle of order book liquidity precedes a spurt above crucial BTC price resistance
Crypto Exchange Luno to Withdraw From Singapore
18.4.2023
Luno has informed the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) that it is withdrawing its license application
Zambia to Complete Testing Real-Life Crypto Usage Simulations by June — Government Minister
18.4.2023
Zambia is set to complete real-life crypto usage simulations by the end of June, Felix Mutati, the country’s science and technology minister has said. The Zambian minister said his country is seeking a balance between innovation and consumer protection. Zambia Needs to Build Digital...
UAE Securities Regulator to Start Accepting License Applications From Crypto Firms
18.4.2023
The regime applies to all companies seeking to provide services in the country, unless already licensed in financial free zones in the United Arab Emirates
Crypto Lender Amber Group May Sell Japan Unit to Focus on Institutional Clients
18.4.2023
Crypto lender Amber Group is considering options for its Japan unit, including a potential sale, as part of its plan to focus more on institutional clients, managing partner Annabelle Huang told Bloomberg.
Japan is a "very high-quality market, but regulations are strict," Huang said, noting that...
South Korean ‘Crypto Drug-trading Teens’ Jailed
18.4.2023
A “continuous” flow of South Korean teens is being given jail time as law enforcers continue a crackdown on crypto-powered drug trading.
Kyungnam Shinmun reported that courts in the southern city of Changwon are now “sentencing teens and people in their twenties to imprisonment, one after...
New York Financial Regulator Adopts Assessment Rule for Crypto Companies – Here's What You Need to Know
18.4.2023
The New York State Department of Financial Services has passed a new law that requires companies holding a BitLicense to pay assessment fees similar to insurance and banking firms.
The regulation will give the NYSDFS new authority to “collect supervisory costs from licensed virtual currency...
Crypto lender Babel gets extended creditor protection in Singapore
18.4.2023
Hong Kong-based Babel Finance will have more than a year to repay debts to its creditors after suspending withdrawals in June 2022
Bitcoin mining and increasing energy bills — Sen. Warren vs Crypto Twitter
18.4.2023
“I’ve been ringing the alarm about the risks that Bitcoin poses to our power grids and climate," said Sen. Warren, while agreeing to a New York Times article on the matter
The Biggest Crypto Bull Cycle Is Upon Us: Bernstein
18.4.2023
Macro catalysts are lining up for bitcoin, Bernstein's latest report said
Crypto Exchange Bybit Opens Global HQ in Dubai
18.4.2023
Crypto exchange ByBit has opened its global headquarters in Dubai, nearly an year after it had revealed plans based on an in-principle approval to move its global headquarters to the city
Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security
18.4.2023
Members of the crypto community have called out the SEC Chairman for “shilling” Algorand
'Pepe the Frog' Memecoins Rocket as Crypto Twitter Moves Over Doge Obsession
18.4.2023
Some early users have turned a few hundred dollars into six figures on the latest meme obsession