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Grayscale Fund Touts ETF Conversion as Price Discount Issue Solution

16.5.2021
Grayscale, one of the largest cryptocurrency fund managers, has declared it is trying to morph the bitcoin trust GBTC into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to solve its price woes. The exchange rate is now at a 20% price discount compared to its bitcoin holdings, a fact that has many worried about...

New SEC Chairman Unveils Policies for Cryptocurrencies, Calls Bitcoin ‘Scarce Store of Value’

8.5.2021
The new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has shared his view on how the SEC plans to regulate cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin. He calls bitcoin “a digital, scarce store of value” and stresses the need to put in place some investor...

Biden Administration Developing Cryptocurrency Regulation — Treasury to Provide Direction to SEC

20.4.2021
The Biden administration is reportedly developing a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency markets. The new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, is waiting for direction from the Treasury to establish cryptocurrency regulation. New Crypto Regulation...

US SEC Expected to Impose ‘Fair Amount’ of Regulation on Cryptocurrencies, Says Former Chairman

19.4.2021
Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt says that he expects a “fair amount” of crypto regulation coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the confirmation of the new chairman. Former SEC Chair Expects ‘Fair Amount’ of New Crypto Regulation Harvey Pitt...

MIT Crypto Professor Gary Gensler Confirmed as New SEC Chairman

15.4.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now has a new chairman, Gary Gensler. President Joe Biden’s pick, the MIT professor, whose classes included blockchain technology, digital currencies, and financial technology, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the SEC. SEC Has a...

US Senate votes to confirm Gary Gensler as SEC chair

14.4.2021
Gensler's confirmation comes almost three months after President Joe Biden first announced he was his pick for the SEC

For the 25th anniversary of "Steamed Hams," its creators answer the one question they've never been asked about the segment

13.4.2021
It certainly isn’t “unpossible” to uncover a new reference or new meaning in a classic episode of The Simpsons, even one as pored over as “22 Short Films About Springfield.” But as former Simpsons writers and executive producers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein tell The A.V. Club ahead of that...

Petition Calls on New SEC Chairman to Drop Ripple Lawsuit and ‘End War on XRP’

8.4.2021
A petition has been started calling on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman-Designate Gary Gensler to end the lawsuit against Ripple Labs and its executives over XRP tokens. The petition also demands “a thorough investigation of the matters that led to the last-minute...

Critics Claim Tesla Should Sell Bitcoin Position, Electric Vehicle Firm’s Shares Down 30% Since Buying

8.3.2021
Ever since Tesla announced the company held $1.5 billion in bitcoin on its balance sheet during the first week of February, the company’s stocks have dropped over 30%. One analyst says that Tesla’s shareholders would be “very supportive” if the company announced it would...

Blockchain Association meeting with key Biden staff about regulations

5.3.2021
The crypto advocacy group is going on a charm offensive and meeting with top representatives of the Biden administration

Biden’s SEC Chair Pick Gary Gensler Reveals Policies on Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation

3.3.2021
Gary Gensler, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed his policies on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if confirmed as the SEC chairman. Gensler is a professor at MIT who teaches cryptocurrencies. He previously served as...

RIP Legendary Artist Gary Meyer

1.3.2021
Gary Meyer, an artist who has worked on everything from Star Wars to theme park rides to video games to album covers, has died at the age of 86.Read more

State of Crypto: How Will the Government React to GameStop?

2.2.2021
Also: Ripple filed its response to the SEC and a FinCEN official discusses the controversial counterparty rule in public for the first time

Biden Administration Reported to Be Lining up a Former Ripple Advisor as the Next Bank Regulator

22.1.2021
Micheal Barr, the former member of Ripple’s board of advisors, is set to become the United States’ next banking regulator, according to a report. A former assistant treasury secretary, Barr will become the second individual with crypto connections to lead the Office of Currency...

Gary Gensler Confirmed as Joe Biden’s SEC Chair Pick

18.1.2021
Gary Gensler has taught courses about blockchain at MIT

What Crypto Can Expect From Gary Gensler at the SEC

14.1.2021
A ex-CFTC official on how Biden's putative pick for SEC head might approach the office and the crypto-related issues before it

US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman

14.1.2021
The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace Elad Roisman. During Obama’s administration, Gensler led the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. The Former Banker...