Crypto-Friendly CFTC Chairman Tarbert Intends to Resign ‘Early Next Year’
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert intends to leave the role early in 2021, opening the door for President-elect Joe Biden to name a new top commodities regulator.
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert intends to leave the role early in 2021, opening the door for President-elect Joe Biden to name a new top commodities regulator.
Reps. Warren Davidson, Tom Emmer, Ted Budd and Scott Perry urged Steven Mnuchin to rethink his rumored self-hosted wallet regulations in an open letter Wednesday that warned such rules might "crush a nascent industry."
Paxos has filed to become a federally regulated bank with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, joining BitPay and Anchorage.
The STABLE Act regulating the burgeoning stablecoin industry is misplaced and overly broad, says our columnist.
U.S. lawmakers asked the SEC and FINRA to clarify how crypto firms can become registered broker-dealers and provide custody services for crypto assets.
Crypto payments firm BitPay has filed to become a national bank in the U.S., according to a Dec. 8 legal notice.
The number of crypto criminals using so-called privacy wallets to help hide their identities is on the rise, according to analytics firm Elliptic.
House Bill 220 would enable Ohio's governmental bodies to use blockchain and DLT in their operations if signed into law.
A proposed OCC rule would stop banks from using political criteria in lending. But with depoliticized funding vehicles now available, it's not necessary, says our columnist.
All three of Thailand's tax departments reportedly aim to improve tax revenue collection using blockchain technology.
PBOC’s Digital Currency Institute and the HKMA are discussing the technical pilot testing of using e-CNY form making cross-border payments.
In this exclusive extract, the author of "The Bitcoin Standard" introduces its sequel, "The Fiat Standard."
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CEO Global said Saturday one of its founders has been taken away by the authorities.
The country's income tax authority is tracking investors making money amid the ongoing bitcoin price rally and is all set to demand taxes, two sources familiar with the matter told The Economic Times.
The head of the House Financial Services Committee wants President-elect Biden to to rescind guidance by the OCC that national banks may hold stablecoin reserves as a service to bank customers.
Donations in dai, USDC, and ether were sent to Coin Center via Gitcoin.
The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn't just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It's about whether people believe in it.
Bolivia is one of the rare countries that has essentially banned cryptocurrency, but the nation's blockchain advocates aren't giving up.
Brooks hinted at a flurry of crypto clarity actions in the next 6 weeks that could drive more institutions into the asset class.
Crypto.com has secured an Australian Financial Service License through its acquisition of The Card Group.
The EU has created a common framework for regulating crypto across the economic bloc. The U.S. is still working out its approach.
Russian banks and financial brokers are worried the digital ruble will be a burden for them.
Fourteen operators of the giant PlusToken scam have been sentenced in China to up to 11 years in prison.
Stablecoins could "threaten financial security" if widely adopted, the ECB head said in a magazine interview.
The cybersecurity specialist foresees a rise in crypto crime ahead in 2021 as the COVID-19 epidemic hits national economies.
From shorter consultations to insider comments, recent rumors about U.S. regulation of private crypto wallets have some compelling context.
Russian banks fear being left out of the central bank's proposed digital currency system, according to a report.
Xi Jinping pushed for digitally enhanced trade among Southeast Asian nations in a keynote at the China-ASEAN Expo on Friday.
Changes to the law will bring Russia's crypto users more protections against fraud, said Mikhail Mishustin.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly voiced concern that the outgoing Trump Administration may ram through onerous new data-collection requirements for crypto exchanges.