Crypto Long & Short: What Changes at the Fed and the SEC Mean for Crypto
Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry.
Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry.
The Federal Reserve wants a little more inflation to keep the economy buoyant. That's hard to achieve when Main Street is so under water.
Andrew Yang's "Data Dividend" and the EU's GDPR are not enough to put users back in control of their data.
Russian internet censorship agency Roskomnadzor has persuaded a court to block various crypto sites including a popular bitcoin OTC data provider.
The SEC has formally adopted new accredited investor rules, expanding the group of Americans who can invest in private securities.
Two U.S. Democrats have asked the White House to provide more information on recent seizures of cryptocurrency from terrorist groups, including ISIS.
NPPA, a major Australian financial services firm, is suing Ripple Labs over allegations of trademark infringement.
The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking to oblige more firms, including some working with cryptocurrency, to report how they manage the risks of financial crime.
An Australian serial conman has been extradited to New South Wales to face fraud charges involving over $1 million in bitcoin.
Moscow authorities plan to sell and broadcast over the internet video from surveillance cameras, according to a report.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is evaluating more than 30 different blockchain networks to determine if they would support a digital dollar
The People's Bank of China has apparently played down rumors of a house sale settled with its in-the-works digital currency.
The veteran cryptocurrency derivatives exchange is to block users in Ontario, apparently at the behest of the local securities regulator.
Noelle Acheson ponders what regulators have been up to, bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, mining diversity and more.
OSL Digital Securities was the first crypto exchange to apply for the SFC's opt-in license last November.
There will be two blockchain voting pilots for Russia's off-year election next month.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has been evaluating the cryptocurrency space for years, well before it publicly announced banks could provide services in the field last month.
Central banks must create API access for CBDC experiments if they're serious about full inclusion, market resilience and system efficiency.
President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say.
Modern Monetary Theory, which says deficits don't matter, has some truth to it. But putting it into practice would be risky without modern controls.
The guidance is aimed at assisting regulatory compliance and enhance crypto industry conduct under the city-state's payment laws.
The New York attorney released the funds without authorization and lost investment firm Benthos Master Fund $4.6 million intended for a bitcoin purchase deal.
The Federal Reserve is actively investigating the potential impact of a digital dollar, though it has no plans to issue one anytime soon.
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to seize bitcoin from 155 addresses it alleges were used by Al Qaeda to fund terrorism.
As central bank digital currencies have risen up the policy agenda, myths have emerged to confuse what they can and can't deliver.
Bitcoin blurs the boundaries of a widely used classification of digital currencies and the distinction should be retired, say Fed experts.
Russia's anti-money laundering agency Rosfinmonitoring has already built a prototype blockchain analytics tool, according to a report.
People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage
Nationally regulated banks want the OCC to clarify just how and when they can provide cryptocurrency services, hinting traditional financial institutions are paying close attention to the space.
India’s crypto trade volumes have soared since the Supreme Court of India lifted banking restrictions for exchanges in March. According to Coin Dance's Paxful and LocalBitcoins volume data, India’s bitcoin peer-to-peer trade volume reached an all-time high in July.
