Gensler Says SEC Should Be ‘Ready to Bring Cases’ Involving Crypto
The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.
The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.
China’s reiterated crypto ban sharpens the focus on the financial sector.
Senator Jane Hume also said cryptocurrencies are "an asset class that will grow in importance."
Sherrod Brown specifically pointed to the OCC trust charters granted to Paxos, Protego and Anchorage.
Last year, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard announced the Boston branch of the U.S. central bank was exploring a digital dollar. She’ll be speaking next week at Consensus.
Ruga Ignatova and her company failed to respond to the case, according to court documents.
The legislation would outlaw penalizing taxpayers until the IRS clarifies its policies.
Fears that CBDCs could cause financial instability and increase surveillance are misplaced, says our columnist.
The measure comes as Iran suffers a shortage of hydropower in unusually dry conditions.
Calls to "catch" China on digital currency downplay the promise of open financial technology, says Circle's head of global policy.
The power station that sparked controversy over a bitcoin mining expansion plan will also invest in renewable energy projects.
The Russian Central Election Commission won't allow observers to look under the hood of its blockchain voting system, experts say.
Mounting debts and inflation fears could leave central banks hamstrung in the years ahead, leading to the debasement of fiat currencies.
Crypto adoption has been healthy in Argentina, with citizens seeking alternative ways of storing wealth amid the country’s economic woes.
Sir Jon Cunliffe expressed the concern that consumers may find stablecoins more attractive than bank offerings.
The company previously said it would not pay the hackers.
Crypto is treated by the IRS as property for U.S. tax purposes and can be seized in the same way, an official said.
Prominent trader Zhao Dong is charged with "assisting internet criminal activities " and faces three years in prison.
Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis wants the U.S. government to make blockchain a priority.
"At the FDIC we have been watching [digital asset] developments closely, and plan to issue a request for information to learn more," Jelena McWilliams said.
The central bank is to focus more effort on CBDCs as a potential benefit to payments and the digital economy.
Gary Gensler said Congress should provide clarity around crypto exchange regulation. A 2020 bill sought to do just that.
FATF may have DeFi in its sights, but Aave general counsel Rebecca Rettig is keeping watch on the watchdog.
Here are seven things you need to know about cryptocurrency taxes.
The action follows allegations of fraud against the app in February.
The move is said to be an attempt to stop capital flight from Iran.
“There’s really no protection around fraud or manipulation,” Gensler said in his first public hearing since taking the reins at the agency.
The new legislation seeks to counter an industry that critics blast as detrimental to New York’s decarbonization goals.
The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?
New exchange users will have to use machines to scan their ID card chips before they can open a crypto account, says an industry exec.
