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Crypto Ratings Council Assesses Which Coins May Have Characteristics of Security

The Crypto Rating Council (CRC) is assessing which cryptocurrencies have characteristics that could be consistent with treatment as a security…

January 19, 2021

IMF Says Only 40 Countries Allowed To Issue Digital Currencies

While many nations are moving to develop digital currencies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that only a number of…

January 16, 2021

Mayor Francis Suarez Pushing to Make Miami Most Crypto-Friendly City on Earth

Miami’s mayor is pushing to position his city as a crypto-friendly haven. Over the weekend, Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez sat…

January 15, 2021

Banks Fined $14 Billion in 2020 for Money Laundering Violations, Personal Data Leaks and More

New data reveals that banks from around the globe have been fined $14 billion in money laundering and operating violations…

January 15, 2021

Top US Banking Regulator Grants Federal Charter to Crypto Firm Anchorage

South Dakota-based Anchorage Trust Company is making history as the first federally-chartered bank in the US to receive permission to…

January 14, 2021

ECB’s Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Push To Regulate Bitcoin

Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director and current European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde is calling for multi-lateral…

January 14, 2021

UK Treasury Says XRP Is Exchange Token and Not Security

The United Kingdom government appears to be cementing its position that XRP is an exchange token and not a security.…

January 12, 2021

British Banking Giant Blocks Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Transactions

The largest bank in the UK by assets is refusing to transact with cryptocurrency exchanges. The Sunday Times reports HSBC…

January 12, 2021

Hester Peirce Says Enforcement From the SEC Not the Best Way To Provide Crypto Clarity

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce is vocalizing her preference for clearer crypto regulations in the United…

January 9, 2021

SEC Acknowledges XRP’s Use As Fuel for Cross-Border Payments, Says Ripple General Counsel

Stuart Alderoty, Ripple's general counsel, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has acknowledged XRP's use as fuel for…

January 8, 2021