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Fears of Shady Financial Market Prompt CFTC Commissioner’s Calls for DeFi Crackdown

A commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is calling for a crackdown on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. In a…

June 9, 2021

Bye-Bye Capital Gains? By Embracing Bitcoin This Country Could Attract U.S. Emigrants – Policy Expert

The policy editor at Forbes, Avik Roy, thinks El Salvador could become a popular destination for U.S. emigrants thanks to…

June 8, 2021

XRP Supply Shock Could Be Coming if Ripple Decides To Settle SEC Lawsuit, Says Crypto Legal Expert

A crypto legal expert is predicting that Ripple's native token XRP may face a supply shock if the San Francisco-based…

June 7, 2021

Ripple Files Motion Asking SEC To Reveal Documents Related to Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP

Ripple has filed a motion to compel the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to produce internal documents relating to…

June 6, 2021

Rise of ‘Artificial Currencies’ Could Threaten Stability of Financial System, Says European Central Bank

Despite being years away from any launch of its own digital currency, the European Central Bank (ECB) says governments that…

June 4, 2021

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Calls for ‘Regulatory Perimeter’ in Crypto Markets

Financial authorities in the US are gearing up to assume a bigger role in the overseeing of the $1.6 trillion…

June 1, 2021

White House Reviewing Crypto Regulation To Ensure Traders Can ‘Dogecoin to Their Heart’s Content’

The Biden administration is examining new ways to regulate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. According to a new report in the Washington…

May 27, 2021

Traditional Hedge Funds Look To Deploy More Capital Into Crypto: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Global accounting and business consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is revealing that legacy hedge funds are contemplating increasing their investments in…

May 25, 2021

US Treasury Details Major Push to Regulate Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

The US Treasury Department is detailing a set of new tax compliance measures designed to bring in billions in new…

May 20, 2021

XRP Holders’ Petition To End SEC Lawsuit Meets Required Number of Signatures

XRP holders are petitioning the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) head Gary Gensler to terminate the lawsuit against digital…

May 16, 2021