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Top US Regulator Tells Banks to Police Crypto Companies Over Misleading Deposit Insurance Claims

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is telling banks to keep an eye on crypto companies and any potential deceptive…

August 1, 2022

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says There’s No Reason To Treat Crypto Assets Differently Than Securities – Here’s Why

Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says that the crypto markets should be regulated the same…

July 29, 2022

Embattled Crypto Brokerage Voyager Accused of False Insurance Claims by US Fed and FDIC

The US Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are accusing crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital of falsely…

July 29, 2022

US Senators Send Letter to Fidelity Over ‘Ill-Advised’ Bitcoin (BTC) Retirement Plan

Three US Senators are writing to Fidelity’s chief executive over concerns about the banking giant’s ‘troubling’ plan to allow businesses…

July 29, 2022

Ripple vs SEC: US Regulator Moves To Block San Francisco Payments Company From Using Certain Evidence in Lawsuit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is raising an objection aimed at preventing Ripple from using the regulator’s documents…

July 29, 2022

FTC Files Lawsuit Against Social Media Giant Meta for Allegedly Violating Antitrust Laws

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is filing a lawsuit against social media titan Meta for allegedly monopolizing the metaverse. In…

July 28, 2022

Crypto Exchange Kraken Under Investigation for Allegedly Allowing Iranian Sanction Evasion: Report

Crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly under federal investigation for allegedly violating a US sanction against Iran. The US has imposed…

July 28, 2022

SEC Loses Bid To Bar XRP Holders From Participating in Regulator’s Lawsuit Against Ripple

U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres is allowing XRP holders to remain a part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's…

July 28, 2022

New Bipartisan US Senate Bill Seeks To Exclude Small Crypto Transactions From Taxation

Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Democrat Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are proposing a new law that would…

July 27, 2022

IMF Issues Warning, Says Recession To Drag Down Crypto and Spark Stablecoin Chaos: Report

An official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that there could be further drops in both the equities and…

July 27, 2022