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New York Financial Regulator Works to Open the Economy, Grants First Bitcoin License in 2020 to ErisX

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has granted its first BitLicense of the year to cryptocurrency exchange…

May 6, 2020

Telegram Offers Refunds to Investors Embroiled in Its Billion-Dollar ICO Debacle

The popular messaging platform Telegram is offering refunds to investors who participated in its $1.7-billion initial coin offering in 2018.…

April 30, 2020

US Lawmakers Ask Congress to Utilize Blockchain Technology to Provide Economic Relief

A group of US lawmakers is urging the Treasury Department to tap blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the…

April 30, 2020

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says the Time Will Come to Get the US Fiscal House in Order – But Not Now

In a livestream aired on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirms that the Fed will continue to buy Treasury…

April 29, 2020

US Congress Considering More Than Two Dozen Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Proposals

Members of the 116th US Congress have now proposed a total of 32 bills related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology…

April 29, 2020

SEC Commissioner Says Crypto Is in Its Infancy, Expects Increasing Number of Investors to Diversify With Digital Assets

United States Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce, known among crypto enthusiasts as "Crypto Mom", is scheduled to end her…

April 28, 2020

New York Regulator’s New General Counsel Played Key Role in Silk Road Investigation

A lawyer who led a federal investigation into the darknet market Silk Road is now the top lawyer at the…

April 28, 2020

Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX Forced to Halt Operations in Japan

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume is preparing to block all traders in Japan from using its platform.…

April 28, 2020

First Regulated Bitcoin Fund for Institutional Investors in Hong Kong Gains Approval From Securities and Futures Commission

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has licensed its first Bitcoin fund allowing, institutional investors to gain exposure to…

April 20, 2020

Pro-Crypto Political Action Committee Plans to Descend on Washington, DC

A crypto-focused political action committee is planning to push for public policies that will benefit the crypto industry. Its mission…

April 16, 2020