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Deadline: Unregistered Crypto Firms Face Shutdown in the Netherlands

Unregistered Dutch crypto firms now face the prospect of closing their doors as the Netherlands' enhanced anti-money laundering laws (AML)…

May 18, 2020

Telegram Officially Ends Ill-Fated Crypto Project, CEO Cites US Domination of Global Finance

Telegram, the popular mobile messaging platform, has officially abandoned its crypto and blockchain project, the Telegram Open Network (TON). The…

May 12, 2020

Ethereum Ecosystem Enters Next Market Expansion With Launch of First-Ever ETH Futures in the US

Physically-settled Ether (ETH) futures contracts are now available. Chicago-based exchange ErisX launched the contracts on Monday. This marks the first…

May 11, 2020

Coinbase CEO Says New Cryptocurrency Bill Would Have Major Impact on Future of Finance

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says a new bill being considered by lawmakers in California would have a major impact on…

May 10, 2020

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