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Congress Eyes New Regulatory Framework in 2020 Cryptocurrency Act

A new draft bill dubbed the "Crypto-Currency Act of 2020" aims to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets…

December 20, 2019

Facebook’s Controversial 2020 Crypto Roll-out Plan Remains Unclear: Report

Facebook is moving forward with its cryptocurrency project Libra, a stablecoin that will be pegged to a basket of currencies,…

December 20, 2019

Ripple-Backed Startup Reveals Plan to ‘Unburden’ XRP and Crypto From Regulators Across EU

Wietse Wind, the founder of Ripple-backed XRPL Labs, says he's working on a solution to help crypto ventures in Europe…

December 17, 2019

Indian Legislator Says Cryptocurrency Is Inevitable, Despite Ban on Bitcoin

Subramanian Swamy, an economist and member of the Indian parliament, says cryptocurrency is unstoppable. According to a report by media…

December 16, 2019

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Calls Out Two Major Issues With the ‘Vast Majority of Crypto’

Speaking at Harvard Kennedy School at a lecture series covering financial regulations, Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures…

December 15, 2019

ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Says Central Bank Will Accelerate Taskforce Efforts on Digital Currencies, Draws Line on Bitcoin

Speaking at a news conference in Frankfurt following her first address as the new president of the European Central Bank…

December 12, 2019

Congressman Warren Davidson Spotlights Critical Juncture for Future of Bitcoin, Crypto and Blockchain in the US

With Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies set to close out another year without a solid regulatory framework in place in the US,…

December 11, 2019

Update: US Treasury Secretary Sees ‘No Need’ for Digital Currency, Crypto Critic Chairs US Committee, EU Pushes Back Against Stablecoins

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who has called Bitcoin and cryptocurriences a threat to national security, and Federal Reserve Chairman…

December 6, 2019

France’s Central Bank to Test Digital Currency, Trial Blockchain Tech in Banking Functions

The digital currency race is heating up. Banque De France, France's central bank, has announced plans to start testing a digital…

December 4, 2019

Kelly Loeffler, CEO of Bitcoin Trading Platform Bakkt, Will Step Down to Become Interim US Senator

Kelly Loeffler, CEO of Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt, is stepping down from her post to serve Georgia as a US…

December 4, 2019