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SEC Pushes Back Deadlines on Four Bitcoin ETF Applications to Later This Year

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing back the deadline to decide on four Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund…

October 3, 2021

President Biden Is Building Coalition of 30 Countries To Address Cyber Crime, Including Illicit Use of Cryptocurrencies

President Joe Biden says the United States is creating a union of nations to combat digital crimes, including the malicious…

October 3, 2021

US Will Not Treat Bitcoin and Crypto Assets Like China, According Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he has no plans to outlaw cryptocurrencies. While testifying before Congress, Powell fielded…

October 1, 2021

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Signals Potential Support for Futures-Based Bitcoin ETF

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler says he is open to exchange-trade funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin futures.…

October 1, 2021

Crypto Is Unstoppable, Says Billionaire Elon Musk – Here’s His Advice for the US Government

Business magnate Elon Musk says that there’s nothing governments can do to stop the growth of cryptocurrencies. In a new…

September 30, 2021

US Senators Introduce New Bill To Trace Foreign Crypto Mining Activity

The U.S. Senate is putting legislation in place that will compel the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report…

September 30, 2021

Crypto Exchange Kraken To Pay $1,250,000 Fine for Providing Illegal Leveraged Trading to US Customers

Crypto exchange Kraken must pay a hefty fine for providing illegal trading services in the US. In a statement published…

September 30, 2021

Ethereum Researcher Pleads Guilty to Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions Using Crypto and Blockchain

A federal official says that Ethereum (ETH) researcher Virgil Griffith has admitted to violating the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers…

September 29, 2021

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Issues Fresh Warning to Crypto Markets and Platforms Operating Outside Regulations: Report

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler is issuing yet another warning to the crypto industry. While speaking…

September 29, 2021

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Says China Crypto Ban ‘Largely Irrelevant’ for Bitcoin – Here’s Why

Michael Saylor isn't concerned about China's latest wave of Bitcoin and crypto bans. The MicroStrategy chief executive tells Bill Barhydt,…

September 28, 2021