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Payments Giant Square Says New US Regulations Will Hurt Crypto Adoption and Enforcement

Payments giant Square is pushing back against proposed regulation from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that would require…

January 5, 2021

24,000 Crypto Investors Petition White House To Declare XRP Virtual Currency

Ardent Ripple supporters are petitioning the federal government to halt the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple.…

January 4, 2021

US Lawmakers Say ‘Rushed Process’ Threatens Legitimacy of FinCEN’s Push To Monitor Cryptocurrency Transactions

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is asking the US Treasury to reconsider a proposed rule that would change how…

January 4, 2021

VanEck Announces New Push to Launch Bitcoin ETF Amid Changes at the SEC

Investment management firm VanEck is renewing its efforts to launch a Bitcoin ETF. The New York-based firm filed with the…

January 3, 2021

Economist Alex Krüger Predicts Banks Will Hold Bitcoin As Reserve Asset

Crypto analyst and economist Alex Krüger says the world's major central banks will inevitably go on to hold Bitcoin as…

January 3, 2021

26 Crypto Platforms Drop Support for XRP in Wake of SEC’s Ripple Lawsuit

A growing list of crypto platforms are rescinding support for XRP as Ripple prepares for a legal battle with the…

January 2, 2021

US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Wants Americans To Report Offshore Crypto Accounts

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says it plans to require Americans to disclose whether they hold $10,000 or…

January 2, 2021

Japanese Tech Giant Earns Crypto License in New York for Yen-Pegged Stablecoin

Tokyo-based tech conglomerate GMO Internet Group has just been authorized by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS)…

December 31, 2020

Economist Names Top DeFi Crypto Projects, Warns Emerging Market Faces Regulatory Hurdles

Economist Alex Krüger is revealing his top six decentralized finance (DeFI) picks heading into the new year. Krüger tells his…

December 31, 2020

Will Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Boost Bitcoin? Here’s Look at Her Past Statements on Crypto

Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has a mixed record when it comes to her personal statements on Bitcoin and crypto.…

December 29, 2020