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Former CFTC Chairman Launching Digital Dollar Project to Develop New Currency Fully Backed by the US Government

Christopher Giancarlo has an idea. The former Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is launching a digital dollar…

January 17, 2020

US SEC Issues Stark Warning on ‘So-Called Initial Exchange Offerings’

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is issuing a crypto alert to investors through its Investor Education and Advocacy division,…

January 17, 2020

Head of IMF Highlights Digital Currencies As Top Priority in 2020 for Its 189 Member Countries

The head of the International Monetary Fund, economist Kristalina Georgieva, is listing the organization's top priorities for the new year.…

January 16, 2020

Ripple Spent $170,000 Lobbying President Trump’s Staff on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in 2019: OpenSecrets

New numbers are revealing how Ripple is spending its money to shape blockchain and cryptocurrency regulations in the US. Ripple…

January 16, 2020

Japan’s Crypto Watchdog Stomps on 100x Bitcoin Margin Trading, Malaysia Bans ICOs

Financial regulators around the world are issuing restrictions on the Wild West of Cryptocurrency in a bid to curtail runaway…

January 15, 2020

Rumors Circulating That Fed Will Announce Plans to Digitize the Dollar, Says Anthony Pompliano, As US and China Kick Off Historic Trade Deal

Rumors are swirling that the Federal Reserve plans to announce an initiative to digitize the US dollar, according to Anthony…

January 15, 2020

Analyst Calls Odds on the SEC Approving Bitcoin ETF in 2020

What are the odds that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves a Bitcoin ETF this year? ETF Trends CEO…

January 15, 2020

US Threatens to Shut Down Iraq’s Bank Account As Crypto Proponents Point to Censorship-Resistant Bitcoin

Iraqi officials tell The Wall Street Journal that the US government is threatening to cut off access to its central…

January 12, 2020

US Treasury Department Trials Blockchain-Based Platform Using Tokens

The US Treasury Department is concluding a series of tests of a blockchain-based platform that monitors grant payouts. Program manager…

January 11, 2020

Trump Administration Slaps New Sanctions on Iran As Growing Instability Tests Bitcoin (BTC) and Gold

Rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran took a decisively sharp turn on Friday morning with the US…

January 10, 2020