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Courtroom Battle Heats Up As India’s Central Bank Tries to Defend Crypto Ban

Following the final day of formal hearings in India regarding the central bank's ban on businesses and individuals that transact…

August 21, 2019

Crypto Salaries Now Legal in New Zealand

New Zealand’s tax department, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), has officially made it legal for local workers to receive salaries…

August 12, 2019

SEC Commissioner Reveals Hurdles to Regulatory Clarity in the US

Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, says the agency is working hard to make the US…

August 10, 2019

Crypto Insider Warns 40,000 Bitcoin Could Flood Market As India Reportedly Mulls Bitcoin Ban

The CEO of Zebpay, formerly the largest cryptocurrency exchange in India before it was forced to relocate last year amidst…

August 9, 2019

US SEC Commissioner Eyes Bermuda’s Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrencies

Speaking before the SUSS Convergence Forum in Singapore last week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce highlighted Bermuda among…

August 8, 2019

The Federal Reserves Plans New Interbank 24/7 Payments Platform

The Federal Reserve Board is developing a new real-time payment and settlement service. The platform, called the FedNow Service, is…

August 6, 2019

First Country to Embrace Bitcoin Will Have Significant Advantage: Anthony Pompliano

Anthony Pompliano thinks it’s all about game theory. Pompliano, a co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital, spoke with CNBC's Squawk Box…

August 1, 2019

Jeremy Allaire Tells Senate Panel ‘We Need New Definitions of Digital Assets As New Asset Class’

Speaking at today's US Senate hearing on cryptocurrencies, entitled “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain,” Circle CEO Jeremy…

July 30, 2019

US Senator Plots How Facebook’s Crypto Project Libra Could Spark Financial Crisis by Taking Over ‘Critical Public Service’

Speaking at today's US Senate hearing on cryptocurrencies, entitled “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain,” Senator Sherrod Brown…

July 30, 2019

Watch It Live: US Senate Hearing on Cryptocurrencies – From Regulations to Talent Flight

The congressional hearing on cryptocurrencies is underway at 10:00 a.m. EST. The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and…

July 30, 2019