Former Chairman of the CFTC Pushes for New US Dollar As Race for Digital Currency Heats Up
In an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal, J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and...
Crypto Milestone: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin-Based Shares Score Regulatory Approval As Grayscale Investments Soar
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager with $2.1 billion in assets under management, has received approval from...
Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Dives Into European Expansion, Reaches Milestone With Coveted E-money License
Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency trading platform in the US, just scored a major victory for its expansion plans in Europe. Regulators from...
Crypto Mom: Big Brother Is Heading to Your Local Broker Courtesy of the SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will facilitate a massive government surveillance program to track trades. The consolidated audit...
Facebook’s David Marcus Cites ‘Intense Pressure’ As eBay, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, PayPal Abandon Crypto Project
PayPal announced last week that it was leaving Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra. Online marketplace eBay and payments giants Stripe,...
Emergency Crypto Action: U.S Securities and Exchange Commission Files Restraining Order Against Telegram
Filing an emergency action, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained temporary restraining orders against Telegram and its...
IRS Plans to Directly Ask About Crypto on 2019 Tax Form
Starting this year, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to directly ask taxpayers if they have invested in cryptocurrency. The IRS has...
US Senators Send Ominous Letters Signaling Potential Liabilities Over Facebook’s Crypto Project Libra
Facebook’s business partners may be putting themselves in the proverbial hot seat, according to letters issued by members of the US Senate...
SEC Rejects Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, Citing Concerns About Fraud and Manipulation
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) proposal from Bitwise Asset...
IRS Drops New Tax Guidance for US Bitcoin and Crypto Traders
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has just released new tax guidance for crypto traders and investors. The long-awaited document compiles a range...