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SEC Charges Two Crypto Executives in First-Ever DeFi Securities Case

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pressing charges against two crypto executives in its first-ever decentralized finance (DeFi)…

August 7, 2021

HSBC Reportedly Blocks Credit Card Payments to Binance in the UK

British multinational bank HSBC is reportedly suspending credit card payments to cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The move follows a crackdown by…

August 5, 2021

El Salvador’s Push To Adopt Bitcoin Riddled With Risk, According to IMF Managing Director

International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva says El Salvador’s move to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender will…

July 31, 2021

Bitcoin and Crypto Threaten the Dollar and Have Advantages Over CBDCs: Economist Steve Moore

Economist Steve Moore says that crypto assets such as Bitcoin are a threat to the dollar and have advantages over…

July 31, 2021

This Is What Needs To Happen To Secure DeFi and Crypto-Friendly Regulations, According to US Lawmaker

US Representative for North Carolina Ted Budd (R-NC) says that the US can adopt crypto-friendly regulations amid fear of the…

July 30, 2021

Here’s What’s ‘Accidentally’ Boosting Crypto Adoption, According to US Senator Cynthia Lummis

US Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming says the adoption of cryptocurrencies is being driven primarily by one thing. Senator Lummis…

July 30, 2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren Says Crypto Puts Financial System at Mercy of ‘Faceless Super Coders’

US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says that decentralized cryptocurrencies are not "better" than the traditional financial system already in place.…

July 29, 2021

IMF Warns Bitcoin and Crypto Assets Pose Substantial Risks to Macro-Financial Stability

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that granting crypto assets such as Bitcoin a legal tender status presents a threat…

July 28, 2021

New Jersey Slaps Cease-and-Desist Order on Digital Asset Wealth Manager, Says DeFi’s Risks Outweigh Crypto Volatility

The New Jersey Bureau of Securities is calling on the crypto wealth manager BlockFi to stop offering interest-bearing accounts. Acting…

July 21, 2021

Treasury Secretary Yellen To Meet With Top Regulators To Discuss Risks and Benefits of Stablecoins

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be meeting with the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) to discuss regulations…

July 19, 2021