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09.03 / 05:37

business Mining Liquidity Banks Loans Bitcoin Marathon Marathon Digital terminates credit facilities with Silvergate Bank

Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has paid off its term loan and terminated its credit facilities with crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank, just as the bank announced it will be winding down operations.

09.03 / 00:05

Law Stablecoin regulation Congress Crypto bill draft will be released in April, says Senator Gillibrand

According to United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a new draft of the bipartisan crypto bill pioneered by herself and Senator Cynthia Lummis will be released to the new Congress after being deferred in 2022.

08.03 / 21:49

Law CFTC regulation policies CFTC continues to explore digital asset policy considerations in MRAC meeting

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, was a part of discussions on a regulatory framework for digital assets as well as use cases for blockchain technology.

08.03 / 03:45

business Banks Bloomberg Silvergate reportedly talks with FDIC on ways to avoid shutdown

United States banking regulators have reportedly been sent to Silvergate's headquarters in La Jolla, California — looking for ways to save the crypto-friendly bank from a possible shutdown.

07.03 / 20:39

Government Law regulation Congress lawmakers US lawmakers US lawmakers planning to reintroduce bill aimed at fixing crypto reporting requirements: Report

A group of United States lawmakers is reportedly planning to reintroduce legislation to change the reporting requirements for certain taxpayers involved in crypto transactions.

07.03 / 12:31

business Law DAO DAO gets legal recognition in the US as Utah DAO Act passes

The Utah State Legislature passed Act HB 357, the Utah Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Act (Utah DAO Act).

07.03 / 06:57

Law regulation banking Bitcoin Industry Bitcoin Regulation 'Home' regulator could solve crypto's 'fragmented supervision' issue: Comptroller

Cryptocurrency firms operating multiple entities in different countries should be overseen by one consolidated “home” regulator to stop them from playing "games" aimed at skirting regulators, the acting head of the United States banking regulator has opined.

07.03 / 06:33

business Mining Mining Pools Bitcoin TeraWulf goes nuclear: 8,000 rigs spool up in Nautilus mining facility

United States-based Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf has fired up a new crypto mining facility in Pennsylvania — solely running on nuclear power generated on-site.

07.03 / 01:11

Law regulation FTX Bankruptcy US trustee appeals FTX bankruptcy judge's ruling to deny appointment of independent examiner

Lawyers for Andrew Vara, the United States Trustee representing the interests of the Department of Justice in crypto exchange FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, has filed an appeal against a federal judge’s denial of a motion appointing an independent examiner in the case.

06.03 / 20:31

Government Law regulation SEC us government lawmakers Lawmakers should check the SEC’s wartime consigliere with legislation

When Michael Corleone ordered hits on rival bosses in The Godfather, he had Don Cuneo locked inside a revolving door and shot. Getting whacked while trapped behind a barred door appears to be the treatment United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has in mind for U.S. crypto projects based on recent SEC enforcement activity and comments by the chair.

06.03 / 20:09

Law regulation SEC Fraud SEC continues streak of enforcement actions, targets BKCoin for alleged $100M fraud

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has targeted an investment adviser and individual allegedly connected to a $100-million cryptocurrency fraud in its latest enforcement action.

06.03 / 00:41

Stablecoin defi regulation SEC 'Sorry for spreading a rumor', says podcaster on Lido's FUD

Co-founder of content studio Bankless David Hoffman apologized for spreading rumors about what he called a "Wells Notice Carpet Bombing" targeting crypto firms, including the decentralized finance protocol Lido Finance.

06.03 / 00:41

business Binance regulation SEC U.S. regulators Binance tried to hire Gary Gensler in 2018 for closer ties with U.S. regulators: Report

Update (March 5, 9:22 p.m. UTC): This article has been updated to include Binance's response.

05.03 / 09:09

Adoption Ripple XRP regulation SEC Bloomberg The crypto industry has 'already started' moving outside of the US, says Ripple CEO

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation through “enforcement,” as opposed to “doing the work,” is not a “healthy way” to regulate an industry, and may result in the U.S being a less attractive place for crypto innovation, suggests Ripple’s CEO.

05.03 / 06:01

Twitter Binance regulation WeChat FBI CZ denounces false rumor 'widely' spread on China's WeChat

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has denied a rumor that he had been “shot” by the U.S. federal law enforcement agency, which was “spread widely” across a Chinese messaging platform, in a recent tweet.

05.03 / 00:15

business Bybit halts USD bank transfers citing partner outages

Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has suspended United States dollar (USD) deposits via bank transfers in response to "service outages from a partner". Funds can be withdrawn through wire transfers until March 10.

03.03 / 23:27

regulation solana European Union US regulators Solana faces 'lack of appetite' from US regulators, says Austin Federa

Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, spoke to Cointelegraph at the ETH Denver conference on the network's outages, the impact of regulation, and the launch of its mobile device.

02.03 / 17:27

business regulation coinbase banking Coinbase no longer accepts payments via Silvergate Bank

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it had terminated its partnership with Silvergate Bank as its United States dollar banking partner, citing an ongoing investigation. In a tweet, the exchange said:

02.03 / 04:31

defi CFTC regulation Decentralized finance to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting

The United States commodities regulator is set to take a close look at the decentralized finance (DeFi) space at an upcoming meeting of its tech committee, where it has also invited crypto industry executives to present.

01.03 / 08:51

CBDC regulation privacy Federal Reserve sanctions United States CBDC would ‘crowd out’ crypto ecosystem: Ex-Biden advisor

The creation of a United States digital dollar would “crowd out” the cryptocurrency ecosystem and protect the national security of the U.S. according to a former top advisor in president Joe Biden’s administration.

27.02 / 07:11

Law Twitter regulation SEC security Lawyers Crypto lawyers flame Gensler over claims that all crypto are securities

Cryptocurrency lawyers have rebuffed comments made by the head of the United States securities regulator, claiming in a recent interview that every cryptocurrency except Bitcoin (BTC) is a security that falls under its jurisdiction.

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