Committee Financial News

13.07 / 21:53

Law regulation UK treasury committee UK Treasury Committee opens inquiry into crypto industry

The Treasury Committee of the United Kingdom’s House of Commons has called on the public to submit evidence related to the role of crypto’s risks and opportunities.

13.07 / 16:11

Technology Women Time committee Pope Francis names women to bishops advisory committee for the first time

Pope Francis has for the first time named three women to serve as members of the Vatican committee that vets bishop nominations.

30.06 / 18:21

Blockchain regulation committee Basel Committee wants to limit banks' digital asset exposure to just 1% of equity

On Thursday, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision suggested during its second consultation on the prudential treatment of crypto-asset exposures that banks limit their exposure to so-called Group 2 crypto assets to just 1% of their Tier 1 capital.

30.06 / 18:11

cryptocurrency regulation Central Bank Bitcoin committee Basel Committee Warms Up to Bitcoin & Crypto With More Flexible Proposal

After receiving criticism from industry players last year for being too conservative, a committee at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has proposed a cap on how much exposure traditional banks can have to cryptoassets “where there is no counterparty.”

27.06 / 13:23

committee Treasury Committee chair Mel Stride: Why regulators need better scrutiny post-Brexit

Mel Stride MP is chair of the Treasury Select Committee

23.06 / 21:47

cryptocurrency CryptoExplainer committee Postpone Decision On Crypto GST, Suggests Officers' Committee

Officers committee suggests deferment of decision on levying GST on crypto

08.06 / 00:17

business regulation Cybersecurity Senate committee Chainalysis exec touts blockchain analysis to Senate homeland security committee

The collection and processing of information was a major theme at the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) hearing June 7 titled “Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments Enabled by Cryptocurrency.” The committee hosted panel of private sector experts who discussed the problem of ransomware attacks and the challenges of collecting and using the information necessary to fight them.

01.06 / 01:07

regulation Bitcoin Regulation Terraform Labs Terra committee In wake of Terra collapse, South Korea plans new crypto oversight committee: Report

The Terra ecosystem’s rise and fall has had major consequences all around the world, but there’s no doubt that South Korea, the birthplace of its’ creator, was the most concerned country of them all.

31.05 / 22:27

regulation Banks Holdings Crypto Holdings committee Basel Committee presses on with restrictive requirements for banks’ crypto holdings

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met Friday and discussed cryptocurrency, among other topics. The committee stated that it would soon publish its second consultative paper with the intention of finalizing guidelines on the prudential treatment of crypto exposure by banks by year-end.

26.05 / 23:39

Blockchain CBDC Adoption regulation Future committee Brainard tells House committee about potential role of CBDC, future of stablecoins

United States Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard submitted a written statement in advance to the Financial Services Committee's virtual hearing, "On the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)," that took place Thursday. That was a sound strategic move, considering that more than 25 legislators lined up to ask questions.

23.05 / 20:15

Blockchain Software Bitcoin committee DeFiChain Forms Technical Committee to Further Decentralize the Consensus Code Governance

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.

18.05 / 00:33

UPS FIVE CFTC regulation committee Commissioner Kristin Johnson to sponsor CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee

United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Kristin N. Johnson was named the sponsor of the agency’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) on Tuesday. She replaced CFTC chair Rostin Behnam in that role.

10.05 / 12:51

Citi committee FCA staff committee co-chair steps down over pay changes

A co-chair of the staff body that represents employees at the City regulator has resigned after the Financial Conduct Authority did not adopt its suggestions over pay changes.

31.03 / 18:31

cryptocurrency privacy committee European Parliament Committee Passes Controversial Crypto Regulation of 'Unhosted Wallets'

In another installment of the European Union’s discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), theEuropean Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)haspassed a controversial draft that could exert a negative impact on the industry.

29.03 / 06:31

regulation Tax reduction committee Senate Finance Committee Chair probes “lack of safeguards” in crypto tax incentives

Democratic Senator Ron Wyden is digging into the activities of crypto companies that take advantage of tax breaks provided by the Opportunity Zone program.

24.03 / 18:19

Government Twitter Congress Bukele committee NOT ‘US Government does not stand for freedom’: Bukele reacts to US bill passing Senate committee

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele reacted to the news that the recently proposed Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act (ACES) had passed the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and will now head to a full Senate vote. The 40-year old national leader responded emotionally on Twitter:

15.03 / 13:11

Ethereum Twitter Digital Bitcoin committee EU Parliament Committee Rejects Proposal to Limit Proof-of-Work Crypto

The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted Monday, a move that quashed a ban on popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin across the European Union (EU). The committee voted against the ban on Proof-of-Work mechanisms underlying major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

06.03 / 00:17

committee FCA staff committee raises ‘serious concerns’ over ‘unfair’ pay changes

The staff body charged with representing the 4,000 employees at the Financial Conduct Authority during an overhaul to pay and conditions has slammed the regulator for imposing "unfair changes" despite protests from workers.

04.03 / 20:07

committee FCA staff committee raises ‘serious concerns’ over ‘unfair’ pay changes

03.03 / 17:53

Remark Reserve committee Watch Federal Reserve Chair Powell speak live on policy before Senate committee

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02.03 / 17:53

Remark Reserve committee Watch Federal Reserve Chair Powell speak live on policy before House committee

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