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01.03 / 20:15

regulation Former Biden Advisor Reveals Administration's Drive Towards Digital Dollar – What's Going On?

A former top economic adviser for President Joe Biden has revealed that the administration is pushing to launch a digital dollar in a bid to “crowd out” private cryptocurrencies.

01.03 / 18:03

Adoption VISA regulation MasterCard reports Visa Reaffirms Commitment to Crypto Tech Despite Recent Reports – Here's The Latest

Visa has reiterated its commitment to crypto strategy, refuting recent reports that the payment giant plans to pause crypto push due to uncertain market conditions.

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.

01.03 / 08:51

Binance regulation Court Bankruptcy Restructuring Plan Customers Binance US restructuring plan favored by 97% of Voyager customers

A move by Binance US to acquire assets belonging to the bankrupt crypto lending firm Voyager Digital has been favored by 97% of Voyager’s customers.

01.03 / 06:29

regulation stock exchange Tel Aviv Stock Exchange moves toward offering crypto trading

A draft for the approval of an expansion of crypto trading activities to non-banking members has been published by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) for public comments.

01.03 / 05:09

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Bitcoin (BTC) miner Marathon Digitial will reissue a number of previous financial statements after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pointed out some accounting errors the firm made.

01.03 / 00:47

business Government Law regulation Bitcoin Regulation Crypto Policy Coinbase launches grassroots campaign for pro-crypto policy in the U.S.

Coinbase has launched a grassroots political campaign to promote pro-crypto policies, according to a Feb. 28 Twitter thread from the company.

28.02 / 20:42

Binance regulation Altcoin SEC Market Update Bitcoin CZ responds to Forbes claims, and Solana goes down again — Watch The Market Report live

This week on The Market Report, the resident experts at Cointelegraph discuss the recent fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) around the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance and what the CEO of Solana had to say about recent outages.

28.02 / 18:57

VISA regulation MasterCard Crypto products Payment Giants Visa and Mastercard Push Back Launch of Crypto Products due to Uncertain Market Conditions

Visa and Mastercard, the two largest payment card network processors in the world, have decided to push back the launch of their crypto-related products and services due to uncertain market conditions.

28.02 / 16:43

CBDC Adoption regulation Central Bank Bank of England Bank of England has no tech skills to issue CBDC yet: Deputy governor

The United Kingdom is not ready to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) just yet as the Bank of England (BoE) doesn’t have enough expertise at the moment, according to a deputy governor.

28.02 / 16:15

Adoption regulation Europe MICA lawmaker regulatory War had no impact on Ukraine’s regulatory approach to crypto, Kyiv lawmaker says

Ukraine continues working on cryptocurrency legislation a year after Russia’s invasion. According to Yurii Boiko, commissioner of Ukraine’s National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (NCSSM), the war has not changed its regulatory stance.

28.02 / 13:09

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Crypto industry has been raising its lobbying efforts amid the crypto winter that began last year. In 2022, the market participants spent $25.57 million on lobbying in the United States.

28.02 / 12:09

business regulation DAO UAE emirate to launch free zone for digital and virtual asset firms

Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, is set to launch a free zone for digital and virtual asset companies as the country’s approach to the industry continues to attract global crypto players.

28.02 / 01:59

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Robinhood Markets has confirmed that it had received an investigative subpoena from the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) over its digital asset business' crypto listings, custody and platform operations.

28.02 / 01:07

regulation Banks Bank of England UK banking regulator to propose crypto issuing, holding rules after Basel 3 finalized

The United Kingdom’s bank regulator, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), will propose rules for issuing and holding digital assets, Bank of England (BOE) executive director of the Prudential Policy Directorate Vicky Saporta said in a speech at the bank Feb. 27. The rules will be developed with consideration for Basel III rules and the Financial Services and Markets (FSM) bill now being considered by the Parliament.

27.02 / 22:35

CBDC regulation SEC coinbase IMF Anti-CBDC bill in the US, no algo stablecoins for Canada: Law Decoded, Feb. 20–27

Last week was relatively calm regarding enforcement news but brought some peculiar local developments in regulation. United States Representative Tom Emmer introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that could prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to the Minnesota lawmaker, the bill could prohibit the Fed from issuing a digital dollar “directly to anyone,” bar the central bank from implementing monetary policy based on a CBDC, and require transparency for projects related to a digital dollar.

27.02 / 17:33

business Government Binance regulation SEC security us government Is the SEC’s action against BUSD more about Binance than stablecoins?

Binance branded stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD), is a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos Trust Company, and is the third largest stablecoin after Tether’s (USDT) and Circle’s USD Coin (USDC).

27.02 / 13:41

Binance regulation Legal Voyager Digital Binance.us Texas Doubles Down on Attempt to Block Binance.US Acquisition of Voyager Digital Assets

Binance.US, the American arm of crypto exchange Binance, has hit yet another roadblock in its attempts to buy the assets of the bankrupt crypto lending firm Voyager Digital: Texas, USA, officials have once again objected to the deal between the exchange and the lender.

27.02 / 12:23

business Payments regulation Crypto gateway Alchemy Pay scores license in Indonesia

Alchemy Pay has obtained a license from the central bank of Indonesia to operate remittances and fund transfers in cooperation with the local fintech Berkah Digital Pembayaran.

27.02 / 07:41

Stablecoin regulation Bitcoin Regulation IMF IMF to prefer regulating crypto than banning it outright: Report

The International Monetary Fund would prefer to differentiate and regulate crypto assets rather than enforce an outright ban, though the nuclear option will remain on the table for now.

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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