Speakers prepare to tell US House Financial Services Committee about stablecoins
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on stablecoin regulation on April 19. The hearing follows the announcement...
US wholesale CBDC has ‘promise,’ Fed governor says, but retail ‘difficult to imagine’
United States Federal Reserve Board governor Michelle Bowman spoke at Georgetown University on April 18 to “offer a perspective” on central bank digital currency (CBDC)....
Kraken receives virtual asset service provider authorization in Ireland ahead of MiCA vote
Payward Europe Solutions, an Irish subsidiary of Kraken registered in Dublin, was awarded virtual asset service provider (VASP) authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland...
Gary Gensler refuses to answer if ETH is a security: SEC hearing
Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee, jumped right into criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission and its leadership over...
Tether’s market share grows to 61%, a two-year high as crypto centralisation grows: a Report
Key Takeaways Tether opened the year at a market cap of $66.2 billion, but has grown 22% to $81 billion CircleUSD has moved the opposite...
UAE’s federal financial regulator opens licensing applications for VASPs
The federal financial regulatory agency of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will start receiving licensing applications for firms that want to...
‘Biggest mistake’ is not using tax loss harvesting: Koinly head of tax
Failing to utilize tax loss harvesting is one of the biggest mistakes people make on their tax returns according to Danny Talwar, the head of...
SEC’s Gensler called ALGO ‘great technology’ in 2019: SEC now deems it a security
A four-year-old video of United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Genser giving praise to smart contract platform Algorand (ALGO) is circulating on Twitter...
Coinbase to help UK on Web3 hub as Treasury reportedly revives blockchain taskforce
The United Kingdom could "turbocharge" its crypto sector and be an "innovation hub for the Web3 economy" as part of a vision laid out by...
All eyes are on stablecoins: Law Decoded, April 10–17
Last week came in preparation for April 19, when the United States House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on stablecoins. The hearing will...