NYDFS adopts regulation to assess supervisory costs for licensed crypto firms
The New York State Department of Financial Services has adopted a regulation that will allow the government agency to assess supervisory costs from licensed crypto...
SEC charges Bittrex with unregistered operations, calls 6 tokens securities
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the crypto asset trading platform Bittrex and its cofounder and former CEO William Shihara for...
Blockchain Association files further FOIA requests over banking closures
More Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information on recently closed crypto-friendly banks have been submitted by cryptocurrency advocacy group the Blockchain Association (BA)...
Rep. Davidson to introduce legislation to fire SEC boss Gensler for crypto overreach
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler could be facing unemployment after United States Representative Warren Davidson declared he would introduce legislation to fire...
Bitcoin, Ether are ‘like gold’ says Cathie Wood, but Ray Dalio is skeptical
Recent turmoil in the banking sector has shown that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) can withstand a shaky economy, outperform other asset classes and function...
Circle exec to join US Congressional committee hearing on stablecoin payments, legislation
The United States House Committee on Financial Services a.k.a the Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on April 19 to discuss stablecoins’ position as...
CFTC chair says Binance intentionally broke rules concerning futures, commodities
Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently spoke out about the allegations levied against Binance, claiming that the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange’s...
SEC targets DeFi in vote to revisit proposal concerning the definition of ‘exchange’
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it will be revisiting the proposed redefinition of an “exchange” under the agency’s rules — a...
US-based drink retailer Boba Guys taps Solana for loyalty rewards program
Boba Guys is a popular US tea retailer that operates in California and New York. Solana Foundation recently invested $100,000 into Boba Guys. Boba Guys...
Crypto in Europe: Economist breaks down MiCA and future of stablecoins
In October 2022, the European Union finalized the text of its regulatory framework called Markets in Crypto-Assets or MiCA. The final vote on the new...