Coinbase met with Australian banking regulators over local crypto regulations
The Reserve Bank of Australia and Treasury have been holding private meetings with executives from Coinbase, with discussions revolving around the future of crypto regulation...
Federal Reserve confirms July launch for FedNow instant payment service
The United States Federal Reserve has confirmed a July launch date for its long-awaited instant payments system, seen by some as an alternative to central...
Gensler suggests staking token operators should ‘seek to come into compliance’
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has again suggested that proof-of-stake coins may be securities. He expressed his view on March 15...
Senator Warren says Fed chair ‘has to recuse himself’ from reviewing regulatory failures
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the more prominent anti-crypto voices in the United States Congress, has called on Jerome Powell to recuse himself amid...
CBDCs could provide smooth cross-border payments, says Bank of Israel official
At Tel Aviv FinTech Week 2023, Yoav Soffer, the advisor to the deputy governor at the Bank of Israel, touched on the topic of central...
Coinbase files brief in SEC Wahi case, says it doesn’t sell securities, but would like to
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase filed an amicus brief in support of a motion to dismiss the case brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission...
Bitcoin price surges to $26K as bulls react to CPI data
Bitcoin price hit highs of $26,553 on Coinbase, with 16% upside in 24 hours. US inflation data showed CPI rose 6% in the past 12...
Biden pledges ‘no cost to the taxpayer’ to shield SVB, Signature depositors
The overnight collapse of two major traditional banks — Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank — triggered a series of events that impacted millions...
CFTC adds execs from Circle, Ava Labs and Fireblocks to tech advisory group
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has signaled receptiveness to the crypto and blockchain sector after including several executives from the space as part of...
CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair
The United States should lead the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) away from being “surveillance coins” and toward being “freedom coins,” says the...