Crypto companies form Texas blockchain group to advocate for clear regulations
A group of crypto and blockchain firms joined together to create a Texas crypto advocacy group, according to a Sept. 11 announcement. The group is...
FTX has $222M in Bahamas real estate, 1,300 tokens — Shareholder presentation
FTX has released the presentation materials for its shareholder meeting taking place Sept. 11–12. The unrestricted portion provides a clear overview of the company’s current...
Binance’s Richard Teng denies FTX comparisons: ‘We welcome the scrutiny’
Binance regional markets head Richard Teng insists that the global cryptocurrency exchange is financially secure and in no way similar to bankrupt peer FTX despite...
SEC urges court to grant Ripple Labs appeal citing ‘knotty legal problems’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a filing urging the court to grant its motion to appeal a ruling from the Ripple Labs...
Fed Vice Chair Barr gives update on CBDC research, plugs stablecoin legislation
The Federal Reserve Bank vice chairman spoke at the Philadelphia Fed’s fintech event on Sept. 8 about what the central bank’s role is in financial...
Singapore regulatory sandbox lacks qualified crypto payment providers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said that no businesses have qualified to participate in its FinTech Regulatory Sandbox framework as cryptocurrency payment providers. Responding...
Coinbase signals EU, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia as priorities
Coinbase has flagged several countries outside the United States where it intends to focus its operations in the near term, citing their comparatively clearer crypto...
Stake hack of $41M was performed by North Korean group: FBI
The $41 million hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by the North Korean Lazarus Group, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated...
IMF, FSB release joint policy recommendations for crypto assets at request of G20
Update (Sept. 7, 2023, 11AM UTC): This article has been updated to add more information on the policy paper.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the...
Casa Wallet rolls out new functionality for recently launched ETH vault
Casa added a multi-signature Ethereum self-custody vault to its initial BTC custody offering in June 2023. However, the Casa Relay responsible for communication between the...