Employees who were furloughed during the US government shutdown are expected to return to work at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission after 43 days away. According to the operations plans […]
The longest US government shutdown on record is finally set to conclude, with the House of Representatives voting through a contested funding bill on Wednesday. The bill is now headed to US President Donald Trump, […]
Michael Selig, currently serving as chief counsel for the crypto task force at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, will face questioning from senators next week in a hearing to consider his nomination as the […]
The US Senate Agriculture Committee has released its long-awaited discussion draft of crypto market structure laws, bringing Congress closer to passing legislation outlining how the crypto sector will be regulated. Republican Agriculture Chair John Boozman […]
The crypto market could soon see some much-needed relief after the US Senate reached an agreement on a three-part budget deal to end the government shutdown, Politico reports. Pending legislation to fund the US government […]
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is coming out against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s application for a National Trust Company Charter in the US — a move that could threaten banks’ interests as the company […]
Cryptocurrency advocacy organization Coin Center has weighed in on the ongoing criminal trial of two brothers who allegedly exploited the Ethereum blockchain using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. In a Monday amicus curiae brief — […]
Crypto firms offering financial products must obtain an AFSL by 30 June. Bitcoin and NFTs are said to be excluded from the financial product category. The Treasury has finished consultations on new crypto legislation. Australia […]
European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde released a statement on Friday touting the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a unifying force in the European Union (EU) and said the ECB […]
Lawmakers previously proposed a $19 billion Bitcoin reserve. Countries like Germany, Pakistan, and the Philippines are reviewing similar plans. Brazil’s Drex CBDC could support future digital reserve systems. Brazil’s central bank is preparing to host […]
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